Quinton, Saskatchewan
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Quinton | |
|---|---|
  Quinton  Quinton | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′53″N 104°14′34″W / 51.231373°N 104.242738°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Central |
| Census division | 10 |
| Rural Municipality | Mount Hope No. 279 |
| Post office established | 1909-05-22 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Quinton Village Council, Don Ireland |
| • Mayor | Kim Sebastian |
| • Administrators | Dean Cox |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 111 |
| • Density | 115.1/km2 (298/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 58 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0A 3G0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 15 |
| Railways | Canadian National Railway |
| [2][3] | |
Quinton (2016 population: 101) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279 and Census Division No. 10. The village is on Highway 15 between the town of Raymore and the village of Punnichy. It is near the administrative office of the Kawacatoose First Nation.
Quinton incorporated as a village on March 1, 1910.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Quinton, elevation: 630 m or 2,070 ft, 1981-2010 normals | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.9 (0.51) |
9.8 (0.39) |
10.8 (0.43) |
18.6 (0.73) |
42.3 (1.67) |
72.0 (2.83) |
78.0 (3.07) |
68.1 (2.68) |
38.8 (1.53) |
25.4 (1.00) |
10.7 (0.42) |
15.1 (0.59) |
402.5 (15.85) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.9 (0.07) |
13.7 (0.54) |
40.1 (1.58) |
72.0 (2.83) |
78.0 (3.07) |
68.1 (2.68) |
37.3 (1.47) |
19.1 (0.75) |
1.4 (0.06) |
0.0 (0.0) |
331.6 (13.05) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 12.9 (5.1) |
9.8 (3.9) |
8.9 (3.5) |
4.9 (1.9) |
2.2 (0.9) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.5 (0.6) |
6.3 (2.5) |
9.4 (3.7) |
15.1 (5.9) |
71 (28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 70.4 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.58 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 0.26 | 0.0 | 49.36 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.56 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.37 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 21.73 |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
