Scott, Saskatchewan
Scott | |
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  Scott Location of Scott in Saskatchewan  Scott Scott (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°17′35″N 108°57′04″W / 52.293°N 108.951°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 13 |
| Rural Municipality | Tramping Lake |
| Post office Founded | N/A |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eric Schell |
| • Town Manager | Stacy Hawkins |
| • Governing body | Scott Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 74 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0K 4A0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 374 |
Scott is a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 74 at the 2021 Canada Census. The town is located south of the junction of Highway 14 and Highway 374, approximately 10 km west of the town of Wilkie. Scott was known as Saskatchewan's smallest town, but is now second smallest to Fleming.
Demographics[edit]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Scott had a population of 74 living in 39 of its 44 total private dwellings, a change of 1.4% from its 2016 population of 73. With a land area of 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.7/km2 (46.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
Attractions[edit]
- Scott Experimental Farm
Climate[edit]
Scott experiences a Humid continental climate, with long, extremely cold winters and warm summers. The highest temperature ever recorded in Scott was 39.4 °C (103 °F) on 16 June 1933 and 16 August 2003.[2] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −50.6 °C (−59 °F) on 15 February 1936.[2]
| Climate data for Scott, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1911–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.9 (−5.6) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.3 (−54.9) |
−50.6 (−59.1) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−36.7 (−34.1) |
−44.4 (−47.9) |
−50.6 (−59.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.9 (0.59) |
9.1 (0.36) |
14.4 (0.57) |
21.6 (0.85) |
36.3 (1.43) |
61.8 (2.43) |
72.1 (2.84) |
45.7 (1.80) |
36.0 (1.42) |
17.9 (0.70) |
22.2 (0.87) |
14.0 (0.55) |
366.2 (14.42) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.8 (0.03) |
0.1 (0.00) |
1.1 (0.04) |
14.1 (0.56) |
34.8 (1.37) |
61.8 (2.43) |
72.1 (2.84) |
45.7 (1.80) |
32.9 (1.30) |
12.2 (0.48) |
2.0 (0.08) |
0.1 (0.00) |
277.7 (10.93) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 16.8 (6.6) |
10.2 (4.0) |
14.3 (5.6) |
9.0 (3.5) |
1.5 (0.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.7 (0.7) |
5.8 (2.3) |
20.8 (8.2) |
14.8 (5.8) |
94.9 (37.4) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 88.7 | 119.3 | 163.8 | 230.6 | 267.6 | 263.5 | 308.6 | 290.4 | 196.4 | 161.0 | 80.7 | 60.8 | 2,238.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 34.6 | 42.8 | 44.6 | 55.3 | 55.0 | 52.6 | 61.2 | 63.8 | 51.5 | 48.7 | 30.5 | 28.2 | 47.4 |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Scott CDA". Canadian Climate Normals 1981−2010. Environment Canada. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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