Viscount, Saskatchewan

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Viscount
Village
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Motto: 
"A warm welcoming community"
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Viscount
Coordinates: 51°56′43″N105°38′48″W / 51.94528°N 105.64667°W / 51.94528; -105.64667
CountryCanada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural municipality Viscount No. 341
Village establishedDecember 17, 1908
Government
 • MayorMelissa Dieno
Area
 • Total
1.18 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
252
 • Density212.7/km2 (551/sq mi)
  [1]
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0K 4M0
Area code 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 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]

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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 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Viscount had a population of 282 living in 128 of its 149 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Viscount recorded a population of 232 living in 104 of its 137 total private dwellings, 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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters" . Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
  5. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  6. ↑ Adamson, J, Rand McNally 1924 Saskatchewan Map , retrieved March 26, 2008
  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: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 December 2010
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