Abbey, Saskatchewan

In 1910, the first post office used by area residents was Longworth, located in the home of Cassie Baldwin.Russell, E. T. (1973), What's In a Name?, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Book Service, p1 The townsite of Abbey was originally owned by a man named D.F. Kennedy. In 1913, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) bought a quarter section of land from him to build a rail line. The CPR gave Mr. Kennedy the honour of naming the community, giving it the name Abbey - the name of the Kennedy farm in Ireland.Our Roots [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=3708682 History of Abbey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614172804/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=3708682 |date=2011-06-14 }} Retrieved on 2008-12-14 Abbey incorporated as a village on September 2, 1913.{{cite web | url=http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | title=Urban Municipality Incorporations | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations | access-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | archive-date=October 15, 2014}}

{{See also|List of historic places in Saskatchewan}}

Abbey has one municipal heritage property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, the Abbey Fire Hall. Constructed in 1919 in response to a large fire that threatened the community in September 1918, the fire station was part of an upgrade to fire protection in Abbey. The station remained in service until a new fire station was constructed in 1975. The station is currently not in use, however the siren on the station tower is still used to signal emergencies in the community.[http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/2345.pdf Abbey Fire Hall Heritage Property Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314172601/http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/2345.pdf |date=March 14, 2012 }}

Abbey Golf Club is a golf course about {{cvt|0.5|km}} south-east of Abbey. It was built in 1950 and is a par 35, 9-hole course with sand greens and a total length of 2,085 yards.{{cite web |url=https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/courses/29254-abbey-golf-club |title = Abbey Golf Club in Abbey, Saskatchewan, Canada {{!}} GolfPass}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/694/abbey-golf-club |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513215923/https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/694/abbey-golf-club |archive-date=May 13, 2019 |title={{!}} Tourism Saskatchewan}}

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{{Historical populations

| title = Population history
(1981–2016)

| type = Canada

| align = right

| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020}}

|1981|218

|1986|198

|1991|190

|1996|162

|2001|137

|2006|130

|2011|115

|2016|129

|2021|100

}}

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Abbey had a population of {{val|100|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|59|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|85|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:100-129}}|129|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|129|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.73|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|100|0.73|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Abbey recorded a population of 129 living in 65 of its 88 total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:129-115}}|129|1}} change from its 2011 population of 115. With a land area of {{cvt|0.77|km2|}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|129|0.77|km2|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 30, 2020}}

Abbey is located south of the South Saskatchewan River and north of the Great Sand Hills{{cite web |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/735/great-sand-hills |title = Great Sand Hills {{!}} Tourism Saskatchewan}}

Abbey experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and short, warm summers. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of {{cvt|316.2|mm}}, and is concentrated in the warmer months.

{{Weather box

|location = Abbey
Climate ID: 4020020; coordinates {{coordinates|50|42|N|108|47|W|type:airport_region:CA-AB|name=Calgary International Airport}}; elevation: {{convert|694.9|m|abbr=on}}; 1981-2010 normals

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

| Jan record high C = 13.9

| Feb record high C = 17.0

| Mar record high C = 25.0

| Apr record high C = 31.5

| May record high C = 35.0

| Jun record high C = 39.0

| Jul record high C = 39.0

| Aug record high C = 41.1

| Sep record high C = 37.8

| Oct record high C = 33.9

| Nov record high C = 25.0

| Dec record high C = 16.0

| year record high C =

| Jan high C = -6.3

| Feb high C = -3.3

| Mar high C = 3.3

| Apr high C = 12.5

| May high C = 18.6

| Jun high C = 22.8

| Jul high C = 26.6

| Aug high C = 26.1

| Sep high C = 19.5

| Oct high C = 12.0

| Nov high C = 1.4

| Dec high C = -4.6

| year high C = 10.7

| Jan low C = -16.1

| Feb low C = -13.3

| Mar low C = -7.0

| Apr low C = -0.7

| May low C = 4.9

| Jun low C = 9.5

| Jul low C = 12.0

| Aug low C = 11.3

| Sep low C = 5.8

| Oct low C = -0.5

| Nov low C = -8.3

| Dec low C = -14.3

| year low C = -1.4

| Jan record low C = -43.3

| Feb record low C = -42.0

| Mar record low C = -35.0

| Apr record low C = -20.0

| May record low C = -11.0

| Jun record low C = -4.0

| Jul record low C = 2.5

| Aug record low C = 0.0

| Sep record low C = -7.8

| Oct record low C = -27.0

| Nov record low C = -36.0

| Dec record low C = -44.0

| year record low C =

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 10.6

| Feb precipitation mm = 8.3

| Mar precipitation mm = 14.6

| Apr precipitation mm = 20.9

| May precipitation mm = 41.0

| Jun precipitation mm = 72.1

| Jul precipitation mm = 46.6

| Aug precipitation mm = 35.5

| Sep precipitation mm = 27.0

| Oct precipitation mm = 14.1

| Nov precipitation mm = 12.1

| Dec precipitation mm = 13.3

| year precipitation mm = 316.2

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 0.0

| Feb rain mm = 0.2

| Mar rain mm = 3.0

| Apr rain mm = 13.7

| May rain mm = 37.6

| Jun rain mm = 72.1

| Jul rain mm = 46.6

| Aug rain mm = 35.5

| Sep rain mm = 25.2

| Oct rain mm = 8.1

| Nov rain mm = 1.7

| Dec rain mm = 0.3

| year rain mm = 244.0

| snow colour = green

| Jan snow cm = 10.6

| Feb snow cm = 8.1

| Mar snow cm = 11.6

| Apr snow cm = 7.3

| May snow cm = 3.4

| Jun snow cm = 0.0

| Jul snow cm = 0.0

| Aug snow cm = 0.0

| Sep snow cm = 1.8

| Oct snow cm = 6.1

| Nov snow cm = 10.4

| Dec snow cm = 13.0

| year snow cm = 72.2

| unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 3.9

| Feb precipitation days = 2.6

| Mar precipitation days = 3.8

| Apr precipitation days = 4.1

| May precipitation days = 6.1

| Jun precipitation days = 8.4

| Jul precipitation days = 6.3

| Aug precipitation days = 5.0

| Sep precipitation days = 4.5

| Oct precipitation days = 3.3

| Nov precipitation days = 3.6

| Dec precipitation days = 4.3

| year precipitation days = 55.8

| unit rain days = 0.2 mm

| Jan rain days = 0.04

| Feb rain days = 0.08

| Mar rain days = 0.44

| Apr rain days = 3.00

| May rain days = 5.60

| Jun rain days = 8.40

| Jul rain days = 6.30

| Aug rain days = 5.00

| Sep rain days = 4.40

| Oct rain days = 2.00

| Nov rain days = 0.52

| Dec rain days = 0.12

| year rain days = 35.80

| unit snow days = 0.2 cm

| Jan snow days = 3.90

| Feb snow days = 2.50

| Mar snow days = 3.40

| Apr snow days = 1.40

| May snow days = 0.74

| Jun snow days = 0.00

| Jul snow days = 0.00

| Aug snow days = 0.00

| Sep snow days = 0.22

| Oct snow days = 1.40

| Nov snow days = 3.20

| Dec snow days = 4.20

| year snow days = 20.90

|source 1 = Environment and Climate Change Canada{{cite web|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=SK&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=3066&dispBack=0 |title=Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data|publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada|date=November 25, 2021|access-date=March 8, 2022}}

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{{Geographic location

| Northwest = Cramersburg

| North = Eston

| Northeast = White Bear

| West = Lancer

| Centre = Abbey

| East = Shackleton

| Southwest = Great Sand Hills Porovincial Ecological Reserve

| South = Tompkins

| Southeast = Gull Lake

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