Atwater, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°27′47″N 102°08′02″W / 50.4631°N 102.1338°W / 50.4631; -102.1338Country

CanadaProvince

SaskatchewanRegionSoutheastCensus division5Rural Municipality Fertile Belt No. 183Government

• TypeMunicipal • Governing BodyAtwater Village Council • MayorJames Ferguson • AdministratorSheila ShivakArea

• 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 code306Highways

Hwy 629RailwaysCanadian National Railway

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 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of the city of Melville on Highway 629.

History

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

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	64	—
1986	56	−12.5%
1991	31	−44.6%
1996	35	+12.9%
2001	30	−14.3%
2006	25	−16.7%
2011	31	+24.0%
2016	30	−3.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[2]^[3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Atwater had a population of 27 living in 11 of its 14 total private dwellings, a change of -10% from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of 1.84 km² (0.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.7/km² (38.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, 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.^[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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

References

^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (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.
^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 July 2010