Stewart Valley
Stewart Valley (2016 population: 91) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan Landing No. 167 and Census Division No. 8. Formerly a village, it is on Highway 4, just south of the South Saskatchewan River, approximately 35 km (22 mi) north of the City of Swift Current in southern Saskatchewan. It is along the remains of the historic Swift Current-Battleford Trail.
History
Stewart Valley incorporated as a village on January 1, 1958.[1] It dissolved to become a special service area in the Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan Landing No. 167 on July 1, 2023.[2]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stewart Valley had a population of 107 living in 46 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of 17.6% from its 2016 population of 91. With a land area of 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 124.4/km2 (322.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Stewart Valley recorded a population of 91 living in 42 of its 54 total private dwellings, a 16.5% change from its 2011 population of 76. With a land area of 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 105.8/km2 (274.1/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
Climate
| Climate data for Stewart Valley (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.0 (−38.2) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.3 (0.72) |
9.7 (0.38) |
18.5 (0.73) |
19.2 (0.76) |
51.9 (2.04) |
80.9 (3.19) |
60.9 (2.40) |
48.0 (1.89) |
34.7 (1.37) |
18.6 (0.73) |
17.4 (0.69) |
19.1 (0.75) |
397.1 (15.63) |
| Source: Environment Canada[7] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
Travis Moen is a Stewart Valley native and a professional ice hockey player most recently playing for the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League.
Notable events
In late August of 2022, the school and community centre in Stewart Valley burned down.
References
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Stewart Valley". Government of Saskatchewan. May 19, 2023. p. 1267. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- ^ "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—Canadian Climate Normals 1978–2010, accessed 23 November 2017
