Rocanville

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Town of Rocanville
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Town of Rocanville
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Town of Rocanville
Coordinates: 50°23′06″N101°41′31″W / 50.385°N 101.692°W / 50.385; -101.692 Coordinates: 50°23′06″N101°41′31″W / 50.385°N 101.692°W / 50.385; -101.692
CountryCanada
Province Saskatchewan
Census division 5
Rural Municipality Rocanville
Post office Founded1904
Town established1904
Government
 • MayorRon Reed
 •  M.P. (Souris—Moose Mountain) Ed Komarnicki (2008)
 •  M.L.A. (Moosomin) Don Toth (2007)
Elevation
519 m (1,703 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total869
Time zone CST
Postal code
S0A 3L0
Area code(s) 306
Website rocanville.ca

Rocanville is a community in Saskatchewan, Canada, and home to the largest oil can in the world. [1] It is home of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS) potash mine which recently announced a $1.6 billion expansion. Rocanville is also the home of the Symons Oiler factory which produced over 1 million oil cans during the Second World War. [2] The town erected the giant oil can to commemorate the factory.

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Rocanville is also known for crop circles that were discovered there in the fall of 1996. [3]

Fort Espérance, an archaeological site in Rocanville believed to contain the remains of two late 18th- and early 19th-century fur trade forts, was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1944. [4] The Rocanville and District Museum Site, the Rocanville Farmers Building and the Symons Metalworks have all been designated as Municipal Heritage Properties under the provincial Heritage Property Act. [5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rocanville had a population of 889 living in 398 of its 471 total private dwellings, a change of

Climate

Climate data for Rocanville
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)13
(55)		13
(55)		22
(72)		34.4
(93.9)		37.8
(100.0)		37.8
(100.0)		38.9
(102.0)		39
(102)		35
(95)		30
(86)		23
(73)		13
(55)		39
(102)
Average high °C (°F)−11.5
(11.3)		−7.3
(18.9)		−0.6
(30.9)		9.9
(49.8)		18.3
(64.9)		22.8
(73.0)		25.4
(77.7)		24.8
(76.6)		18
(64)		10.6
(51.1)		−1
(30)		−8.9
(16.0)		8.4
(47.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)−16.6
(2.1)		−12.2
(10.0)		−5.5
(22.1)		4
(39)		11.7
(53.1)		16.4
(61.5)		18.9
(66.0)		17.9
(64.2)		11.8
(53.2)		5.1
(41.2)		−5.2
(22.6)		−13.2
(8.2)		2.7
(36.9)
Average low °C (°F)−21.6
(−6.9)		−17.1
(1.2)		−10.4
(13.3)		−2
(28)		5
(41)		10.1
(50.2)		12.4
(54.3)		11
(52)		5.5
(41.9)		−0.5
(31.1)		−9.4
(15.1)		−18
(0)		−2.9
(26.8)
Record low °C (°F)−45
(−49)		−41.7
(−43.1)		−38.9
(−38.0)		−26.1
(−15.0)		−16
(3)		−5
(23)		2.2
(36.0)		−5
(23)		−6.7
(19.9)		−23
(−9)		−36
(−33)		−41.5
(−42.7)		−45
(−49)
Average precipitation mm (inches)22.8
(0.90)		16.3
(0.64)		23.4
(0.92)		20.7
(0.81)		48.5
(1.91)		75.5
(2.97)		61.5
(2.42)		56.2
(2.21)		51.9
(2.04)		25.1
(0.99)		16.5
(0.65)		22.7
(0.89)		440.9
(17.36)
Source: Environment Canada [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "World's Largest Oil Can, Rocanville, SK, Canada" Roadside Attractions on WayMarking
  2. ↑ McLennan, David "Rocanville" Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
  3. ↑ Deetken, Chad (1996) "Preliminary Report on Rocanville, Saskatchewan Crop Circle Formations" Mutual UFO Network
  4. ↑ Fort Espérance National Historic Site of Canada . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Rocanville and District Museum Site . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 31 October 2014. , Rocanville Farmers Building . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 31 October 2014. , Symons Metalworkers Company Limited . Canadian Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 19 December 2010


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