Gull Lake, Saskatchewan

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|leader_name = Lance Allen

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|leader_name3 = Jeremy Patzer

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|leader_name4 = Doug Steele

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Gull Lake is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, situated on the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 37, west of Swift Current.

History

File:Gull Lake SK main street.JPG

The history of the Gull Lake community dates back to 1906, when a development company Conrad and Price acquired and surveyed the town site and subdivided it into blocks. Unlike most other towns located along the Canadian Pacific Railway main line, Gull Lake was not planned and established by the railroad. In fact, there was some animosity from the railroad towards this town that bucked their plan.

From 1906 to 1909 there was no municipal government or authority other than Conrad and Price: the company had full jurisdiction over civic affairs. In 1909 the citizens of Gull Lake had their community incorporated as a village.Town of Gull Lake History Committee. (1989). Gull Lake memories: a history of the town of Gull Lake. Regina: Focus, p37.

Before 1906 the town of Gull Lake was part of the famed Ranch 76 that stretched over most of southwestern Saskatchewan. There are still a few buildings in the town that were part of the ranch.

The origin of the name Gull Lake comes from the Cree word for the area, Kiaskus (kiyaskos) which means "little gull".{{Citation |last=Barry |first=Bill |title=The Dictionary of Saskatchewan Place Names |date=October 1, 1998 |publisher=Betty K Books & Food |isbn=978-1-894022-19-4}}

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gull Lake had a population of {{val|908|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|407|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|494|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:908-1046}}|1046|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1046|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|2.4|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|908|2.4|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}}

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|location = Gull Lake

|2021_population=908 | 2021_pop_delta=-13.2 | 2021_land_area=2.40 | 2021_pop_density=378.5

|2021_median_age=43.2 | 2021_median_age_m=42.0 | 2021_median_age_f=44.0

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=494 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=407 |2021_mean_hh_income=73,000

|2021_geocode=2021A00054708011 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19

|2011_population=989

|2011_pop_delta=+2.5

|2011_land_area=2.50

|2011_pop_density=395.6

|2011_pop_rank=

|2011_median_age=48.3

|2011_median_age_m=46.8

|2011_median_age_f=49.6

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=475

|2011_total_pvt_dwell_usual=435

|2011_mean_hh_income=

|2011_access_date=2012-10-30

|2006_population=965

|2006_pop_delta=-5.0

|2006_land_area=2.50

|2006_pop_density=386.0

|2006_pop_rank=

|2006_median_age=46.8

|2006_median_age_m=45.3

|2006_median_age_f=48.9

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=410

|2006_total_pvt_dwell_usual=315

|2006_mean_hh_income=55,712

|2006_access_date=2009-02-24

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Climate

Gull Lake Experiences a Humid Continental climate (Dfb) with warm summers and long, cold winters.

{{Weather box

|location = Gull Lake

|metric first = yes

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|Jan record high C = 14

|Feb record high C = 15

|Mar record high C = 20.6

|Apr record high C = 30

|May record high C = 38

|Jun record high C = 39

|Jul record high C = 37

|Aug record high C = 40

|Sep record high C = 37.8

|Oct record high C = 29

|Nov record high C = 21.5

|Dec record high C = 14.4

|year record high C = 40

|Jan high C = -6.1

|Feb high C = -3.4

|Mar high C = 2.6

|Apr high C = 11.4

|May high C = 17.8

|Jun high C = 22.4

|Jul high C = 25.4

|Aug high C = 25

|Sep high C = 18.2

|Oct high C = 11.8

|Nov high C = 1.5

|Dec high C = -4.7

|year high C = 10.2

|Jan mean C = −11.5

|Feb mean C = −8.6

|Mar mean C = -2.9

|Apr mean C = 4.6

|May mean C = 10.6

|Jun mean C = 15.1

|Jul mean C = 17.6

|Aug mean C = 17

|Sep mean C = 10.8

|Oct mean C = 4.9

|Nov mean C = -4

|Dec mean C = -10.1

|year mean C = 3.6

|Jan low C = -16.8

|Feb low C = -13.8

|Mar low C = -8.5

|Apr low C = -2.2

|May low C = 3.5

|Jun low C = 7.8

|Jul low C = 9.8

|Aug low C = 8.9

|Sep low C = 3.4

|Oct low C = -1.9

|Nov low C = -9.4

|Dec low C = -15.4

|year low C = -2.9

|Jan record low C = -40.6

|Feb record low C = -42.8

|Mar record low C = -36.1

|Apr record low C = -26.1

|May record low C = -9

|Jun record low C = -5.6

|Jul record low C = 0

|Aug record low C = -1.5

|Sep record low C = -10.6

|Oct record low C = -25.5

|Nov record low C = -33.5

|Dec record low C = -41.5

|year record low C = -42.8

| precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 18.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 13.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 22.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 26.5

|May precipitation mm = 64.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 64.6

|Jul precipitation mm = 52.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 41.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 35.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 15.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 12.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 19.6

|year precipitation mm = 387.9

|source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada

[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=SASK&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=2914& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 27 July 2010

|date=August 2010

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Economy

Agriculture is the top employment field with many surrounding farms and ranches, with some work in the oil fields as well.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}