Elbow, Saskatchewan

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Elbow
Village
Village of Elbow
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Grain elevator in Elbow, Note: original Saskatchewan Wheat Pool logo
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Elbow
Location of Elbow in Saskatchewan
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Elbow
Elbow (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°08′38″N106°33′32″W / 51.144°N 106.559°W / 51.144; -106.559
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Region South-central
Census division 11
Rural Municipality Loreburn No. 254
Post office Founded1906-04-01
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Elbow Village Council
 •  Mayor Colleen Hoppenreys
 •  Administrator Andrea Mundreon
 •  MP Kelly Block
 •  MLA Jim Reiter
Area
 • Total
3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
337
 • Density86.0/km2 (223/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0H 1J0
Area code 306
Highways Saskatchewan Highway 19 (jct).svg Highway 19
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Saskatchewan Route 749.svg Highway 749
Railways Canadian Pacific Railway
Website Official Website
[1] [2] [3] [4]

Elbow (2016 population: 337) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254 and Census Division No. 11. Elbow was founded in 1909, near what is now Lake Diefenbaker. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west of Mistusinne, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of Douglas Provincial Park, and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south-east of Loreburn. The village got its name from its position on the elbow of the South Saskatchewan River.

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Adjacent to the village is a provincial recreation site with a marina, golf course, and beach access. There is also a sod house (now a museum) and a library within Elbow.

History

Elbow incorporated as a village on April 6, 1909. [5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981313—    
1986323+3.2%
1991327+1.2%
1996 295−9.8%
2001 298+1.0%
2006 294−1.3%
2011 314+6.8%
2016 337+7.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Elbow had a population of 341 living in 165 of its 246 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Elbow recorded a population of 337 living in 163 of its 243 total private dwellings, a

Elbow Harbour Recreation Site

Elbow Harbour Recreation Site ( 51°06′30″N106°36′27″W / 51.1082°N 106.6075°W / 51.1082; -106.6075 ) [10] is adjacent to Elbow in the RM of Loreburn No. 254. The park is centred around Lake Diefenbaker's Elbow Harbour [11] and has a 110-slip marina, [12] an 18-hole golf course, [13] [14] and an RV campground with 60 fully serviced campsites. There is beach access, fuel, laundry facilities, a restaurant, and a grocery store. [15]

Climate

Elbow experiences a Humid continental climate (Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded in Elbow was 43.3 °C (110 °F) on June 24, 1941. [16] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −43.3 °C (−46 °F) on January 25, 1972. [17]

Climate data for Elbow, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1918–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)10.0
(50.0)		12.0
(53.6)		21.8
(71.2)		33.9
(93.0)		38.0
(100.4)		43.3
(109.9)		41.1
(106.0)		40.9
(105.6)		38.3
(100.9)		32.8
(91.0)		21.1
(70.0)		16.3
(61.3)		43.3
(109.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−9.4
(15.1)		−5.1
(22.8)		1.5
(34.7)		11.5
(52.7)		17.5
(63.5)		21.8
(71.2)		25.6
(78.1)		25.2
(77.4)		19.4
(66.9)		10.5
(50.9)		0.4
(32.7)		−6.0
(21.2)		9.4
(48.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)−14.6
(5.7)		−10.6
(12.9)		−4.1
(24.6)		4.9
(40.8)		10.4
(50.7)		15.2
(59.4)		18.3
(64.9)		17.6
(63.7)		12.0
(53.6)		4.3
(39.7)		−4.4
(24.1)		−11.0
(12.2)		3.2
(37.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−19.7
(−3.5)		−15.9
(3.4)		−9.6
(14.7)		−1.9
(28.6)		3.2
(37.8)		8.6
(47.5)		11.0
(51.8)		9.9
(49.8)		4.6
(40.3)		−1.9
(28.6)		−9.2
(15.4)		−15.9
(3.4)		−3.1
(26.4)
Record low °C (°F)−43.3
(−45.9)		−40.0
(−40.0)		−42.8
(−45.0)		−26.6
(−15.9)		−12.2
(10.0)		−2.8
(27.0)		0.0
(32.0)		−2.0
(28.4)		−13.3
(8.1)		−22.8
(−9.0)		−32.7
(−26.9)		−42.2
(−44.0)		−43.3
(−45.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)15.1
(0.59)		7.7
(0.30)		13.8
(0.54)		20.8
(0.82)		51.2
(2.02)		78.9
(3.11)		53.4
(2.10)		45.2
(1.78)		34.0
(1.34)		18.4
(0.72)		13.0
(0.51)		12.1
(0.48)		363.6
(14.31)
Average rainfall mm (inches)1.0
(0.04)		0.7
(0.03)		4.3
(0.17)		16.7
(0.66)		50.4
(1.98)		78.9
(3.11)		53.4
(2.10)		45.2
(1.78)		33.9
(1.33)		14.9
(0.59)		3.0
(0.12)		0.8
(0.03)		303.1
(11.93)
Average snowfall cm (inches)15.1
(5.9)		7.0
(2.8)		9.5
(3.7)		4.1
(1.6)		0.9
(0.4)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.1
(0.0)		3.6
(1.4)		10.0
(3.9)		11.3
(4.4)		60.4
(23.8)
Source: Environment Canada [16] [17] [18]

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