Atwater, Saskatchewan

Atwater (2016 population: 30) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183 and Census Division No. 5. The village is approximately 45 km southeast of the City of Melville on Highway 629.

Atwater
Village
Village of Atwater
Location of Atwater in Saskatchewan
Atwater, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 50.4631°N 102.1338°W / 50.4631; -102.1338
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionSoutheast
Census division5
Rural MunicipalityFertile Belt No. 183
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing BodyAtwater Village Council
 • MayorJames Ferguson
 • AdministratorSheila Shivak
Area
 • Land1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total30
 • Density16.7/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0A 0C0
Area code(s)306
Highways Hwy 629
RailwaysCanadian National Railway

History

Atwater incorporated as a village on August 12, 1910.[1]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198164—    
198656−12.5%
199131−44.6%
199635+12.9%
200130−14.3%
200625−16.7%
201131+24.0%
201630−3.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[2][3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Atwater recorded a population of 30 living in 14 of its 16 total private dwellings, a -3.3% change from its 2011 population of 31. With a land area of 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.8/km2 (43.4/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Atwater recorded a population of 31, a 24% change from its 2006 population of 25. With a land area of 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.3/km2 (44.9/sq mi) in 2011.[5]

Climate
Climate data for Atwater
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7
(45)		 11.5
(52.7)		 21.5
(70.7)		 31
(88)		 38
(100)		 37
(99)		 38.5
(101.3)		 37
(99)		 35
(95)		 33
(91)		 20
(68)		 14
(57)		 38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) −11.9
(10.6)		 −7.9
(17.8)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 10
(50)		 18.1
(64.6)		 22.3
(72.1)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.1
(75.4)		 17.8
(64.0)		 10.3
(50.5)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 −9.8
(14.4)		 7.9
(46.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.1
(1.2)		 −12.9
(8.8)		 −6
(21)		 3.8
(38.8)		 11.3
(52.3)		 15.7
(60.3)		 18
(64)		 17
(63)		 11.3
(52.3)		 4.4
(39.9)		 −6.1
(21.0)		 −14.4
(6.1)		 2.1
(35.8)
Average low °C (°F) −22.2
(−8.0)		 −17.9
(−0.2)		 −11
(12)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 4.4
(39.9)		 9.1
(48.4)		 11.2
(52.2)		 9.9
(49.8)		 4.7
(40.5)		 −1.4
(29.5)		 −10.5
(13.1)		 −19
(−2)		 −3.8
(25.2)
Record low °C (°F) −42
(−44)		 −42
(−44)		 −34
(−29)		 −27
(−17)		 −16.5
(2.3)		 −3
(27)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −8
(18)		 −22
(−8)		 −37
(−35)		 −43
(−45)		 −43
(−45)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17.7
(0.70)		 12.4
(0.49)		 19.2
(0.76)		 19.3
(0.76)		 53.9
(2.12)		 73
(2.9)		 80.6
(3.17)		 58.7
(2.31)		 49.4
(1.94)		 25.2
(0.99)		 17.2
(0.68)		 18.6
(0.73)		 445.1
(17.52)
Source: Environment Canada[6]

See also

References
  1. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  3. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  6. Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 July 2010

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