Wapella, Saskatchewan
Appearance
Town of Wapella | |
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Coordinates: 50°15′04″N 101°58′44″W / 50.251083°N 101.978966°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Southeast Saskatchewan |
Census division | 5 |
Rural Municipality | Martin |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sandy Hintz |
• Town Administrator | Lila Sippola |
• Governing body | Wapella Town Council |
Area | |
• Total | 838.836 km2 (323.876 sq mi) |
Elevation | 587 m (1,926 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 354 |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0G 4Z0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | Highway |
[1][2][3][4] |
Wapella is a town of 354 located northwest of Moosomin on the Trans-Canada Highway.
Demographics
Canada census – Wapella, Saskatchewan community profile
Population |
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Land area |
Population density |
Median age |
Private dwellings |
Median household income |
Notable people
- Brett Clark - professional hockey player in NHL. He has played in the Canadian National team program, as well as for Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Thrashers, Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning, and now with the Minnesota Wild.
- Bud Holloway, a professional hockey player. He currently plays (2015/2016 season) for the St. John's IceCaps in the AHL. He has previously played for SC Bern in the National League A, it is the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system, for the Skellefteå AIK in the SHL and for the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings.
- Cyril Edel Leonoff is the grandson of Edel Brotman, a homesteader and rabbi of the Wapella, Saskatchewan, farm colony, 1889-1906.[7]
Climate
Climate data for Wapella | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
9 (48) |
21 (70) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.5 (95.9) |
38 (100) |
37.5 (99.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
12 (54) |
38 (100) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
10 (50) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24 (75) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10 (50) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11 (52) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21 (−6) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.6 (52.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5 (41) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −42 (−44) |
−41 (−42) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−2 (28) |
2 (36) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−21 (−6) |
−36.5 (−33.7) |
−42 (−44) |
−42 (−44) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.8 (0.78) |
16.9 (0.67) |
21.8 (0.86) |
21.1 (0.83) |
49.5 (1.95) |
70.5 (2.78) |
69.7 (2.74) |
66 (2.6) |
47.9 (1.89) |
27.8 (1.09) |
18.5 (0.73) |
16.4 (0.65) |
445.7 (17.55) |
Source: Environment Canada[8] |
See also
Footnotes
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
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- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Cyril E. Leonoff fonds [1], Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia [2]
- ^ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 December 2010