Arran, Saskatchewan

Arran
Village
Village of Arran
Location of Arran in Saskatchewan
Arran, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°31′49″N 101°25′51″W / 51.5304°N 101.4307°W / 51.5304; -101.4307
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Southeastern
Census division 9
Rural Municipality Livingston
Government
 • Type Arran Village Council
 • Mayor Rick Nahnybida
Population (2011)
 • Total 140
 • Density 124.7/km2 (323/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0A 0B0
Area code(s) 306

Arran (2011 population 40) is a village within the Rural Municipality of Livingston No. 331, Saskatchewan, Canada. The village is approximately 90 km northeast of the city of Yorkton and 10 km west of the Manitoba border. Arran is located on Highway 49.

The village was named after the Isle of Arran in Scotland.[1]

History

The Doukhobor settlement of Vosnesinia, on the Swan River north-east of Arran, in the early 1900s.

The area around Arran was part of the "North Reserve", also known as "Thunder Hill Reserve", one of the block settlement areas allocated for the Doukhobor immigrants who arrived here in 1899 from Russia's Transcaucasian provinces. [2]

A commemorative plaque marking the closure of Arran School at the end of the 1994 class year reads:[3]

ARRAN SCHOOL

NO. 3480
SEC. SE. 1-34-31 BUILT - NOV. 1914

CLOSED - JUNE 1994

A similar sign is posted in front of the school, reading:[4]

ARRAN, NO. 3480

first opened-Nov.30, 1914
Closed-June 30, 1994

S.E. sec. 1·34·21·W. 1st

Historic sites

  • Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ascension,[5] 9.5 kilometres southeast of Arran.

Demographics

Canada census – Arran, Saskatchewan community profile
2011 2006
Population: 40 (0.0%% from 2006) 40 (-27.3%% from 2001)
Land area: 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Population density: 58.2/km2 (151/sq mi) 58.2/km2 (151/sq mi)
Median age: 43.5 (M: 39.5, F: 46.5) 55.2 (M: 53.5, F: 55.8)
Total private dwellings: 31 30
Median household income: $Not Available $Not Available
References: 2011[6] 2006[7] earlier[8]

Climate

Climate data for Arran
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.2
(45)		 12.5
(54.5)		 13
(55)		 28.9
(84)		 38.5
(101.3)		 36.5
(97.7)		 36.5
(97.7)		 36.1
(97)		 35
(95)		 29
(84)		 18.3
(64.9)		 7
(45)		 38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) −12.5
(9.5)		 −9.1
(15.6)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 8
(46)		 17.7
(63.9)		 22.1
(71.8)		 23.9
(75)		 22.9
(73.2)		 16.2
(61.2)		 8.8
(47.8)		 −3
(27)		 −11.3
(11.7)		 6.8
(44.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.4
(−1.1)		 −15.3
(4.5)		 −8.4
(16.9)		 1.9
(35.4)		 10.4
(50.7)		 15
(59)		 17.1
(62.8)		 15.8
(60.4)		 9.7
(49.5)		 3.2
(37.8)		 −7.6
(18.3)		 −16.6
(2.1)		 0.6
(33.1)
Average low °C (°F) −24.2
(−11.6)		 −21.4
(−6.5)		 −14.4
(6.1)		 −4.2
(24.4)		 3
(37)		 7.8
(46)		 10.3
(50.5)		 8.7
(47.7)		 3.2
(37.8)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −12.1
(10.2)		 −21.8
(−7.2)		 −5.6
(21.9)
Record low °C (°F) −43.9
(−47)		 −44.5
(−48.1)		 −38.5
(−37.3)		 −30
(−22)		 −10
(14)		 −5
(23)		 0
(32)		 −2
(28)		 −8.9
(16)		 −23
(−9)		 −37
(−35)		 −44
(−47)		 −44.5
(−48.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19.1
(0.752)		 15.7
(0.618)		 26.4
(1.039)		 30.8
(1.213)		 40.5
(1.594)		 73.1
(2.878)		 77.6
(3.055)		 63.4
(2.496)		 55.9
(2.201)		 25.6
(1.008)		 20.1
(0.791)		 19.9
(0.783)		 468
(18.43)
Source: Environment Canada[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  2. ↑ J.J. Kalmakoff Historical Doukhobor Maps - Saskatchewan Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Closure plaque
  4. ↑ Closure sign
  5. ↑ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ascension Archived March 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. - Historic Register of Canada
  6. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 23 July 2010

Coordinates: 51°53′04″N 101°43′07″W / 51.88444°N 101.71861°W / 51.88444; -101.71861


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