Lumsden | |
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 James Street | |
  Lumsden  Lumsden | |
| Coordinates:50°38′47″N104°52′03″W / 50.6463°N 104.8676°W /50.6463; -104.8676 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 6 |
| Rural Municipality | Lumsden No. 189 |
| Established | 1881 |
| Incorporated (Village) | January 10, 1899 |
| Incorporated (Town) | March 15, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Verne Barber |
| • Chief Administrative Officer | Monica Merkosky[1] |
| • Governing body | Town Council |
| • MLA | Blaine McLeod (SKP) |
| • MP | Larry Spencer (CON) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,800 |
| • Density | 366/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0G 3C0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 11Highway 20 |
| Waterways | Qu'Appelle River |
| Website | www |
| [3][4][5][6] | |
Lumsden is a town in theQu'Appelle Valley in south centralSaskatchewan, Canada, 31 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of the city ofRegina. It is surrounded by theRural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189. The town functions as both a farming community and an unofficial suburb of Regina. Lumsden has an active artistic community, which consists of many writers, painters, and sculptors.[citation needed]
Settlers first arrived in 1881 and the area came to be commonly known as Happy Hollow. When theQu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railway came through the community in 1889, the name was changed to Lumsden after Hugh Lumsden, a senior engineer with the railway.[7]
The town has repeatedly flooded, with major flood events occurring in 1892, 1904, 1916, 1948, and 1969. In 1974, Lumsden experienced the highest water levels in the town's history; volunteers from Regina and all surrounding communities came to help with sandbagging. The town subsequently straightened the Qu'Appelle River's channel and built dikes.[7] The Town was at risk for flooding again in 2011 after a wet fall winter of record snowfall; however, it did not flood.[8]
The community was chosen by Harrowsmith Magazine in 2002 as the "prettiest" town in the province.[9]
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Official town centennial celebrations were held in March 2005. In May 2005, Lumsden hostedQueen Elizabeth II andPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the Lumsden Sports Centre. Hundreds of guests were entertained by Marny Duncan-Cary, the Lumsden Community Choir, the Riel Reelers, and the Lumsden & District Band and Jazz Ensemble. The event was held in celebration of both the town and the province's centenaries, and was the only engagement of Canada's Queen outside urban centres on that visit to Saskatchewan.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Lumsden had a population of1,800 living in700 of its732 total private dwellings, a change of-1.3% from its 2016 population of1,824. With a land area of 4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi), it had a population density of365.9/km2 (947.6/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
| 2021 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,800 (-1.3% from 2016) | 1,631 (+7.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi) | 4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi) |
| Population density | 366/km2 (950/sq mi) | 402.0/km2 (1,041/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.2 (M: 39.6, F: 42.4) | 42.4 (M: 38.8, F: 45.6) |
| Private dwellings | 732 (total) 700 (occupied) | 626 (total) |
| Median household income | $107,000 |
Lumsden exhibits acontinental climate (KöppenDfb), closely bordering on asemi-arid climate (BSk)
| Climate data for Lumsden | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 33.9 (93.0) | 38.3 (100.9) | 40.5 (104.9) | 43.3 (109.9) | 41.1 (106.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 31.5 (88.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 15 (59) | 43.3 (109.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) | −6.4 (20.5) | 1.7 (35.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 24 (75) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 11.8 (53.2) | 0.3 (32.5) | −7.5 (18.5) | 9.7 (49.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) | −12 (10) | −3.8 (25.2) | 5.4 (41.7) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.2 (66.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 11.5 (52.7) | 5.2 (41.4) | −4.7 (23.5) | −13.1 (8.4) | 3.3 (37.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21 (−6) | −17.5 (0.5) | −9.2 (15.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | 5 (41) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12 (54) | 10.4 (50.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | −1.5 (29.3) | −9.8 (14.4) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −3.1 (26.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.8 (−54.0) | −45.6 (−50.1) | −42.8 (−45.0) | −26.1 (−15.0) | −11.1 (12.0) | −4.4 (24.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | −2.8 (27.0) | −14.4 (6.1) | −22.2 (−8.0) | −36.1 (−33.0) | −44.4 (−47.9) | −47.8 (−54.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 16.3 (0.64) | 12.1 (0.48) | 16.4 (0.65) | 23.3 (0.92) | 51.4 (2.02) | 57 (2.2) | 68.7 (2.70) | 40.6 (1.60) | 36 (1.4) | 20.8 (0.82) | 11.6 (0.46) | 19.2 (0.76) | 373.2 (14.69) |
| Source:Environment Canada[12] | |||||||||||||
Each year since 1987, the Duck Derby Committee hosts a fundraiser in which thousands of numbered plastic ducks are raced down the Qu'Appelle River. Participants purchase a numbered duck which is entered in the race, and the first ducks across the finish line win their owners cash and prizes. Proceeds from the derby benefit the Lumsden Sports Center (rink) in town. The Duck Derby also hosts a variety of artists, musicians, traders, etc. who perform and sell their wares in town.[13]
Lumsden hosts an annual Scarecrow Festival in September. Events of the day include a large street market, hay rides, activities for kids, food vendors, garage sales, outdoor movie and fireworks. The event usually draws thousands of people to town.[citation needed]
In 2006, the Lumsden Arena became the site of the second edition of theWestern Women's Hockey League championship, between theCalgary Oval X-Treme and theMinnesota Whitecaps.[14] The town frequently hosts games for theSaskatchewan Prairie Ice, now of theWestern Women's Hockey League.
The Lumsden Monarchs are a senior men'sice hockey team that was a founding member of theHighway Hockey League in central Saskatchewan in 1965.[15]
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