Lipton, Saskatchewan
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Lipton (2016 population: 345) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217 and Census Division No. 6. The village is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the town of Fort Qu'Appelle on Highway 22.
Lipton | |
|---|---|
| Village of Lipton | |
 Lipton Location within Saskatchewan  Lipton Location within Canada | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′10″N 103°50′55″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southeast |
| Census division | 6 |
| Rural Municipality | Lipton |
| Incorporated village) | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Lipton Village Council |
| • Administrator | Wanda McLeod |
| • MLA | Travis Keisig |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 345 |
| • Density | 458.7/km2 (1,188/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0G 3B0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 22 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Website | Village of Lipton |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
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History
Settlers began arriving in the early 1880s. Lipton was incorporated as a village on May 15, 1905.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Lipton | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.5 (104.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.1 (1.2) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.7 (−52.1) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−45.0 (−49.0) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.3 (0.96) |
14.9 (0.59) |
23.9 (0.94) |
26.6 (1.05) |
53.2 (2.09) |
78.2 (3.08) |
68.7 (2.70) |
51.3 (2.02) |
39.3 (1.55) |
25.1 (0.99) |
16.4 (0.65) |
25.4 (1.00) |
447.2 (17.61) |
| Source: Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lipton had a population of 333 living in 137 of its 154 total private dwellings, a change of −3.5% from its 2016 population of 345. With a land area of 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 405.7/km2 (1,050.8/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Lipton recorded a population of 345 living in 158 of its 173 total private dwellings, a −7.8% change from its 2011 population of 372. With a land area of 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 460.0/km2 (1,191.4/sq mi) in 2016.[10]
