Viscount, Saskatchewan

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Viscount
Village
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Motto(s): 
"A warm welcoming community"
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Coordinates: 51°56′43″N105°38′48″W / 51.94528°N 105.64667°W / 51.94528; -105.64667 Coordinates: 51°56′43″N105°38′48″W / 51.94528°N 105.64667°W / 51.94528; -105.64667
CountryCanada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural municipality Viscount
Village establishedDecember 17, 1908
Government
 • MayorMelissa Dieno
Area
 • Total1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total252
 • Density212.7/km2 (551/sq mi)
  [1]
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0K 4M0
Area code(s) 306
Website Official website
[2] [3] [4] [5]

Viscount is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Viscount No. 341 and Census Division No. 11. Viscount is located on Saskatchewan Highway 16, the Yellowhead Highway, in central Saskatchewan east of Colonsay and west of Lanigan. As of the Canada 2016 Census, Viscount had a population of 232. [6]

Contents

Viscount post office first opened in 1908 in the Dominion Land Survey Sec.29, Twp.34, R.26, W2.

History

Viscount incorporated as a village on December 17, 1908. [7]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981386—    
1986364−5.7%
1991299−17.9%
1996 295−1.3%
2001 272−7.8%
2006 251−7.7%
2011 252+0.4%
2016 232−7.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [8] [9]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Viscount recorded a population of 232 living in 104 of its 137 total private dwellings, a

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Viscount recorded a population of 252, a

Climate

Climate data for Viscount
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)6.5
(43.7)		9.5
(49.1)		19.5
(67.1)		30.0
(86.0)		37.0
(98.6)		40.5
(104.9)		37.5
(99.5)		36.5
(97.7)		33.0
(91.4)		28.5
(83.3)		18.9
(66.0)		8.5
(47.3)		40.5
(104.9)
Average high °C (°F)−11.7
(10.9)		−8.3
(17.1)		−0.7
(30.7)		10.6
(51.1)		18.6
(65.5)		22.8
(73.0)		24.9
(76.8)		24.2
(75.6)		17.8
(64.0)		10.2
(50.4)		−2.3
(27.9)		−9.9
(14.2)		8.0
(46.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)−16.8
(1.8)		−13.3
(8.1)		−5.6
(21.9)		4.4
(39.9)		11.6
(52.9)		16.1
(61.0)		18.1
(64.6)		17.1
(62.8)		11.2
(52.2)		4.2
(39.6)		−6.7
(19.9)		−14.7
(5.5)		2.1
(35.8)
Average low °C (°F)−21.8
(−7.2)		−18.2
(−0.8)		−10.5
(13.1)		−1.9
(28.6)		4.5
(40.1)		9.4
(48.9)		11.3
(52.3)		9.9
(49.8)		4.6
(40.3)		−1.8
(28.8)		−11.1
(12.0)		−19.4
(−2.9)		−3.8
(25.2)
Record low °C (°F)−40.5
(−40.9)		−41.5
(−42.7)		−35.0
(−31.0)		−26.7
(−16.1)		−10.0
(14.0)		−1.0
(30.2)		3.5
(38.3)		−3.0
(26.6)		−8.0
(17.6)		−23.5
(−10.3)		−35.0
(−31.0)		−42.0
(−43.6)		−42.0
(−43.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)16.7
(0.66)		12.2
(0.48)		20.3
(0.80)		26.5
(1.04)		54.6
(2.15)		71.1
(2.80)		61.5
(2.42)		51.2
(2.02)		38.8
(1.53)		23.8
(0.94)		14.3
(0.56)		20.7
(0.81)		411.6
(16.20)
Source: Environment Canada [12]

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  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters" . Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System" . Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  4. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  5. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  6. ↑ Adamson, J, Rand McNally 1924 Saskatchewan Map , retrieved 2008-03-26
  7. ↑ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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  12. ↑ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 December 2010
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