Tugaske, Saskatchewan
Tugaske (2016 population: 75) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223 and Census Division No. 7. It is nicknamed Gateway to Lake Diefenbaker. It is near Eyebrow Lake, a prairie lake in the Qu'Appelle Valley. It was named after an eyebrow-shaped hill also in the Qu'Appelle Valley above Eyebrow Lake. The lake, which is 9 km long and 1 km wide, is a bird sanctuary and is near Highway 627.
Highway 367 and Highway 627 intersect in the village.
History edit
Tugaske incorporated as a village on May 7, 1909.[1]
Climate edit
| Climate data for Tugaske | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15 (59) | 21.7 (71.1) | 32.8 (91.0) | 38 (100) | 41.5 (106.7) | 41.1 (106.0) | 42.2 (108.0) | 39.4 (102.9) | 32.2 (90.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 18 (64) | 42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) | −6.1 (21.0) | 0.8 (33.4) | 11 (52) | 18.5 (65.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 18.6 (65.5) | 11.5 (52.7) | −0.1 (31.8) | −7.2 (19.0) | 9.2 (48.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) | −11.1 (12.0) | −4.4 (24.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.5 (65.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | 5.1 (41.2) | −4.9 (23.2) | −12.3 (9.9) | 3.1 (37.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.4 (−4.7) | −16.1 (3.0) | −9.5 (14.9) | −1.8 (28.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 4.7 (40.5) | −1.3 (29.7) | −9.8 (14.4) | −17.4 (0.7) | −3 (27) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.7 (−52.1) | −45 (−49) | −41.7 (−43.1) | −26.1 (−15.0) | −11.1 (12.0) | −5 (23) | 0 (32) | −2.8 (27.0) | −13.9 (7.0) | −23.9 (−11.0) | −32.8 (−27.0) | −42 (−44) | −46.7 (−52.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.8 (0.70) | 14.6 (0.57) | 19.8 (0.78) | 22.9 (0.90) | 51.8 (2.04) | 67.9 (2.67) | 63.6 (2.50) | 44.1 (1.74) | 31.9 (1.26) | 19.9 (0.78) | 14.6 (0.57) | 18.6 (0.73) | 387.6 (15.26) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tugaske had a population of 79 living in 44 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of 5.3% from its 2016 population of 75. With a land area of 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 105.3/km2 (272.8/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Tugaske recorded a population of 75 living in 47 of its 66 total private dwellings, a -22.7% change from its 2011 population of 92. With a land area of 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 98.7/km2 (255.6/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
References edit
- ^ . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 22 December 2010
- ^ (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "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.