Aneroid, Saskatchewan

Special service area in Saskatchewan, Canada
49°42′56″N 107°17′50″W / 49.7155°N 107.2971°W / 49.7155; -107.2971CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRegionSaskatchewanCensus division4Rural MunicipalityAuvergnePost office FoundedFebruary 1, 1911Village establishedN/ARestructured (special service area)December 31, 2008Government
 • Former MayorElton Meikle • Former AdministratorMarcel Gervais • Governing bodyR.M. Auvergne No. 76 • M.L.A. for Wood RiverDave Marit • M.P. for Cypress Hills-GrasslandsJeremy PatzerArea
 • Total1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)Population
 (2016)
 • Total50 • Density47.5/km2 (123/sq mi)Time zoneCSTPostal code
S0N 0C0
Area code306HighwaysHighway 13
34 km east of junction #13 and #4

Aneroid (2016 population 50) is a special service area[2] in the Rural Municipality of Auvergne No. 76 in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located approximately 70 km southeast of Swift Current at the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 612.

History

Prior to December 31, 2008, Aneroid was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Invergordon on that date.[1][3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aneroid had a population of 25 living in 16 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of -50% from its 2016 population of 50. With a land area of 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.8/km2 (66.8/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Canada census – Aneroid, Saskatchewan community profile
20162011
Population50 (+25.0% from 2011)40 (-11.1% from 2006)
Land area1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Population density47.5/km2 (123/sq mi)38.0/km2 (98/sq mi)
Median age44.5 (M: 44.4, F: 44.6)Not Available (M: Not Available, F: Not Available)
Private dwellings33 (total)  30 (total) 
Median household income$Not Available$Not Available
References: 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]

History

The most popular version of the origin of the name is that the first survey party lost its aneroid barometer on the present townsite.[9] Many of the streets in the village are named after surveyor's instruments.[9]

The post office was established as Val Blair on February 1, 1911, and renamed Aneroid on December 1, 1913. Formerly a village, Aneroid was restructured as a special service area on December 31, 2008, under the administration of R.M. Auvergne No. 76.

Significant remaining historic buildings in the community include the 1915 Public School and the 1926 United Church. The two-storey, brick Public School was designed by Stanley Edgar Storey, one of the most significant architects in Saskatchewan;[10] it operated from 1915 to 1997. The red-brick church was designed by architect Charles Nicholson and built in 1926.[11]

Infrastructure

Notable residents

Climate

Climate data for Aneroid (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9) 		19.0
(66.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		32.2
(90.0) 		37.5
(99.5) 		43.3
(109.9) 		41.1
(106.0) 		41.1
(106.0) 		38.0
(100.4) 		32.2
(90.0) 		23.0
(73.4) 		20.6
(69.1) 		43.3
(109.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		4.5
(40.1) 		13.1
(55.6) 		19.1
(66.4) 		23.7
(74.7) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		20.1
(68.2) 		12.5
(54.5) 		2.7
(36.9) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		11.7
(53.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		11.5
(52.7) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		18.9
(66.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		4.9
(40.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −16.0
(3.2) 		−13.2
(8.2) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		4.0
(39.2) 		8.8
(47.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		10.5
(50.9) 		4.7
(40.5) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−14.9
(5.2) 		−2.0
(28.4)
Record low °C (°F) −47.2
(−53.0) 		−46.1
(−51.0) 		−36.1
(−33.0) 		−29.4
(−20.9) 		−13.3
(8.1) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		0
(32) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−25.0
(−13.0) 		−35.0
(−31.0) 		−47.0
(−52.6) 		−47.2
(−53.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.6
(0.73) 		11.0
(0.43) 		22.1
(0.87) 		20.7
(0.81) 		53.8
(2.12) 		66.1
(2.60) 		62.9
(2.48) 		39.9
(1.57) 		38.0
(1.50) 		20.1
(0.79) 		15.0
(0.59) 		16.9
(0.67) 		385.2
(15.17)
Source: Environment Canada[15]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "Search for Municipal Information". Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Municipal Directory System" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. p. 225. Retrieved November 19, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Aneroid, The Rising Barometer, 1905-80, p. 1 (1980) Aneroid History Book Committee.
  10. ^ "Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada".
  11. ^ "Canadian Register of Historic Places".
  12. ^ "STC Network Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  13. ^ Great Western Railway
  14. ^ Red Coat Road & Rail Ltd. - RCRR
  15. ^ Environment Canada [1], accessed 5 October 2017
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