Harris, Saskatchewan

Harris
Village
Village of Harris
Location of Harris in Saskatchewan
Harris, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°43′59″N 107°34′44″W / 51.733°N 107.579°W / 51.733; -107.579
Country  Canada
Province  Saskatchewan
Region Central
Census division 12
Rural Municipality Harris No. 316
Post office Founded 1906 (at an outlying location)
1909 (at the village's current site)
Incorporated (Village) August 10, 1909
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Harris Village Council
 • Mayor Ron Genest
 • Administrator Rhonda Leonard
Area
 • Total 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 193
 • Density 259.5/km2 (672/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code S0L 1K0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Hwy 7
Hwy 768
Railways Canadian National Railway
Website Village of Harris
[1][2][3][4]

Harris is a village within the Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The village had a population of 193 in the 2016 Canada Census, (a -9.4% decrease from 213 in the 2011 Canada Census).

Harris was named for Richard Elford Harris, an early settler to the area.

History

"Harris' Great Ruby Rush Hoax" Rock

Richard Elford Harris (1849–1919) was a homesteader who settled two miles north of the current village site in 1904. A small hamlet grew near the farm, and Harris was the first postmaster when the community's post office opened in 1906.[5]

When the Canadian National Railway was constructed in 1908, it passed to the south of the hamlet. As a result, the community, including the post office, moved the two miles to its current site near the railroad in 1909. Harris was incorporated as a village on August 10, 1909.[5]

In 1914, the village played a key role in the Great Ruby Rush, in which approximately 3,000 prospectors flocked to a location twenty miles northwest of the village due to reports of ruby deposits. The entire event was later determined to be a hoax created by the owners of a hotel in Harris (no longer standing), as a gimmick to get more customers.[5] The so-called rubies were garnets, a common mineral.

St. Brigitte Roman Catholic Church is one of several designated historical building in the town.[6]

The plaque mounted on the large rock next to the Harris Museum reads in part:

Headline. Saskatoon Star Phoenix: July 1914 "Quartz Discovered 20 Miles N.W. of Harris" Suddenly the ruby rush was on! Lasting 10–12 days, at its height 3000 people were involved at the site, staking out claims and digging up stones. Tents housed saloons, restaurants (one egg at 1 dollar), and this rock, guarded by armed guards, containing the so-called rubies. The ruby rush was soon discovered to be a hoax as the rubies were garnets of little value. This ruby rock was moved from its original site in 1990.

Demographics

Canada census – Harris, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 193 (-9.4% from 2011) 213 (+13.9% from 2006) 187 (-19.4% from 2001)
Land area: 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population density: 267.8/km2 (694/sq mi) 295.5/km2 (765/sq mi) 259.5/km2 (672/sq mi)
Median age: 52.4 (M: 51.5, F: 54.5) 55.0 (M: 55.2, F: 54.8) 53.3 (M: 52.5, F: 52.5)
Total private dwellings: 120 116 114
Median household income: $N/A
References: 2016[7] 2011[8] 2006[9] earlier[10]

Notable people

Harris is the birthplace of National Hockey League player Quintin Laing.

Climate

Climate data for Harris
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10
(50)		 13.3
(55.9)		 21
(70)		 33.9
(93)		 37.2
(99)		 41.5
(106.7)		 40.6
(105.1)		 38
(100)		 37
(99)		 31.1
(88)		 22
(72)		 16.1
(61)		 41.5
(106.7)
Average high °C (°F) −10.6
(12.9)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 1
(34)		 11.7
(53.1)		 19
(66)		 23.2
(73.8)		 25.4
(77.7)		 25
(77)		 19
(66)		 11.6
(52.9)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 9.3
(48.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.9
(3.4)		 −11.7
(10.9)		 −4.8
(23.4)		 4.8
(40.6)		 11.6
(52.9)		 16.1
(61)		 18.3
(64.9)		 17.4
(63.3)		 11.7
(53.1)		 4.8
(40.6)		 −5.9
(21.4)		 −13.4
(7.9)		 2.7
(36.9)
Average low °C (°F) −21.3
(−6.3)		 −17.2
(1)		 −10.5
(13.1)		 −2.2
(28)		 4.1
(39.4)		 9
(48)		 11
(52)		 9.8
(49.6)		 4.3
(39.7)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 −18.7
(−1.7)		 −3.8
(25.2)
Record low °C (°F) −45.6
(−50.1)		 −43.9
(−47)		 −37.2
(−35)		 −27.2
(−17)		 −17.2
(1)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 1.1
(34)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 −13.9
(7)		 −25
(−13)		 −34
(−29)		 −42.5
(−44.5)		 −45.6
(−50.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.3
(0.878)		 11.9
(0.469)		 19.3
(0.76)		 28.6
(1.126)		 48.1
(1.894)		 70
(2.76)		 64.3
(2.531)		 43.4
(1.709)		 31.3
(1.232)		 18.3
(0.72)		 19.4
(0.764)		 23.3
(0.917)		 400.1
(15.752)
Source: Environment Canada[11]

Points of interest

The Harris Museum and associated artifacts:

Other places:

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. 1 2 3 McLennan, David (2008), Our Town: Saskatchewan Communities from Abbey to Zenon Park, Regina, Saskatchewan: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, p. 161, ISBN 978-0-88977-209-0, archived from the original on 2010-04-10
  6. ↑ "St. Brigitte Roman Catholic Church" (PDF), Saskatchewan Register of Heritage Property, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved 2011-03-20
  7. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  8. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  9. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  10. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  11. ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 27 July 2010

Coordinates: 51°43′59″N 107°34′44″W / 51.733°N 107.579°W / 51.733; -107.579

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