Estevan
{{Short description|City in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{About|the city in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{For|the rural municipality that surrounds the city|Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Estevan
|official_name = City of Estevan
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|nickname = The Energy City
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|subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
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|government_type = Mayor–council government
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Anthony Sernick
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|established_title = First settler
|established_date = 1892
|established_title1 = Village
|established_date1 = 1899
|established_title2 = Town
|established_date2 = 1906
|established_title3 = City
|established_date3 = March 1, 1957
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|area_land_km2 = 9.16
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Estevan is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately {{convert|16|km}} north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5.
History
The first settlers in what was to become Estevan arrived in 1892, along with the expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was incorporated as a village in 1899, and later became a town in 1906. On March 1, 1957, Estevan acquired the status of a city, which, in Saskatchewan terms, is any community of 5,000 or more.{{cite encyclopedia
|url = http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/estevan.html
|title = Estevan
|last = Salmers
|first = G.C.
|encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
|publisher = Great Plains Research Center
|date = 2006
|access-date = 2010-11-03
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121124095635/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/estevan.html
|archive-date = 2012-11-24
|url-status = dead
}}
The name origin is attributed to George Stephen's registered telegraphic address, Estevan.{{cite web|url=http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=1|title=Estevan|access-date=2008-03-12|archive-date=15 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122028/http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=1|url-status=dead}} George Stephen was the first President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, from 1881 to 1888.
=World War I military unit=
{{stack|File:Cenotaph, commemorative plaques and the law court (4967280857).jpg}}
On December 22, 1915, the 152nd (Weyburn-Estevan) Battalion, CEF was authorised and recruited men from the area before departing to Great Britain on October 3, 1916.{{cn|date=May 2024}}
=1931 riot=
Estevan was the site of the notorious Estevan riot in 1931. Although most of the strikers were from nearby Bienfait, the strike is associated with Estevan because it was in this city the demonstrators were met by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. After the subsequent riot, which lasted 45 minutes, three strikers lay dead. It was later proven the three miners had been killed by the RCMP. The miners had been organised by the Workers' Unity League.{{Cite journal |last=Hanson |first=Stanley Duane |date=1971 |title=The Estevan Strike and Riot, 1931 |url=https://harvest.usask.ca/items/742509e9-4cbe-421b-9a3c-f0e2a02996fc |journal=University of Saskatchewan |language=en-US}}
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Estevan had a population of {{val|10851|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|4584|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|5368|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:10851-11483}}|11483|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|11483|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|18.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|10851|18.3|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=March 27, 2022}}
{{canada_census
|location = Estevan
|2021_population=10,851 | 2021_pop_delta=-5.5 | 2021_land_area=18.30 | 2021_pop_density=592.9
|2021_median_age=38.8 | 2021_median_age_m=38.4 | 2021_median_age_f=39.2
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=5,368 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=4,584 |2021_mean_hh_income=94,000
|2021_geocode=2021A00054701024 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
|2001_population=10,242
|2001_pop_delta=- 4.7
|2001_land_area=17.53
|2001_pop_density=584.4
|2001_pop_rank=
|2001_median_age=35.3
|2001_median_age_m=33.6
|2001_median_age_f=36.8
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=4,355
|2001_mean_hh_income=53,841
|2001_access_date=2011-08-27
|2006_population=10,084
|2006_pop_delta=-1.5
|2006_land_area=17.56
|2006_pop_density=574.4
|2006_pop_rank=
|2006_median_age=37.1
|2006_median_age_m=35.0
|2006_median_age_f=39.3
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=4,455
|2006_total_pvt_dwell_usual=4,238
|2006_mean_hh_income=62,630
|2006_access_date=2011-08-27
|2011_population=11,054
|2011_pop_delta=9.6
|2011_land_area=18.85
|2011_pop_density=586.6
|2011_pop_rank=
|2011_median_age= 36.0
|2011_median_age_m= 34.7
|2011_median_age_f= 37.6
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=4,789
|2011_total_pvt_dwell_usual=4,501
|2011_mean_hh_income= 88,746
|2011_access_date=2012-04-13
|2016_population=11,258 | 2016_pop_delta=3.8 | 2016_land_area=9.16 | 2016_pop_density=1228.9
|2016_median_age=36.4 | 2016_median_age_m=35.7 | 2016_median_age_f=37.1
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=5,237 | 2016_mean_hh_income=96,736 | 2016_access_date=2021-04-23
}}
{{Historical populations
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|footnote = Population amounts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
|source = Statistics Canada
|1901|181
|1911|1,981
|1921|2,290
|1931|2,936
|1941|3,120
|1951|3,935
|1961|7,728
|1971|9,150
|1981|9,174
|1991|10,240
|2001|10,242
|2006|10,084
|2011|11,054
|2016|11,258
|2021|10,851
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= Ethnicity =
class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Panethnic groups in the City of Estevan (2001−2021) ! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group |
Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
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European{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 8,485 | {{Percentage | 8485 | 10630 | 2 }} | 9,100 | {{Percentage | 9100 | 11260 | 2 }} | 9,850 | {{Percentage | 9850 | 10840 | 2 }} | 9,410 | {{Percentage | 9410 | 9925 | 2 }} | 9,605 | {{Percentage | 9605 | 10075 | 2 }} |
Southeast Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 1,015 | {{Percentage | 1015 | 10630 | 2 }} | 985 | {{Percentage | 985 | 11260 | 2 }} | 195 | {{Percentage | 195 | 10840 | 2 }} | 15 | {{Percentage | 15 | 9925 | 2 }} | 35 | {{Percentage | 35 | 10075 | 2 }} |
Indigenous
| 560 | {{Percentage | 560 | 10630 | 2 }} | 630 | {{Percentage | 630 | 11260 | 2 }} | 475 | {{Percentage | 475 | 10840 | 2 }} | 345 | {{Percentage | 345 | 9925 | 2 }} | 335 | {{Percentage | 335 | 10075 | 2 }} |
South Asian
| 170 | {{Percentage | 170 | 10630 | 2 }} | 250 | {{Percentage | 250 | 11260 | 2 }} | 85 | {{Percentage | 85 | 10840 | 2 }} | 30 | {{Percentage | 30 | 9925 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 10075 | 2 }} |
East Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 170 | {{Percentage | 170 | 10630 | 2 }} | 80 | {{Percentage | 80 | 11260 | 2 }} | 85 | {{Percentage | 85 | 10840 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 9925 | 2 }} | 85 | {{Percentage | 85 | 10075 | 2 }} |
African
| 140 | {{Percentage | 140 | 10630 | 2 }} | 125 | {{Percentage | 125 | 11260 | 2 }} | 70 | {{Percentage | 70 | 10840 | 2 }} | 60 | {{Percentage | 60 | 9925 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 10075 | 2 }} |
Middle Eastern{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 30 | {{Percentage | 30 | 10630 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 11260 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 10840 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 9925 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 10075 | 2 }} |
Latin American
| 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 10630 | 2 }} | 30 | {{Percentage | 30 | 11260 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 10840 | 2 }} | 40 | {{Percentage | 40 | 9925 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 10075 | 2 }} |
Other/multiracial{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 45 | {{Percentage | 45 | 10630 | 2 }} | 45 | {{Percentage | 45 | 11260 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 10840 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 9925 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 10075 | 2 }} |
Total responses
! 10,630 ! {{Percentage | 10630 | 10851 | 2 }} ! 11,260 ! {{Percentage | 11260 | 11483 | 2 }} ! 10,840 ! {{Percentage | 10840 | 11054 | 2 }} ! 9,925 ! {{Percentage | 9925 | 10084 | 2 }} ! 10,075 ! {{Percentage | 10075 | 10242 | 2 }} |
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! Total population ! 10,851 ! {{Percentage | 10851 | 10851 | 2 }} ! 11,483 ! {{Percentage | 11483 | 11483 | 2 }} ! 11,054 ! {{Percentage | 11054 | 11054 | 2 }} ! 10,084 ! {{Percentage | 10084 | 10084 | 2 }} ! 10,242 ! {{Percentage | 10242 | 10242 | 2 }} |
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| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}} |
Economy
The major industries in Estevan are coal mining, power generation at nearby Boundary Dam Power Station and Shand Power Station,{{Cite web|url=https://www.saskpower.com/Our-Power-Future/Our-Electricity/Electrical-System/System-Map/Shand-Power-Station|title=Shand Power Station|website=www.saskpower.com|accessdate=21 April 2023}} oil and gas, and agriculture.
Arts and culture
=Museums and galleries=
The city of Estevan has two museums, one of which is primarily a gallery.
The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, formerly the Estevan National Exhibition Centre, was founded in 1978.[http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/index.php/estevan-national-exhibition-centre-fonds;rad Sain Collections – Estevan National Exhibition Centre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222103239/http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/index.php/estevan-national-exhibition-centre-fonds;rad |date=22 December 2015 }}. Sain.scaa.sk.ca. Retrieved on 2015-12-13. The Estevan Art Gallery is a free public gallery that showcases contemporary art. The Gallery's permanent collection includes woodblock-print works by Andrew King.[http://estevanartgallery.com/permanent.html Estevan Art Gallery & Museum – Permanent Collection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301103916/http://estevanartgallery.com/permanent.html |date=2012-03-01 }}. Estevanartgallery.com. Retrieved on 2015-12-13. The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, EAGM, also features the North-West Mounted Police Wood End Post Historical Site, NWMP Museum. This museum is in a house which is the oldest-known North-West Mounted Police Detachment Post in Saskatchewan and holds a collection related to the North-West Mounted Police and the 1874 March West from Roche Percee to Estevan.[http://estevanartgallery.com/museum.html Estevan Art Gallery & Museum – North West Mounted Police Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301103648/http://estevanartgallery.com/museum.html |date=2012-03-01 }}. Estevanartgallery.com. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
The Souris Valley Museum, SVM, is a local and regional history museum focused on human development and daily life within south-east Saskatchewan. It was founded in 2001, primarily from the collection of Stan Durr. The museum provides an engaging depiction of the social and cultural influences and economic development of south-east Saskatchewan. The collection includes the Schneller Schoolhouse, a Threshing Cook Car, a Homesteader Shack, two of Estevan's original Firetrucks, and a Heritage Mining Display.[http://www.sourisvalleymuseum.com/about.html About]. Souris Valley Museum. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
=Arts council=
The Estevan Arts Council, founded in 1967, is a non-profit organisation that offers art classes and workshops, adjudicates art shows, hosts concerts, and provides a youth art scholarships through the work of volunteers and community donations and grants.[http://www.estevanartscouncil.com/about.html About] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128093441/http://www.estevanartscouncil.com/about.html |date=2012-11-28 }}. Estevan Arts Council. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
=Sports=
File:Affinity Place entrance.jpg
File:Inside Affinity Place.jpg
Affinity Place{{Cite web|url=http://estevan.ca/affinity-place/|title=Affinity Place|website=City of Estevan|accessdate=21 April 2023}} is a 2,650 seat Multi-Purpose Entertainment and Sports Facility that was built to supplement the two other ageing ice surfaces in Estevan, the Civic Auditorium and Lignite Miners Centre. It opened on 15 April 2011. Affinity Place is home to the Estevan Bruins, a junior ice hockey team playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL),{{cite web |url=https://www.estevanbruins.com/ |title=Home |website=estevanbruins.com}} and the Midget AAA Estevan Bears.{{Cite web|url=http://www.estevanbears.com/leagues/front_pagePlus.cfm?clientID=6801&leagueID=32456|title=Estevan Bears - Powered By esportsdesk.com|website=www.estevanbears.com|accessdate=21 April 2023}} Affinity Place also has a Racquetball court, swimming pool, and a gym. Right next to Affinity Place is the Estevan Curling Club.{{cite web |url=https://www.estevancurlingclub.net/ |title=Home |website=estevancurlingclub.net}}
The nine-team Saskota Baseball League has two teams in Estevan, the Southeast Diamondbacks and the Estevan Tap House Wolves.{{Cite web|url=http://ballcharts.com/team/?team=saskota|title = Saskota Baseball League - Home}}
A former Estevan team, the Estevan Bears, played in the Big 6 Hockey League. They won the Lincoln Trophy three straight years from 1985 to 1987. CJSL AM 1150 broadcasts many Big 6 hockey games.
The Estevan Motor Speedway hosts regular stock car races in the summer. It’s the only racetrack in Canada certified by the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA).
The city's only high school, Estevan Comprehensive School, offers athletics in a range of sports including football, volleyball and basketball.
Climate
Estevan has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) It falls into the NRC Plant Hardiness Zone 4a.{{cite web|title=Plant Hardiness Zone by Municipality|url=http://www.planthardiness.gc.ca/?m=22&lang=en&prov=Saskatchewan&val=E|website=Natural Resources Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=26 March 2016}}
Estevan's climate is characterized by cold, long, and dry winters with warm, short and, relatively humid summers. The mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is {{Convert|-13.9|C}}. The precipitation in winter[http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=spring1 Spring is March, April and May.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315161510/http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=spring1 |date=2012-03-15 }} [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=summer1 Summer is June, July and August.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806051638/http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=summer1 |date=2011-08-06 }} [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=autumn1 Autumn is September, October and November.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806051630/http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=autumn1 |date=2011-08-06 }} [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=winter1 Winter is December, January and February.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806051625/http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=winter1 |date=2011-08-06 }} is chiefly snow, averaging {{convert|56.0|cm|2|abbr=on}}. The spring is a short transitional season, with a mean temperature of {{convert|4.4|C}} and {{convert|107.3|mm|abbr=on}} of precipitation, with significant snowfall in April. The summer is usually warm (the mean average high temperature is {{Convert|25.3|C}} (average high in July, the warmest month, is {{Convert|25.9|C}} and humid ({{Convert|190.8|mm|abbr=on}} of total precipitation). Autumn, as spring, is transitional, being warm in September and cooler in October and November. At this time of the year, the average temperature is {{Convert|4.6|C}} and the total precipitation is {{Convert|85.9|mm|abbr=on}}. Estevan is the sunniest city year-round in Canada, and it is also the city with the clearest skies year round in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/auth/english/learningresources/facts/superweather.html/#suncapital |title=The Atlas of Canada – Weather |author=Environment Canada |date=2009-08-12 |access-date=2011-03-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100421191022/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/auth/english/learningresources/facts/superweather.html |archive-date=April 21, 2010 }}
The highest temperature ever recorded in Estevan was {{convert|43.3|C|0}} on 5 July 1936,{{cite web
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1899-06-01%7C1944-10-31&mlyRange=1899-01-01%7C1944-12-01&StationID=2895&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1900&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=7&Day=2&txtStationName=estevan&timeframe=2&Year=1936
| title = July 1936
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| date = 31 October 2011
| publisher = Environment Canada
| access-date = 6 April 2016}} and 5 July 1937.{{cite web
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1899-06-01%7C1944-10-31&mlyRange=1899-01-01%7C1944-12-01&StationID=2895&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1900&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=7&Day=2&txtStationName=estevan&timeframe=2&Year=1937
| title = July 1937
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| date = 31 October 2011
| publisher = Environment Canada
| access-date = 6 April 2016}} The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-46.7|C|0}} on 11 January 1916,{{cite web
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1899-06-01%7C1944-10-31&mlyRange=1899-01-01%7C1944-12-01&StationID=2895&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1900&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=2&txtStationName=estevan&timeframe=2&Year=1916
| title = January 1916
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| date = 31 October 2011
| publisher = Environment Canada
| access-date = 6 April 2016}} and 16 February 1936.{{cite web
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1899-06-01%7C1944-10-31&mlyRange=1899-01-01%7C1944-12-01&StationID=2895&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1900&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=2&Day=2&txtStationName=estevan&timeframe=2&Year=1936
| title = February 1936
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| date = 31 October 2011
| publisher = Environment Canada
| access-date = 6 April 2016}}
{{Weather box
|location = Estevan Airport, elevation: {{convert|572|m|abbr=on}}, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–present{{efn|Climate data for Estevan was collected in the city of Estevan from 1900–1944, and at Estevan Airport from 1944 to the present day.}}
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|collapsed =
|Jan record high C = 11.4
|Feb record high C = 17.0
|Mar record high C = 26.1
|Apr record high C = 32.2
|May record high C = 38.7
|Jun record high C = 39.1
|Jul record high C = 43.3
|Aug record high C = 41.1
|Sep record high C = 38.3
|Oct record high C = 33.3
|Nov record high C = 22.1
|Dec record high C = 15.6
|year record high C = 43.3
|Jan high C = -8.4
|Feb high C = -6.2
|Mar high C = 1.0
|Apr high C = 11.1
|May high C = 18.3
|Jun high C = 22.7
|Jul high C = 25.9
|Aug high C = 26.0
|Sep high C = 20.3
|Oct high C = 11.2
|Nov high C = 1.3
|Dec high C = -6.0
|year high C = 9.8
|Jan mean C = −13.9
|Feb mean C = −11.8
|Mar mean C = -4.5
|Apr mean C = 4.4
|May mean C = 11.2
|Jun mean C = 16.3
|Jul mean C = 19.1
|Aug mean C = 18.4
|Sep mean C = 12.9
|Oct mean C = 4.8
|Nov mean C = -4.0
|Dec mean C = -11.2
|year mean C = 3.5
|Jan low C = -19.4
|Feb low C = -17.3
|Mar low C = -10.0
|Apr low C = -2.2
|May low C = 4.1
|Jun low C = 10.0
|Jul low C = 12.3
|Aug low C = 10.8
|Sep low C = 5.3
|Oct low C = -1.7
|Nov low C = -9.3
|Dec low C = -16.3
|year low C = -2.8
|Jan record low C = -46.7
|Feb record low C = -46.7
|Mar record low C = -36.7
|Apr record low C = -25.0
|May record low C = -10.6
|Jun record low C = -3.9
|Jul record low C = -0.6
|Aug record low C = -3.3
|Sep record low C = -11.1
|Oct record low C = -21.5
|Nov record low C = -32.8
|Dec record low C = -39.5
|year record low C = -46.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 16.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 14.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 18.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 27.3
|May precipitation mm = 65.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 84.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 66.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 47.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 45.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 29.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 19.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 18.4
|year precipitation mm = 454.9
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.67
|Feb rain mm = 1.2
|Mar rain mm = 7.1
|Apr rain mm = 16.3
|May rain mm = 52.1
|Jun rain mm = 74.8
|Jul rain mm = 67.5
|Aug rain mm = 51.7
|Sep rain mm = 35.7
|Oct rain mm = 20.4
|Nov rain mm = 3.7
|Dec rain mm = 0.49
|year rain mm = 331.6
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 22.2
|Feb snow cm = 15.3
|Mar snow cm = 16.5
|Apr snow cm = 7.9
|May snow cm = 4.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.05
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.47
|Oct snow cm = 7.7
|Nov snow cm = 16.4
|Dec snow cm = 20.1
|year snow cm = 110.7
|unit precipitation days= 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 10.2
|Feb precipitation days = 8.4
|Mar precipitation days = 8.6
|Apr precipitation days = 9.5
|May precipitation days = 11.5
|Jun precipitation days = 14.2
|Jul precipitation days = 10.6
|Aug precipitation days = 9.4
|Sep precipitation days = 9.1
|Oct precipitation days = 7.8
|Nov precipitation days = 8.2
|Dec precipitation days = 11.5
|year precipitation days = 118.9
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 0.63
|Feb rain days = 0.87
|Mar rain days = 3.1
|Apr rain days = 5.9
|May rain days = 11.1
|Jun rain days = 13.5
|Jul rain days = 11.1
|Aug rain days = 10.0
|Sep rain days = 8.8
|Oct rain days = 5.9
|Nov rain days = 1.9
|Dec rain days = 0.87
|year rain days = 73.7
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 10.8
|Feb snow days = 8.4
|Mar snow days = 7.1
|Apr snow days = 3.2
|May snow days = 0.97
|Jun snow days = 0.03
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.37
|Oct snow days = 2.4
|Nov snow days = 6.8
|Dec snow days = 11.4
|year snow days = 51.6
|Jan sun = 113.8
|Feb sun = 135.9
|Mar sun = 178.6
|Apr sun = 230.1
|May sun = 257.3
|Jun sun = 276.2
|Jul sun = 324.8
|Aug sun = 292.8
|Sep sun = 213.2
|Oct sun = 170.8
|Nov sun = 111.6
|Dec sun = 99.2
|year sun = 2404.3
|Jan percentsun = 42.2
|Feb percentsun = 47.5
|Mar percentsun = 48.6
|Apr percentsun = 56.0
|May percentsun = 54.3
|Jun percentsun = 57.0
|Jul percentsun = 66.4
|Aug percentsun = 65.6
|Sep percentsun = 56.2
|Oct percentsun = 50.9
|Nov percentsun = 40.5
|Dec percentsun = 38.6
|year percentsun = 52.0
|source 1= Environment Canada{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.tor.ec.gc.ca/Pub/Normals/English/
| title = Estevan A
| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = Environment Canada
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200714071822/ftp://ftp.tor.ec.gc.ca/Pub/Normals/English/
| archive-date = 2020-07-14
| url-status = dead
| access-date = October 26, 2013}}{{cite web
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=estevan&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1900&Year=2016&Month=6&Day=2&selRowPerPage=25
| title = Estevan (1900-1944)
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| date = 31 October 2011
| publisher = Environment Canada
| access-date = 6 April 2016}}{{cite web
| url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=246000000&dispBack=0
| title = Canadian Climate Normals 1991-2020 Data
| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020
| publisher = Environment Canada
| access-date = 2 October 2023}}
|date=December 2013}}
Gallery
File:Estevan City Hall.jpg|City hall
File:20161210 151014 v3.jpg|A downtown street in the winter
File:Estevan Court House.jpg|The law court
File:DP8 6384.jpg|Highway 47 going into Estevan
File:Estevan Water Tower.jpg|Water tower
Local media
=Newspapers=
- The Estevan Mercury, the newspaper in Estevan since 1903, provided weekly distribution to every household in the city free of charge until 2025, when it ceased publication.{{Cite web |last=Prisciak |first=David |date=2025-01-09 |title=Saskatchewan newspaper predating province's formation ceases publication |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/saskatchewan-newspaper-predating-provinces-formation-ceases-publication/ |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=CTVNews |language=en}} The outlet continues to provide local information through its online affiliate, [https://www.sasktoday.ca/southeast/estevan-mercury Sasktoday.ca].[http://www.estevanmercury.ca estevanmercury.ca]. estevanmercury.ca. Retrieved on 2015-12-13. It also had a free TMC newspaper circulated throughout southeast Saskatchewan to over 9,000 homes; the Southeast Trader Express.
- Pipeline News, Saskatchewan Petroleum Monthly newspaper is also based out of Estevan. Southeast Saskatchewan has a significant amount of oil production, and the Pipeline News' main office is situated locally to report on these matters.[http://www.pipelinenews.ca pipelinenews.ca]. pipelinenews.ca. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
- Estevan Lifestyles is a free circulation weekly publication that shares the stories of the people in the Estevan area and the southeast corner of Saskatchewan. The publication also publishes NewsBreak, a daily coffee paper geared towards lighter reading.[http://www.sasklifestyles.com Estevan Lifestyles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207195453/http://www.sasklifestyles.com/ |date=7 December 2021 }}. Sasklifestyles.com. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
=Radio=
- CJSL AM 1150, CHSN-FM 102.3, and CKSE-FM 106.1 all broadcast from studios on 5th Street in Estevan.
- The news website DiscoverEstevan.com is also run by the radio station offering local news, weather, and sports. All are owned by Golden West Broadcasting.
Notable residents
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- Blair Atcheynum, National Hockey League (NHL) player
- Dave Batters, politician
- Dennis Cooley, poet
- Kimbi Daniels, hockey player
- Ana Egge, folk singer/songwriter
- Mina Forsyth, artist
- Eric Grimson, computer scientist, educator
- Chris Henderson, musician
- Howard Hilstrom, politician
- Andrew David Irvine, playwright
- Todd Kerns, musician
- Ross King, author
- Bill Knight, politician
- Ed Komarnicki, politician
- Eli Mandel, poet
- Fred Mandel, session musician
- Punch McLean, hockey coach
- Gerald McLellan, Saskatchewan ombudsman
- Al Nicholson, hockey player
- Brayden Pachal, NHL player
- Derrick Pouliot, NHL player
- Arnold Richardson, curler
- Andy Shauf, musician
- Kim Thorson, lawyer and politician
- Blaine Thurier, musician and film producer
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See also
References
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External links
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|West=Weyburn
|Center=Estevan
|East=Oxbow
|South=North Dakota, USA
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