Kerrobert
{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| established_title = Village
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| established_title2 = Post Office established:
| established_date2 = 1910
| established_title3 = Town
| established_date3 = 1911
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| leader_title = Mayor
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Michael Mitchell
| leader_title1 = MLA Kindersley
| leader_name1 = Kim Gartner (Canadian politician)
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| population_total = 970
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| postal_code = S0L 1R0
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| website = [http://www.kerrobertsk.com/index.aspx?NID=911 Town of Kerrobert website]
| footnotes = {{Cite web
|last=National Archives
|first=Archivia Net
|title=Post Offices and Postmasters |url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
|access-date=2013-05-01
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|last=Government of Saskatchewan
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|access-date=2013-05-01
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|title=Elections Canada On-line
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| leader_title2 = MP Battlefords—Lloydminster
| leader_name2 = Rosemarie Falk
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| timezone = Central Standard Time
| utc_offset = −6
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Kerrobert is a town in west central Saskatchewan. It has a population of 970 (2021).
Kerrobert is served by Highway 21, Highway 31, and Highway 51 as well as the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is approximately {{convert|65|km}} east of the Saskatchewan/Alberta border and {{convert|180|km}} west of Saskatoon.
The town is known for its large water tower, clearly visible from {{convert|15|km|round=5}} away. The town name is commonly pronounced by Saskatchewan locals as "Care-Robere", a reflection of the expansion of French colonial settlements across the southwest Saskatchewan prairie in the late 1800s.
History
File:Kerrobert Water Tower.JPG
The village began with the name of Hartsberg in 1906,{{Cite web
| title = Town of Kerrobert website
| url =http://www.kerrobertsk.com/
| access-date =2013-05-01}} which became Kerr-Robert in 1910, with a final name change in 1924 to Kerrobert.
;Historic sites
Kerrobert is home to several historic buildings including the Kerrobert Water Tower (1914),{{Cite web
| title = Kerrobert Water Tower
| url =http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4084
| access-date =2013-05-01}} the Kerrobert Library (1910){{Cite web
| title = Kerrobert Library
| url =http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4131
| access-date =2013-05-01}} and the Kerrobert Court House{{Cite web
| title = Kerrobert Court House
| url =http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3587
| access-date =2013-05-01}}
Kerrobert Court House, located in the centre of the town, was built in 1920. It was designed by the Provincial Architect Maurice W. Sharon and built by Wilson and Wilson of Regina for $145,750. The brick and stone structure was the seat of the Kerrobert Judicial District. The former courthouse is currently used as the Town of Kerrobert Municipal office.
;Kerrobert Rink
Kerrobert's first rink was built in 1910. A tin covered structure was built in 1911 on the 400 block of Manitoba Ave. The arena was used by citizens of the Kerrobert area until it was destroyed in a tornado in 1919. Metal was sent flying for miles and one man was killed by the flying tin. The insurance of the rink had expired a few days before. Residents went back to skating on the slaughterhouse slough. In 1927 there was a shell built to enclose the rink. On the morning of Nov. 25, 1946 the "old blue rink" was found to be burning.
Subsequently, the provincial cabinet decided that Kerrobert would purchase and relocate one of the RCAF hangars located in North Battleford. Construction began on the new rink in August 1947 and was finished November 11. The rink was opened Christmas Day for the first time for public skating and curling.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kerrobert had a population of {{val|970|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|410|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|494|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:970-1026}}|1026|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1026|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|8.47|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|970|8.47|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}}
{{canada_census
|location = Kerrobert
|2021_population=970 | 2021_pop_delta=-5.5 | 2021_land_area=8.47 | 2021_pop_density=114.5
|2021_median_age=42.8 | 2021_median_age_m=40.4 | 2021_median_age_f=45.2
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=494 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=410 |2021_mean_hh_income=82,000
|2021_geocode=2021A00054713042 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
|2016_population=1,026
|2016_pop_delta=-3.3
|2016_land_area=8.52
|2016_pop_density=120.4
|2016_pop_rank=
|2016_median_age=41.8
|2016_median_age_m=40.0
|2016_median_age_f=43.8
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=497
|2016_total_pvt_dwell_usual=414
|2016_mean_hh_income=
|2016_access_date=2022-04-30
|2011_population=1,061
|2011_pop_delta=+6.0
|2011_land_area=7.49
|2011_pop_density=141.7
|2011_pop_rank=
|2011_median_age=42.2
|2011_median_age_m=39.5
|2011_median_age_f=45.2
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=480
|2011_total_pvt_dwell_usual=429
|2011_mean_hh_income=
|2011_access_date=2013-05-01
|2006_population=1,001
|2006_pop_delta=-9.9
|2006_land_area=7.49
|2006_pop_density=133.7
|2006_pop_rank=
|2006_median_age=41.7
|2006_median_age_m=38.8
|2006_median_age_f=44.8
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Climate
Kerrobert experiences a dry semi-arid climate. Winters are long, dry and very cold, while summers are short and warm. Precipitation is low, with an annual average of 342mm (13.5 in), and is heavily concentrated in the warmer months.
{{Weather box
|location = Kerrobert
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|Jan record high C = 8
|Feb record high C = 8
|Mar record high C = 18.5
|Apr record high C = 31
|May record high C = 36
|Jun record high C = 40.5
|Jul record high C = 40.5
|Aug record high C = 38
|Sep record high C = 36.7
|Oct record high C = 29.5
|Nov record high C = 21.1
|Dec record high C = 11
|year record high C = 40.5
|Jan high C = -10.3
|Feb high C = -7
|Mar high C = 0.6
|Apr high C = 11.4
|May high C = 18.8
|Jun high C = 22.9
|Jul high C = 25.5
|Aug high C = 24.7
|Sep high C = 18.9
|Oct high C = 11.4
|Nov high C = -0.8
|Dec high C = -8.5
|year high C = 9
|Jan mean C = -15.7
|Feb mean C = −12.6
|Mar mean C = -5
|Apr mean C = 4.2
|May mean C = 11
|Jun mean C = 15.4
|Jul mean C = 17.8
|Aug mean C = 16.7
|Sep mean C = 11.1
|Oct mean C = 4.3
|Nov mean C = -6.2
|Dec mean C = -13.7
|year mean C = 2.3
|Jan low C = -20.6
|Feb low C = -17.8
|Mar low C = -10.5
|Apr low C = -2.9
|May low C = 3.2
|Jun low C = 7.8
|Jul low C = 10
|Aug low C = 8.6
|Sep low C = 3.3
|Oct low C = -2.8
|Nov low C = -11.5
|Dec low C = -18.8
|year low C = -4.4
|Jan record low C = -43.5
|Feb record low C = -45
|Mar record low C = -37
|Apr record low C = -24
|May record low C = -9
|Jun record low C = -4.5
|Jul record low C = 1.5
|Aug record low C = -2.5
|Sep record low C = -11.5
|Oct record low C = -27
|Nov record low C = -35.5
|Dec record low C = -44.5
|year record low C = -45
|Jan precipitation mm = 12
|Feb precipitation mm = 8.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 13.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 24.1
|May precipitation mm = 35.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 65.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 66.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 47.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 26.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 13.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 12.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 14.4
|year precipitation mm = 341.7
|source= Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada
[http://www.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=3229& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000]{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, accessed 30 July 2010
|date=August 2010
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Economy
The SaskPower Ermine Power Station is located in Kerrobert, with construction planned to be completed in 2010.[http://www.saskpower.com/ourpowerplan/current_projects/ermine.shtml Ermine Station]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Sports
Every year in March the town of Kerrobert plays host to the Kerrobert Ice Dog Rec Tournament, an ice hockey tournament.
Kerrobert is home to the Kerrobert Tigers{{Cite web
| title = Kerrobert Minor Hockey
| url = http://www.kerrobertminorhockey.ca/index.html
| access-date = 2013-05-01
}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} of the [http://www.saskwesthockey.com/leagues/front_pageSWHL.cfm?clientid=5230&leagueid=19643 Sask West Hockey League (SWHL)].
Education
The Kerrobert High School was built in 1959. It had a gymnasium, a library, science lab, and a home economics room. The school was known around the area for its football field and the track around it.
In 1968 the Kerrobert High School was renamed the James Charteris Composite High School. James Charteris had worked at the Kerrobert School Unit Board for 22 years. The JCCS (James Charteris Composite School) schooled grade 7-12 until 1989, when Mary Rodney School closed down and grades K-6 were incorporated into JCCS. At this time, the school was again renamed, becoming [http://www.kerrobert.lskysd.ca/node/31/ Kerrobert Composite School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410182058/http://www.kerrobert.lskysd.ca/node/31 |date=2010-04-10 }} or KCS.
At one time, the school's Curling Club included 20 students. In 2003, the team won both the provincial title and the gold medal in the Canada Winter Games. In 2005, the team won the Provincial Senior Boys Curling Championship as well.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kerrobert.lskysd.ca/node/31/ |title=Kerrobert Composite School |access-date=2009-01-13 |archive-date=2010-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410182058/http://www.kerrobert.lskysd.ca/node/31 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{official website|http://www.kerrobertsk.com/}}
{{Geographic location
| Northwest = Luseland
| North = Unity
| Northeast = Wilkie
| West = Compeer
| Centre = Kerrobert
| East = Biggar
| Southwest = Coleville
| South = Kindersley
| Southeast = Dodsland
}}
{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|towns=yes}}
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{{Coord|51|55|18|N|109|08|26|W|type:city|display=title}}
Category:Progress No. 351, Saskatchewan