Pilger, Saskatchewan

Village of Pilger
Village of Pilger
Location of Pilger in Saskatchewan
Village of Pilger
Village of Pilger (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°26′24″N 105°17′49″W / 52.440°N 105.297°W / 52.440; -105.297Coordinates: 52°26′24″N 105°17′49″W / 52.440°N 105.297°W / 52.440; -105.297
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 15
Rural Municipality Three Lakes No. 400
Post office Founded 1908
Incorporated (Village) January 1, 1969
Government
 • Mayor Joyce Bauer
 • Administrator Rhonda Hemm
 • Governing body Pilger Village Council
Area
 • Total 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 74
 • Density 165.0/km2 (427/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0K 3G0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 20
Waterways Houghton Lake
Lenore Lake
Middle Lake
Basin Lake
[1][2][3][4]

Pilger is a small village in Saskatchewan, Canada, located one hundred kilometers north-east of Saskatoon. Its population hovers at about one hundred people. The village offers a bar and restaurant, the Pilger Tavern, the Pilger Public Library, and a general store.

Demographics

Canada census – Pilger, Saskatchewan community profile
Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Median household income:
References: earlier[5]

Climate

Climate data for Pilger
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.8
(46)		 10
(50)		 17.5
(63.5)		 31.1
(88)		 35.6
(96.1)		 38.6
(101.5)		 37.8
(100)		 38.9
(102)		 38.3
(100.9)		 29.4
(84.9)		 18.9
(66)		 10.6
(51.1)		 41.7
(107.1)
Average high °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4)		 −8.5
(16.7)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 9.5
(49.1)		 18.3
(64.9)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 23.7
(74.7)		 17.3
(63.1)		 10
(50)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 7.4
(45.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.3
(−0.9)		 −13.8
(7.2)		 −7
(19)		 3.3
(37.9)		 11.2
(52.2)		 15.6
(60.1)		 17.6
(63.7)		 16.9
(62.4)		 11
(52)		 4.2
(39.6)		 −7
(19)		 −15.3
(4.5)		 1.5
(34.7)
Average low °C (°F) −23.5
(−10.3)		 −19.1
(−2.4)		 −12.3
(9.9)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 4.1
(39.4)		 9.2
(48.6)		 11.2
(52.2)		 10.1
(50.2)		 4.6
(40.3)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 −20
(−4)		 −4.3
(24.3)
Record low °C (°F) −49.4
(−56.9)		 −47.8
(−54)		 −41.1
(−42)		 −31.7
(−25.1)		 −12.2
(10)		 −5.6
(21.9)		 −2.2
(28)		 −2
(28)		 −11.1
(12)		 −26.1
(−15)		 −35.6
(−32.1)		 −50.6
(−59.1)		 −50.6
(−59.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.2
(0.874)		 14.9
(0.587)		 20.1
(0.791)		 27.4
(1.079)		 47.4
(1.866)		 71.3
(2.807)		 75.6
(2.976)		 56.1
(2.209)		 40.5
(1.594)		 23.7
(0.933)		 15.9
(0.626)		 20.1
(0.791)		 435.3
(17.138)
Source: Environment Canada[6]

Culture

Pilger is home to the Annual Pilger Pumpkin Growing Contest. The festival is held on the last Saturday of September, and plays host to over 500 attendees every year.[7]

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. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 12 December 2010
  7. ↑ "True North: Departation and Thoughts". Retrieved 2010-07-09.


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