Pelly, Saskatchewan

Pelly (2016 population: 285) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of St. Philips No. 301 and Census Division No. 9.

This article is about the village. For other places in Saskatchewan, see Pelly (disambiguation).
Village of Pelly
Village
Motto(s): 
Pearl of the Parkland
Village of Pelly
Location of Pelly in Saskatchewan
Village of Pelly
Village of Pelly (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°51′47″N 101°54′54″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division9
Rural MunicipalitySt. Philips No. 301
Post Office FoundedCanada Post
Incorporated (Village)1911
Government
 • MayorTrevor Auchstaetter
 • AdministratorFrancis Olson
 • Governing bodyPelly Village Council
Area
 • Total0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total287
 • Density315.5/km2 (817/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0A 2Z0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 49
Highway 8
WebsitePelly Saskatchewan homepage
[1][2][3][4]

The village is the closest inhabited settlement to the historical sites of Fort Livingstone, a former capital of the North-West Territories and a former North-West Mounted Police headquarters, and Fort Pelly, the Swan River district headquarters for the Hudson's Bay Company, from which the village gets its name.

History

Pelly incorporated as a village on May 4, 1911.[5]

Climate
Climate data for Pelly
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10
(50)		 10.5
(50.9)		 17.5
(63.5)		 28.3
(82.9)		 37
(99)		 35
(95)		 36.7
(98.1)		 37.2
(99.0)		 33.3
(91.9)		 29
(84)		 18.3
(64.9)		 10.6
(51.1)		 37.2
(99.0)
Average high °C (°F) −13.7
(7.3)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 7.5
(45.5)		 16.3
(61.3)		 20.8
(69.4)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 15.6
(60.1)		 8.2
(46.8)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −11.4
(11.5)		 6.1
(43.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −19.3
(−2.7)		 −15.1
(4.8)		 −8.7
(16.3)		 1.2
(34.2)		 9.3
(48.7)		 14
(57)		 16.4
(61.5)		 15.2
(59.4)		 9.4
(48.9)		 2.9
(37.2)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 −16.3
(2.7)		 0.1
(32.2)
Average low °C (°F) −24.9
(−12.8)		 −20.9
(−5.6)		 −14.7
(5.5)		 −5
(23)		 2.3
(36.1)		 7.2
(45.0)		 9.9
(49.8)		 8.4
(47.1)		 3.1
(37.6)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −11.9
(10.6)		 −21.2
(−6.2)		 −5.9
(21.4)
Record low °C (°F) −48.3
(−54.9)		 −45.6
(−50.1)		 −46.7
(−52.1)		 −36
(−33)		 −13.9
(7.0)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −16.7
(1.9)		 −22
(−8)		 −40.6
(−41.1)		 −46.1
(−51.0)		 −48.3
(−54.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 26.1
(1.03)		 20.5
(0.81)		 35
(1.4)		 33.5
(1.32)		 48.7
(1.92)		 89.7
(3.53)		 91.6
(3.61)		 64.9
(2.56)		 57.5
(2.26)		 30.4
(1.20)		 26.1
(1.03)		 26.2
(1.03)		 550.1
(21.66)
Source: Environment Canada[6]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981391—    
1986404+3.3%
1991376−6.9%
1996331−12.0%
2001303−8.5%
2006287−5.3%
2011283−1.4%
2016285+0.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Pelly recorded a population of 285 living in 141 of its 181 total private dwellings, a 0.7% change from its 2011 population of 283. With a land area of 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 296.9/km2 (768.9/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Pelly recorded a population of 283, a -1.4% change from its 2006 population of 287. With a land area of 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 294.8/km2 (763.5/sq mi) in 2011.[10]

See also

Footnotes
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 11 December 2010
  7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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