Waseca, Saskatchewan

Waseca
Village
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Coordinates: 53°06′0″N109°28′0″W / 53.10000°N 109.46667°W / 53.10000; -109.46667
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality (RM)	Eldon No. 471
Post office founded	1907-01-15
Government
•  Mayor	Rodney Weisner
Area
• Total	0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Elevation	642 m (2,106 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	113
• Density	225.9/km2 (585/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code	S0M 3A0
Area code	306
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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 the west central part of Saskatchewan. ^[6] Waseca is located east of Lashburn and west of Maidstone.

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	169	—
1986	190	+12.4%
1991	152	−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 -24.2% from its 2016 population of 149. With a land area of 0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 173.8/km² (450.3/sq mi) in 2021. ^[11]

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 -3.4% change from its 2011 population of 154. With a land area of 0.68 km² (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 219.1/km² (567.5/sq mi) in 2016. ^[12]

Climate

Climate data for Waseca
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan

References

1. "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 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" . Retrieved August 21, 2014.
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 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. 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.
11. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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