Coronach | |
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Town | |
| Town of Coronach | |
 Poplar River Power Station | |
  Coronach  Coronach | |
| Coordinates:49°06′43″N105°31′10″W / 49.1119°N 105.5195°W /49.1119; -105.5195 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | Hart Butte No. 11 |
| Incorporated | 1928 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Calvin Martin |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 643 |
| Postal code | S0H 0Z0 |
| Highways | |
| Website | townofcoronach.ca |
Coronach/ˈkɒrənæk/ is a town in southernSaskatchewan, Canada near theCanada–US border. It was founded in 1926 by theCanadian Pacific Railway and named afterCoronach, the horse who had just wonThe Derby in England that year. Coronach was officially incorporated in 1928.
After its incorporation in 1928, the town's population teetered around 300, until about 1974 when the town discovered that they were to receive thePoplar River Power Project. This project brought many new citizens to the town to build and operate the Power Plant. The Poplar River Power Plant can be seen from a distance with the large smoke stack extending above the town. With the Poplar River Power Project also came the development of the Coronach Coal Mine, which provides the coal/fuel to the Power Plant. The Coal mine has had a few locations and a variety of owners; Westmoreland Coal Company currently owns it.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Coronach had a population of612 living in272 of its351 total private dwellings, a change of-4.8% from its 2016 population of643. With a land area of 2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi), it had a population density of261.5/km2 (677.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
According to the 2016 Census, Coronach had a median age of 43.0 years.[2]
| Climate data for Coronach, Saskatchewan, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1980–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 31.5 (88.7) | 36.0 (96.8) | 40.0 (104.0) | 42.1 (107.8) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.3 (99.1) | 34.0 (93.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −2.6 (27.3) | 3.3 (37.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 19.9 (67.8) | 12.1 (53.8) | 2.2 (36.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | 11.0 (51.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) | −8.2 (17.2) | −2.4 (27.7) | 5.1 (41.2) | 11.2 (52.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.4 (65.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 5.2 (41.4) | −3.5 (25.7) | −9.6 (14.7) | 4.4 (39.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) | −13.6 (7.5) | −8.0 (17.6) | −2.1 (28.2) | 3.9 (39.0) | 9.2 (48.6) | 11.3 (52.3) | 10.2 (50.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | −1.9 (28.6) | −9.2 (15.4) | −15.1 (4.8) | −2.3 (27.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.0 (−40.0) | −41.0 (−41.8) | −35.3 (−31.5) | −21.6 (−6.9) | −11.9 (10.6) | −4.0 (24.8) | 2.4 (36.3) | −1.5 (29.3) | −9.7 (14.5) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −35.0 (−31.0) | −40.0 (−40.0) | −41.0 (−41.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 13.5 (0.53) | 8.6 (0.34) | 18.3 (0.72) | 21.4 (0.84) | 51.1 (2.01) | 73.5 (2.89) | 55.6 (2.19) | 31.3 (1.23) | 18.9 (0.74) | 17.9 (0.70) | 13.3 (0.52) | 15.9 (0.63) | 339.3 (13.34) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 13.2 (5.2) | 6.9 (2.7) | 12.0 (4.7) | 4.5 (1.8) | 2.5 (1.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (0.2) | 2.7 (1.1) | 11.3 (4.4) | 15.8 (6.2) | 69.5 (27.3) |
| Source: Environment Canada[3](September record high)[4] | |||||||||||||
The Town of Coronach is a part owner of theFife Lake Railway.[6]
TheScobey–Coronach Border Crossing and theCoronach/Scobey Border Station Airport are about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-east of town.
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