Kuroki, Saskatchewan

Kuroki
Organized hamlet
Kuroki
Coordinates: 51°52′21″N 103°29′37″W / 51.87250°N 103.49361°W / 51.87250; -103.49361
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region West Central Saskatchewan
Census division 10
Rural Municipality Sasman
Government
 • Governing body Kuroki Council
Area
 • Total 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 50
 • Density 84.6/km2 (219/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 5, Highway 38 & Highway 310
Railways Canadian National Railway
[1][2][3][4]

Kuroki is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Sasman No. 336, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 50 in the Canada 2016 Census.[5] The community is named after the Japanese general Kuroki Tamemoto.

Demographics

Canada census – Kuroki, Saskatchewan community profile
2016
Population: 50 (+ 11.1% from 2011)
Land area: 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population density: 84.6/km2 (219/sq mi)
Median age: 53.5 (M: 51.5, F: 56.0)
Total private dwellings: 38
Median household income: $N/A
References: 2016[6] earlier[7]

History

As an interesting aside, this village was founded after the Japanese had won several victories in the war against Russia (Russo-Japanese War 1904-05). Britain was allied with Japan in this war and Japan was a very popular nation throughout the British Empire. Three towns in Saskatchewan were named along the CN line in memory of the Japanese achievements in this war: Mikado, Togo and Kuroki.

Points of Interest

A Japanese Garden was created by residents, complete with rock gardens and small pond. It has a sign in Japanese saying "Kuroki Japanese Gardens." On the western edge of town there is a small Ukrainian Orthodox church and St. Helena Cemetery. The grain elevator still stands in good condition but has been purchased and is now owned privately.

Climate

Climate data for Kuroki
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5
(41)		 9
(48)		 19.5
(67.1)		 30
(86)		 37.5
(99.5)		 38.5
(101.3)		 38.5
(101.3)		 39.4
(102.9)		 36.7
(98.1)		 28.9
(84)		 18.3
(64.9)		 9
(48)		 39.4
(102.9)
Average high °C (°F) −13.4
(7.9)		 −9.8
(14.4)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 8.4
(47.1)		 17.8
(64)		 21.8
(71.2)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23
(73)		 16.3
(61.3)		 8.9
(48)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −11.3
(11.7)		 6.6
(43.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.2
(−0.8)		 −14.7
(5.5)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 2.8
(37)		 11
(52)		 15.4
(59.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 16.4
(61.5)		 10.3
(50.5)		 3.5
(38.3)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −15.9
(3.4)		 1.1
(34)
Average low °C (°F) −23
(−9)		 −19.6
(−3.3)		 −12.6
(9.3)		 −2.8
(27)		 4.2
(39.6)		 8.9
(48)		 11
(52)		 9.8
(49.6)		 4.3
(39.7)		 −2
(28)		 −11.4
(11.5)		 −20.4
(−4.7)		 −4.5
(23.9)
Record low °C (°F) −45.6
(−50.1)		 −43.9
(−47)		 −42.8
(−45)		 −30
(−22)		 −11.1
(12)		 −4
(25)		 0
(32)		 −4
(25)		 −10
(14)		 −23.3
(−9.9)		 −35
(−31)		 −44
(−47)		 −45.6
(−50.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24.7
(0.972)		 20.2
(0.795)		 30.2
(1.189)		 28.1
(1.106)		 47.8
(1.882)		 69
(2.72)		 75.1
(2.957)		 54.9
(2.161)		 43.6
(1.717)		 23.5
(0.925)		 24.1
(0.949)		 26.1
(1.028)		 467.3
(18.398)
Source: Environment Canada[8]

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 on 21 November 2008
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. ↑ Canada 2016 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 4 August 2010

Coordinates: 51°52′18″N 103°29′19″W / 51.87167°N 103.48861°W / 51.87167; -103.48861


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