Waseca, Saskatchewan

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Waseca
Village
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Waseca
Coordinates: 53°06′0″N109°28′0″W / 53.10000°N 109.46667°W / 53.10000; -109.46667 Coordinates: 53°06′0″N109°28′0″W / 53.10000°N 109.46667°W / 53.10000; -109.46667
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.) Waseca No. 341, Saskatchewan
Post office founded1907-01-15
Government
 •  Mayor Rodney Weisner
Area
 • Total0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Elevation
642 m (2,106 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total154
 • Density225.9/km2 (585/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code
S0M 3A0
Area code 306
[2] [3] [4] [5]

Waseca (2016 population: 149) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 and Census Division No. 17. Waseca is located on Highway 16, the Yellowhead Highway, in northwest Saskatchewan. [6] Waseca is located east of Lashburn and west of Maidstone.

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History

Waseca incorporated as a village on March 15, 1911. [7] The village was probably named after Waseca, Minnesota. [8] A former resident of the Waseca area (1923-1942) has stated she was told that Waseca was an Indigenous name meaning "looking upwards" and the name was assigned when the CN railway station was built.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981169—    
1986190+12.4%
1991152−20.0%
1996 153+0.7%
2001 169+10.5%
2006 144−14.8%
2011 154+6.9%
2016 149−3.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [9] [10]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waseca had a population of 113 living in 51 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Waseca recorded a population of 149 living in 64 of its 75 total private dwellings, a

Climate

Climate data for Waseca
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)10
(50)		10
(50)		17.8
(64.0)		32.8
(91.0)		36.7
(98.1)		37.8
(100.0)		37.2
(99.0)		38
(100)		35
(95)		28.9
(84.0)		19.5
(67.1)		10.6
(51.1)		38
(100)
Average high °C (°F)−11.7
(10.9)		−7.7
(18.1)		−1
(30)		10.1
(50.2)		17.6
(63.7)		21.3
(70.3)		23.2
(73.8)		22.9
(73.2)		16.7
(62.1)		9.9
(49.8)		−2.5
(27.5)		−9.6
(14.7)		7.4
(45.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)−16.4
(2.5)		−12.4
(9.7)		−6
(21)		4.1
(39.4)		10.8
(51.4)		14.9
(58.8)		16.8
(62.2)		16
(61)		10.5
(50.9)		4.1
(39.4)		−6.7
(19.9)		−14
(7)		1.8
(35.2)
Average low °C (°F)−21
(−6)		−17.2
(1.0)		−10.9
(12.4)		−2.1
(28.2)		4
(39)		8.4
(47.1)		10.3
(50.5)		9.1
(48.4)		4.1
(39.4)		−1.7
(28.9)		−10.8
(12.6)		−18.5
(−1.3)		−3.9
(25.0)
Record low °C (°F)−50
(−58)		−48.3
(−54.9)		−40
(−40)		−30
(−22)		−10.6
(12.9)		−7.8
(18.0)		−3.9
(25.0)		−3.3
(26.1)		−13.3
(8.1)		−25
(−13)		−35
(−31)		−45.6
(−50.1)		−50
(−58)
Average precipitation mm (inches)20.4
(0.80)		11.9
(0.47)		21.3
(0.84)		27.9
(1.10)		40.1
(1.58)		73.3
(2.89)		80
(3.1)		57.2
(2.25)		35.2
(1.39)		17.2
(0.68)		19.9
(0.78)		20.8
(0.82)		424.9
(16.73)
Source: Environment Canada [13]

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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
  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. ↑ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan . Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p.  445. ISBN   1-897010-19-2.
  9. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
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  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 27 December 2010