Redvers | |
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 The Mountie statue, visible from Highway 13 | |
  Redvers  Redvers | |
| Coordinates:49°34′18″N101°41′57″W / 49.571660°N 101.69915°W /49.571660; -101.69915 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Provincial Electoral District | Cannington |
| Federal Electoral District | Souris—Moose Mountain |
| Rural Municipality | Antler No. 61 |
| Post office established | 1902-06-01 |
| Incorporated | 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor/Council |
| • Mayor | Brad Bulbuck |
| • Administrator | Bonnie Rutten |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 591 m (1,939 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 975 |
| • Density | 329.0/km2 (852/sq mi) |
| Postal code | S0C 2H0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Website | Town of Redvers |
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Redvers is a town in southeastSaskatchewan, Canada. It is the first town when travelling west from Manitoba on theRed Coat Trail, the path taken by theNorth-West Mounted Police on theirMarch West in 1874, and now modernHighway 13. A statue of a Mountie on a horse can be seen just west of the intersection of Highway 13 andHighway 8.
The town has a public school, hospital, two banks, and other businesses and services. Like most towns in the area, its economy is based onfarming,oil drilling, and various services.[4]
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The town was named after General SirRedvers Buller in 1897. Buller was then fighting in theSecond Boer War, and had earlier in his career commanded a company to quell theRed River Rebellion. The town was incorporated in 1904. Its centennial was celebrated on 30 July 2004.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Redvers had a population of1,008 living in443 of its514 total private dwellings, a change of-3.3% from its 2016 population of1,042. With a land area of 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi), it had a population density of347.6/km2 (900.2/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Redvers is home to the Redvers Rockets, a senior men'shockey team in theBig 6 Hockey League.[6] It is also home to the Redvers A's of the Saskota Baseball League.[7]
| Climate data for Redvers | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8 (46) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 33.9 (93.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38.3 (100.9) | 38 (100) | 39 (102) | 36.7 (98.1) | 33 (91) | 22.5 (72.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 39 (102) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) | −7.2 (19.0) | −0.1 (31.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 11.3 (52.3) | −0.5 (31.1) | −8.8 (16.2) | 8.8 (47.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) | −12.3 (9.9) | −5.2 (22.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5 (41) | −5.3 (22.5) | −13.8 (7.2) | 2.8 (37.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −17.5 (0.5) | −10.2 (13.6) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 5.1 (41.2) | −1.3 (29.7) | −10 (14) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −3.3 (26.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40 (−40) | −41 (−42) | −38.3 (−36.9) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −10 (14) | −1 (30) | 1.5 (34.7) | −3 (27) | −8.9 (16.0) | −21 (−6) | −32.5 (−26.5) | −41.5 (−42.7) | −41.5 (−42.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 25 (1.0) | 22.3 (0.88) | 24.6 (0.97) | 33.1 (1.30) | 62 (2.4) | 81.2 (3.20) | 64.3 (2.53) | 54.6 (2.15) | 50.6 (1.99) | 33.4 (1.31) | 25.2 (0.99) | 21.6 (0.85) | 498.1 (19.61) |
| Source:Environment Canada[8] | |||||||||||||
2021 Municipal Directory (http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=2&mun=2175)
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