Tugaske, Saskatchewan

{{Location map|Canada Saskatchewan|lat=50.523060|long=-106.171224|width=200|caption=Location of Tugaske in Saskatchewan|label= Tugaske}}

Tugaske (2016 population: {{nts|75}}) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223 and Census Division No. 7. It is nicknamed Gateway to Lake Diefenbaker. It is near Eyebrow Lake, a prairie lake in the Qu'Appelle Valley. It was named after an eyebrow-shaped hill also in the Qu'Appelle Valley above Eyebrow Lake. The lake, which is 9 km long and 1 km wide, is a bird sanctuary and is near Highway 627.

Highway 367 and Highway 627 intersect in the village.

History

Tugaske incorporated as a village on May 7, 1909.{{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}}

Climate

{{Weather box

|location = Tugaske

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 12.8

|Feb record high C = 15

|Mar record high C = 21.7

|Apr record high C = 32.8

|May record high C = 38

|Jun record high C = 41.5

|Jul record high C = 41.1

|Aug record high C = 42.2

|Sep record high C = 39.4

|Oct record high C = 32.2

|Nov record high C = 23.9

|Dec record high C = 18

|year record high C = 42.2

|Jan high C = -9.9

|Feb high C = -6.1

|Mar high C = 0.8

|Apr high C = 11

|May high C = 18.5

|Jun high C = 22.9

|Jul high C = 25.5

|Aug high C = 25.2

|Sep high C = 18.6

|Oct high C = 11.5

|Nov high C = -0.1

|Dec high C = -7.2

|year high C = 9.2

|Jan mean C = -15.2

|Feb mean C = -11.1

|Mar mean C = -4.4

|Apr mean C = 4.6

|May mean C = 11.6

|Jun mean C = 16.2

|Jul mean C = 18.5

|Aug mean C = 17.9

|Sep mean C = 11.7

|Oct mean C = 5.1

|Nov mean C = -4.9

|Dec mean C = -12.3

|year mean C = 3.1

|Jan low C = -20.4

|Feb low C = -16.1

|Mar low C = -9.5

|Apr low C = -1.8

|May low C = 4.5

|Jun low C = 9.4

|Jul low C = 11.4

|Aug low C = 10.5

|Sep low C = 4.7

|Oct low C = -1.3

|Nov low C = -9.8

|Dec low C = -17.4

|year low C = -3

|Jan record low C = -46.7

|Feb record low C = -45

|Mar record low C = -41.7

|Apr record low C = -26.1

|May record low C = -11.1

|Jun record low C = -5

|Jul record low C = 0

|Aug record low C = -2.8

|Sep record low C = -13.9

|Oct record low C = -23.9

|Nov record low C = -32.8

|Dec record low C = -42

|year record low C = -46.7

|Jan precipitation mm = 17.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 14.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 19.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 22.9

|May precipitation mm = 51.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 67.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 63.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 44.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 31.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 19.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 14.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 18.6

|year precipitation mm = 387.6

|source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—[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=3037& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 22 December 2010

|date=December 2010

}}

Demographics

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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|175

|1986|186

|1991|157

|1996|132

|2001|116

|2006|105

|2011|92

|2016|75

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tugaske had a population of {{val|79|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|44|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|53|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:79-75}}|75|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|75|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.75|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|79|0.75|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 Tugaske recorded a population of {{nts|75}} living in {{nts|47}} of its {{nts|66}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:75-92}}|75|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|92}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.76|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|75|0.76|km2|sqmi|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}}

References

{{Adjacent communities

| North = Kenaston

| Northwest = Bridgeford

| Northeast = Eyebrow Lake

| Centre = Tugaske

| West =Lake Diefenbaker, Riverhurst, Lawson

| South = Darmody

| Southwest = Central Butte

| Southeast = Eyebrow

| East = Chamberlain

}}

Category:Villages in Saskatchewan

Category:Huron No. 223, Saskatchewan

Category:Division No. 7, Saskatchewan

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