Elbow | |
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Village of Elbow | |
Location of Elbow in
Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 51°08′38″N 106°33′32″W / 51.144°N 106.559°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | South-central |
Census division | 11 |
Rural Municipality | Loreburn No. 254 |
Post office Founded | 1906-04-01 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Governing body | Elbow Village Council |
• Mayor | Colleen Hoppenreys |
• Administrator | Andrea Mundreon |
• MP | Kelly Block |
• MLA | Jim Reiter |
Area | |
• Total | 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 337 |
• Density | 86.0/km2 (223/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( CST) |
Postal code | S0H 1J0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways |
Hwy 19 Hwy 749 |
Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Website | [1] Official Website |
[1] [2] [3] [4] |
Elbow ( 2016 population: 337) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254 and Census Division No. 11. Elbow was founded in 1909, near what is now Lake Diefenbaker. It is 8 km northwest of Mistusinne, 10 km northwest of Douglas Provincial Park and 16 km southeast of Loreburn. The village got its name from its position on the elbow of the South Saskatchewan River.
The village contains a marina for boat storage and house boat rental, a golf course, a boat dealership and two restaurants. There is also a sod house (now a museum), and a library.
Elbow incorporated as a village on April 6, 1909. [5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Elbow had a population of 341 living in 165 of its 246 total private dwellings, a change of 1.2% from its 2016 population of 337. With a land area of 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 86.1/km2 (223.0/sq mi) in 2021. [8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Elbow recorded a population of 337 living in 163 of its 243 total private dwellings, a 6.8% change from its 2011 population of 314. With a land area of 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 86.0/km2 (222.7/sq mi) in 2016. [9]
Elbow experiences a Humid continental climate (Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded in Elbow was 43.3 °C (110 °F) on 24 June 1941. [10] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −43.3 °C (−46 °F) on 25 January 1972. [11]
Climate data for Elbow, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1918–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
43.3 (109.9) |
41.1 (106.0) |
40.9 (105.6) |
38.3 (100.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
43.3 (109.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
1.5 (34.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.6 (5.7) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.7 (−3.5) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −43.3 (−45.9) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.1 (0.59) |
7.7 (0.30) |
13.8 (0.54) |
20.8 (0.82) |
51.2 (2.02) |
78.9 (3.11) |
53.4 (2.10) |
45.2 (1.78) |
34.0 (1.34) |
18.4 (0.72) |
13.0 (0.51) |
12.1 (0.48) |
363.6 (14.31) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.0 (0.04) |
0.7 (0.03) |
4.3 (0.17) |
16.7 (0.66) |
50.4 (1.98) |
78.9 (3.11) |
53.4 (2.10) |
45.2 (1.78) |
33.9 (1.33) |
14.9 (0.59) |
3.0 (0.12) |
0.8 (0.03) |
303.1 (11.93) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 15.1 (5.9) |
7.0 (2.8) |
9.5 (3.7) |
4.1 (1.6) |
0.9 (0.4) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
3.6 (1.4) |
10.0 (3.9) |
11.3 (4.4) |
60.4 (23.8) |
Source: Environment Canada [10] [11] [12] |