Yorkton
{{Short description|City in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Distinguish|Yorktown (disambiguation){{!}}Yorktown}}
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{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Yorkton
| official_name = City of Yorkton
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| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = YorktonDownTownStreet.JPG
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| image_caption = Downtown on Broadway Street
| image_flag = File:Flag of Yorkton.png
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| image_blank_emblem = Logo_of_Yorkton,_Saskatchewan.svg
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| motto = "Where Good Things Happen"
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
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| subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
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| established_title = Incorporated village
| established_date = July 15, 1894
| established_title2 = Incorporated town
| established_date2 = 1900
| established_title3 = Incorporated city
| established_date3 = February 1, 1928
| government_footnotes = {{Cite web|title=Municipal Directory System|url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=1&mun=1818|access-date=2014-07-16}}
| government_type = Mayor and Council
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Aaron Kienle
| leader_title1 = MLA
| leader_name1 = David Chan (SKP)
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| area_total_km2 = 25.77
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| elevation_m = 500
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| population_total = 16,280
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = 449.8
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| population_metro = 18,905
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| postal_code_type = Forward sortation area
| postal_code = S3N
| area_code = 306 / 639
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| website = [http://www.yorkton.ca/ City of Yorkton]
| footnotes = {{Cite web|last=Commissioner of Canada Elections|first=Chief Electoral Officer of Canada|title=Elections Canada On-line|year=2005|url=http://www.elections.ca/home.asp|access-date=2009-05-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca:80/home.asp?|archive-date=April 21, 2007}}{{cite web|title=City of Yorkton – History and Folklore Summary – 1890 to 1899|date=1995–2009|url=http://www.yorkton.ca/history/yearlysummary/1890-1899.asp|access-date=2009-05-08}}
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| leader_title2 = MP
| leader_name2 = Cathay Wagantall (CON)
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| timezone = CST
| utc_offset = −6
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| blank_info = {{jct|state=SK|Hwy|16|Hwy|9|Hwy|10|Hwy|52}}
| blank1_name = Post office established
| blank1_info = January 1, 1884{{cite web|title=Item 16460 Library and Archives Canada|publisher=Library And Archives Canada|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/postal-heritage-philately/post-offices-postmasters/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=16460&|access-date = 2014-07-16}}
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Yorkton is a city located in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about {{convert|450|km}} north-west of Winnipeg and {{convert|300|km}} south-east of Saskatoon and is the sixth largest city in the province.
Yorkton was founded in 1882 and incorporated as a city in 1928. The city is bordered by the rural municipalities of Orkney to the north, west, and south, and Wallace on the east.
History
In 1882, a group of businessmen and investors formed the York Farmers Colonization Company. Authorized to issue up to $300,000 in debentures and lenient government credit terms on land purchases encouraged company representatives to visit the District of Assiniboia of the North-West Territories with the intent to view some crown land available near the Manitoba border. They were impressed with what they saw and the group purchased portions of six townships near the Little Whitesand River (now Yorkton Creek) for the purpose of settlement and to establish a centre for trade there.{{cite web|last=Lefebvre Prince|first=Terri| title=A river ran through it|publisher=Yorkton This Week|date=2012-05-09|url= http://m.yorktonthisweek.com/article/20120509/YORKTON0101/120509796/-1/yorkton/a-river-ran-through-it&template=JQMArticle|access-date=2014-07-15}} This centre would become known as York Colony.{{cite web|title=York Farmers' Colonization Company|publisher=Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan|date=2012-05-09|url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/york_farmers_colonization_company.html|access-date=2014-07-15}}
The company founded the settlers' colony on the banks of the Little Whitesand River where lots were given freely to settlers who purchased land from them. The colony remained at its site until 1889. It was originally located at PT SE 1/4 13-26-4 W2M.{{cite web|title=York Farmers Colonization Company guide and record|publisher=University of Alberta|date=2012-05-09|url=http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/1308/5.html|access-date=2014-07-15}}
In 1889, the rail line was extended to the Yorkton area. It was at this time the colony townsite relocated alongside the new rail line.{{cite web|title=Tourism Yorkton History|publisher=Tourism Yorkton|url=http://www.tourismyorkton.com/history.html|access-date=2014-07-19}}
Geography
Yorkton is located in the aspen parkland ecosystem. The terrain is mainly one of agriculture and there is no forestry industry. It is also in an area of black calcareous chernozemic soils.{{cite encyclopedia|last=Thorpe|first=J.|editor=Kai-iu Fung|editor2=Bill Barry|editor3=Wilson, Michael|encyclopedia=Atlas of Saskatchewan Celebrating the Millennium
|title=Natural Vegetation|edition=Millennium|year=1999|publisher=University of Saskatchewan|location=Saskatchewan|isbn=0-88880-387-7|pages=130–131, 84–85, 63, 56}} The Yorkton area was located on the edge of an area of a maximum glacial lake. The quaternary geology has left the area as a moraine plain consisting of glacial deposits. The bedrock geology is the Pembina Member of Vermillion River Formation and Riding Mountain Formation. Yorkton is located in the physiographic region of the Quill Lake-Yorkton Plain region of the Saskatchewan Plains Region.{{cite encyclopedia|last=Coupland|first=R.T.|others=J.S. Rowe|editor=J.H. Richards, K.I. Fung|encyclopedia=Atlas of Saskatchewan|title=Natural Vegetation of Saskatchewan|year=1969|publisher=University of Saskatchewan|location=Saskatoon, SK, CA|pages=51, 76–77, 70–71}}
Climate
Yorkton has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with extreme seasonal temperatures. It has warm summers and cold winters, with the average daily temperatures ranging from {{convert|-17.9|C|abbr=on|1}} in January to {{convert|17.8|C|abbr=on|1}} in July.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Yorkton was {{convert|40.6|C|0}} on 19 July 1941.{{Cite web|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1884-02-01%7C1945-10-31&mlyRange=1884-01-01%7C1945-12-01&StationID=3061&Prov=SK&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=7&Day=7&txtStationName=yorkton&timeframe=2&Year=1941|title= July 1941|date= 31 October 2011|publisher= Environment Canada|access-date=1 May 2016}} The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-46.1|C|0}} on 20 January 1943.
{{Weather box
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|location= Yorkton Municipal Airport, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1884–presentClimate data was recorded in the city of Yorkton from February 1884 to October 1945, and at Yorkton Municipal Airport from May 1941 to present
|Jan maximum humidex= 6.7
|Feb maximum humidex= 10.4
|Mar maximum humidex= 21.1
|Apr maximum humidex= 29.9
|May maximum humidex= 37.5
|Jun maximum humidex= 42.7
|Jul maximum humidex= 43.4
|Aug maximum humidex= 44.7
|Sep maximum humidex= 37.3
|Oct maximum humidex= 30.2
|Nov maximum humidex= 20.0
|Dec maximum humidex= 12.4
|year maximum humidex= 44.7
|Jan record high C= 8.3
|Feb record high C= 11.0
|Mar record high C= 21.1
|Apr record high C= 31.7
|May record high C= 38.4
|Jun record high C= 38.3
|Jul record high C= 40.6
|Aug record high C= 38.3
|Sep record high C= 36.1
|Oct record high C= 31.1
|Nov record high C= 20.6
|Dec record high C= 12.7
|year record high C= 40.6
|Jan high C= -11.4
|Feb high C= -7.6
|Mar high C= -1.5
|Apr high C= 9.3
|May high C= 17.3
|Jun high C= 21.7
|Jul high C= 24.3
|Aug high C= 23.9
|Sep high C= 17.5
|Oct high C= 9.5
|Nov high C= -1.7
|Dec high C= -6.1
|year high C= 7.7
|Jan mean C= -16.7
|Feb mean C= -12.8
|Mar mean C= -6.7
|Apr mean C= 3.2
|May mean C= 10.4
|Jun mean C= 15.5
|Jul mean C= 17.9
|Aug mean C= 17.1
|Sep mean C= 11.1
|Oct mean C= 3.7
|Nov mean C= -6.3
|Dec mean C= -14.1
|year mean C= 1.9
|Jan low C= -22.0
|Feb low C= -18.0
|Mar low C= -11.9
|Apr low C= -2.9
|May low C= 3.5
|Jun low C= 9.2
|Jul low C= 11.5
|Aug low C= 10.2
|Sep low C= 4.7
|Oct low C= -2.2
|Nov low C= -10.9
|Dec low C= -19.0
|year low C= -4.0
|Jan record low C= -46.1
|Feb record low C= -45.6
|Mar record low C= -42.8
|Apr record low C= -27.2
|May record low C= -13.5
|Jun record low C= -5.0
|Jul record low C= -1.1
|Aug record low C= -2.8
|Sep record low C= -12.8
|Oct record low C= -28.3
|Nov record low C= -37.5
|Dec record low C= -42.2
|year record low C= -46.1
|Jan chill= -58.4
|Feb chill= -58.0
|Mar chill= -52.0
|Apr chill= -40.0
|May chill= -16.5
|Jun chill= -4.9
|Jul chill= 0.0
|Aug chill= -5.7
|Sep chill= -12.9
|Oct chill= -29.6
|Nov chill= -45.8
|Dec chill= -55.6
|year chill= -58.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm= 16
|Feb precipitation mm= 11.2
|Mar precipitation mm= 20
|Apr precipitation mm= 21.6
|May precipitation mm= 51.3
|Jun precipitation mm= 80.1
|Jul precipitation mm= 78.2
|Aug precipitation mm= 62.2
|Sep precipitation mm= 44.9
|Oct precipitation mm= 26.5
|Nov precipitation mm= 16.4
|Dec precipitation mm= 21
|year precipitation mm= 449.3
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm= 0.2
|Feb rain mm= 0.4
|Mar rain mm= 3.6
|Apr rain mm= 11.7
|May rain mm= 48.3
|Jun rain mm= 79.9
|Jul rain mm= 78.2
|Aug rain mm= 62.2
|Sep rain mm= 43.5
|Oct rain mm= 19.2
|Nov rain mm= 2.1
|Dec rain mm= 0.5
|year rain mm= 349.6
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm= 20
|Feb snow cm= 12.7
|Mar snow cm= 18.1
|Apr snow cm= 11.1
|May snow cm= 3.4
|Jun snow cm= 0.2
|Jul snow cm= 0
|Aug snow cm= 0
|Sep snow cm= 1.4
|Oct snow cm= 8.5
|Nov snow cm= 17.2
|Dec snow cm= 24.8
|year snow cm= 117.4
|humidity colour= green
|Jan humidity= 70.3
|Feb humidity= 69.8
|Mar humidity= 66.1
|Apr humidity= 50.4
|May humidity= 43.8
|Jun humidity= 50.3
|Jul humidity= 52.5
|Aug humidity= 49.6
|Sep humidity= 50
|Oct humidity= 54.7
|Nov humidity= 69.1
|Dec humidity= 72.3
|year humidity= 58.2
|unit precipitation days= 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days= 11.36
|Feb precipitation days= 8.62
|Mar precipitation days= 9.91
|Apr precipitation days= 9.54
|May precipitation days= 15.64
|Jun precipitation days= 20.96
|Jul precipitation days= 19.05
|Aug precipitation days= 16.3
|Sep precipitation days= 13.48
|Oct precipitation days= 10.43
|Nov precipitation days= 9.23
|Dec precipitation days= 12.11
|year precipitation days= 157.4
|unit rain days= 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days= 0.36
|Feb rain days= 0.72
|Mar rain days= 2.37
|Apr rain days= 5.68
|May rain days= 14.84
|Jun rain days= 20.96
|Jul rain days= 19.05
|Aug rain days= 16.3
|Sep rain days= 12.88
|Oct rain days= 7.39
|Nov rain days= 1.92
|Dec rain days= 0.79
|year rain days= 103
|unit snow days= 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days= 12
|Feb snow days= 8
|Mar snow days= 7
|Apr snow days= 3
|May snow days= 1
|Jun snow days= 0
|Jul snow days= 0
|Aug snow days= 0
|Sep snow days= 1
|Oct snow days= 4
|Nov snow days= 9
|Dec snow days= 11
|year snow days= 58
|Jan sun= 104.2
|Feb sun= 131.9
|Mar sun= 174.1
|Apr sun= 230.0
|May sun= 268.0
|Jun sun= 268.1
|Jul sun= 315.0
|Aug sun= 285.8
|Sep sun= 195.7
|Oct sun= 155.0
|Nov sun= 99.9
|Dec sun= 88.6
|year sun= 2316.3
|Jan percentsun= 39.9
|Feb percentsun= 46.8
|Mar percentsun= 47.4
|Apr percentsun= 55.5
|May percentsun= 55.6
|Jun percentsun= 54.2
|Jul percentsun= 63.2
|Aug percentsun= 63.2
|Sep percentsun= 51.4
|Oct percentsun= 46.6
|Nov percentsun= 37.2
|Dec percentsun= 35.9
|year percentsun= 49.7
|source 1= Environment Canada{{Cite web |url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=3062&prov=&lang=e&dCode=4&dispBack=1&StationName=yorkton&SearchType=Contains&province=ALL&provBut=&month1=0&month2=12 |title= Canadian Climate Normals (1981–2010) |date= 25 September 2013 |publisher= Environment Canada |access-date=May 7, 2014 }}{{Cite web
|url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=yorkton&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1940&Year=2016&Month=7&Day=7&selRowPerPage=25
|title= Yorkton
|date= 31 October 2011
|publisher= Environment Canada
|access-date= 1 May 2016 }}
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= Extreme weather events =
- On the evening of July 1, 2010, Yorkton received a severe thunderstorm warning. Soon after, Yorkton was experiencing pea sized hail, strong winds, lightning, and heavy rain. The rain created a flash flood. Broadway Street received the worst of the flood with local businesses being severely damaged, with one being completely destroyed.{{cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/flood-emergency-declared-in-yorkton-sask-1.896990 | title=Flood emergency declared in Yorkton, Sask. | publisher=CBC | access-date=May 7, 2014}} The city of Yorkton declared a State of Emergency and the Canadian Red Cross helped out with the victims of the flood.{{cite web | url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/flooding-prompts-evacuations-in-yorkton-sask-1.528780 | title=Flooding prompts evacuations in Yorkton, Sask | date=2 July 2010 | publisher=CTV NEWS | access-date=May 7, 2014}}
- On the weekend of June 29, 2014, Yorkton declared a State of Emergency after rain caused flash floods in south-eastern Saskatchewan.{{cite web | url=http://www.yorktonthisweek.com/article/20140702/YORKTON0101/140709929/-1/yorkton/monsoon-déjà-vu | title=Monsoon déjà vu | publisher=Yorkton This Week | date=July 2, 2014 | access-date=July 7, 2014}}
Demographics
{{Historical populations
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| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada{{cite web| title =Population of the Prairie Provinces, 1901, 1906, 1911 and 1916 (Yorkton p.98)| url =http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/1916-17/191701240098_p.%2098.pdf| date =2011| access-date =2014-06-14}}{{cite web| title =Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities)| url =https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&pickMembers%5B0%5D=1.3155| date =2021| access-date =2021-04-22}}
|1901|700
|1911|2,309
|1921|5,151
|1931|5,027
|1941|5,586
|1951|7,074
|1961|9,995
|1971|13,430
|1981|15,339
|1991|15,315
|2001|15,107
|2006|15,038
|2011|15,669
|2016|16,343
|2021|16,280
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Yorkton had a population of {{val|16280|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|6974|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|7529|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:16280-16343}}|16343|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|16343|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|36.19|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|16280|36.19|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
|2021_population=16,280
|2021_pop_delta=-0.4
|2021_land_area=36.19
|2021_pop_density=449.8
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=6,974
|2016_population=16,343
|2016_pop_delta=4.3
|2016_land_area=36.32
|2016_pop_density=449.9
|2011_population=15,669
|2011_pop_delta=4.2
|2011_land_area=25.77
|2011_pop_density=608.1
|2011_median_age=42.7
|2011_median_age_m=40.4
|2011_median_age_f=44.8
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=7,175
|2011_total_pvt_dwell_usual=6,759
|2011_mean_hh_income=
|2011_access_date=2012-11-24
|2006_population=15,038
|2006_pop_delta=-0.5
|2006_land_area=24.57
|2006_pop_density=612.2
|2006_median_age=40.3
|2006_median_age_m=38.7
|2006_median_age_f=41.7
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=6,773
|2006_total_pvt_dwell_usual=6,543
|2006_mean_hh_income=41,392
|2006_access_date=2009-02-24
|2001_population=15,107
|2001_pop_delta=-0.3
|2001_land_area=24.02
|2001_pop_density=628.8
|2001_pop_rank=
|2001_median_age=40.3
|2001_median_age_m=38.7
|2001_median_age_f=41.7
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=6,773
|2001_total_pvt_dwell_usual=
|2001_mean_hh_income=
|2001_access_date=2014-07-25
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= Ethnicity =
The first settlers to the Yorkton colony were English from Eastern Ontario and Great Britain. {{convert|6|mi|km}} west were Scottish settlers at the settlement of Orkney. A significant number of residents are also descended from immigrants from Ukraine who came in the early 20th century.
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|+ Panethnic groups in the City of Yorkton (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}}
| 11,495 | {{Percentage | 11495 | 15920 | 2 }} | 12,725 | {{Percentage | 12725 | 15920 | 2 }} | 13,065 | {{Percentage | 13065 | 15285 | 2 }} | 12,750 | {{Percentage | 12750 | 14750 | 2 }} | 12,940 | {{Percentage | 12940 | 14820 | 2 }} |
| Indigenous
| 2,055 | {{Percentage | 2055 | 15920 | 2 }} | 1,900 | {{Percentage | 1900 | 15920 | 2 }} | 1,700 | {{Percentage | 1700 | 15285 | 2 }} | 1,715 | {{Percentage | 1715 | 14750 | 2 }} | 1,655 | {{Percentage | 1655 | 14820 | 2 }} |
| Southeast Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 1,120 | {{Percentage | 1120 | 15920 | 2 }} | 625 | {{Percentage | 625 | 15920 | 2 }} | 240 | {{Percentage | 240 | 15285 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 14750 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 14820 | 2 }} |
| South Asian
| 635 | {{Percentage | 635 | 15920 | 2 }} | 250 | {{Percentage | 250 | 15920 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 15285 | 2 }} | 40 | {{Percentage | 40 | 14750 | 2 }} | 25 | {{Percentage | 25 | 14820 | 2 }} |
| African
| 345 | {{Percentage | 345 | 15920 | 2 }} | 245 | {{Percentage | 245 | 15920 | 2 }} | 155 | {{Percentage | 155 | 15285 | 2 }} | 110 | {{Percentage | 110 | 14750 | 2 }} | 30 | {{Percentage | 30 | 14820 | 2 }} |
| East Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 120 | {{Percentage | 120 | 15920 | 2 }} | 105 | {{Percentage | 105 | 15920 | 2 }} | 95 | {{Percentage | 95 | 15285 | 2 }} | 85 | {{Percentage | 85 | 14750 | 2 }} | 140 | {{Percentage | 140 | 14820 | 2 }} |
| Middle Eastern{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 50 | {{Percentage | 50 | 15920 | 2 }} | 50 | {{Percentage | 50 | 15920 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 15285 | 2 }} | 25 | {{Percentage | 25 | 14750 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 14820 | 2 }} |
| Latin American
| 40 | {{Percentage | 40 | 15920 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 15920 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 15285 | 2 }} | 15 | {{Percentage | 15 | 14750 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 14820 | 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}}
| 60 | {{Percentage | 60 | 15920 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 15920 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 15285 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 14750 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 14820 | 2 }} |
| Total responses
! 15,920 ! {{Percentage | 15920 | 16280 | 2 }} ! 15,920 ! {{Percentage | 15920 | 16343 | 2 }} ! 15,285 ! {{Percentage | 15285 | 15669 | 2 }} ! 14,750 ! {{Percentage | 14750 | 15038 | 2 }} ! 14,820 ! {{Percentage | 14820 | 15107 | 2 }} |
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! Total population ! 16,280 ! {{Percentage | 16280 | 16280 | 2 }} ! 16,343 ! {{Percentage | 16343 | 16343 | 2 }} ! 15,669 ! {{Percentage | 15669 | 15669 | 2 }} ! 15,038 ! {{Percentage | 15038 | 15038 | 2 }} ! 15,107 ! {{Percentage | 15107 | 15107 | 2 }} |
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| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}} |
Attractions
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The Yorkton Gallagher Centre is an entertainment complex constructed in 1977 by the civic government and the Yorkton Exhibition Association. The centre includes an arena, curling rink, conference rooms and an indoor swimming pool.{{cite web
| title = The Yorkton Gallagher Centre
| url = http://www.gallaghercentre.com/
| access-date =2014-07-23}} Until 2005, the facility was called the Parkland Agriplex. In the early 1900s an older Agriplex building was located on the fair grounds adjacent to the Gallagher Centre.{{cite web
| title = The Yorkton Exhibition Association (History)
| url = http://yorktonexhibition.com/history/
| access-date =2014-07-23}}
Yorkton is home to a branch of the Saskatchewan Western Development Museum, which houses a number of exhibits depicting pioneer life in the town and on the surrounding prairie. The museum includes an early pioneer log home and an extensive outdoor exhibit of agricultural machinery, including early tractors and steam engines.{{cite web
|title=Tourism – Yorkton
|url=http://www.tourismyorkton.com/attr_heritage.html
|access-date=2009-05-10
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715113423/http://www.tourismyorkton.com/attr_heritage.html
|archive-date=July 15, 2010
}}
Located on several buildings in downtown Yorkton are murals depicting historic personalities.
= Historic sites =
{{See also|List of historic places in Saskatchewan}}
A number of heritage buildings are located within the city. Yorkton Tower Theatre is a single screen movie theatre built in the 1950s.{{cite web
| title = Tower Theatre
| publisher = Cinema Treasures
| date = 2000–2008
| url = http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2918/
| access-date = 2009-05-10}} Army Navy and Air Force Veterans Building, Dulmage Farmstead, Hudson's Bay Company Store, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Yorkton Armoury, Yorkton Court House, 29 Myrtle Avenue, 81 Second Avenue North, Old Land Titles Building{{cite web
| title = Old Land Titles Building
| url = http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=6155
| access-date = 2014-07-26}} and Yorkton Organic Milling Ltd are also listed historic places.
= Yorkton Film Festival =
{{Main|Yorkton Film Festival}}
Film Festivals have been an enduring part of life in Yorkton since the projector spun to life in October 1947. At that time the Yorkton International Documentary Film Festival was born. The international component was dropped in 1977, deciding to focus on Canadian short film instead. The festival renamed itself the Yorkton Short Film Festival also in 1977. In 2009 it became the Yorkton Film Festival.{{cite web | url=http://www.goldensheafawards.com/ | title=Golden Sheaf Awards | access-date=July 7, 2014}}
Sports
The city of Yorkton hosted the 1999 Royal Bank Cup (Junior "A" ice hockey National Championship), the 2006 World Junior A Challenge (an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament) and the 2009 Canada Cup of Curling.
= Teams =
The Yorkton Terriers are a team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The Yorkton Rawtec Maulers are a Midget AAA ice hockey team and they are a member of the SMAAAHL. The teams play their games in the 2,300 seat [https://www.yorkton.ca/en/parks-recreation-and-culture/westland-arena.aspx Westland Arena] in the Yorkton Gallagher Centre{{cite web
| title = Yorkton Terriers
| year = 2009
| url = http://www.yorktonterriers.com/page/show/639622-home-ice
| access-date =2014-07-25 }}{{cite web
| title = Yorkton Harvest
| year = 2014
| url = http://yorktonaaamidget.com/yhh/index.php/
| access-date =2014-07-25 }}
Yorkton Cardinals were a baseball team playing in the Western Canadian Baseball League.{{cite web
| title = Yorkton Cardinals
| year = 2009
| url = http://www.yorktoncardinalsbaseball.com/
| access-date = 2009-05-18 }}
The Yorkton Bulldogs are a retired box lacrosse team formed in 2003. They are a member of the Prairie Gold Lacrosse League.{{cite web
| title = Yorkton Bulldogs
| work = Versus Technologies Inc.
| date = 2005–2009
| url = http://www.sport.ca/team/index.php?team=567
| access-date =2009-05-18 }}
Government
= Municipal =
The current mayor as of 2024 is Aaron Kienle. He is serving with councillors Dustin Brears, Stephanie Ortynsky, Quinn Haider, Randy Goulden, Greg Litvanyi, and Darcy Zaharia.{{cite web |title=Results - Yorkton Elections |url=https://www.yorktonvotes.ca/en/results/results.aspx |website=Yorkton Elections |access-date=November 15, 2024}}
= Provincial =
The city is located in the Provincial Electoral District of Yorkton.{{cite web
|title=Directory of Communities by Saskatchewan Electoral District
|publisher=Elections Saskatchewan
|url=http://www.elections.sk.ca/resources/directory-of-communities-by-saskatchewan-electoral-district.pdf
|access-date=2014-07-16
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513152231/http://www.elections.sk.ca/resources/directory-of-communities-by-saskatchewan-electoral-district.pdf
|archive-date=May 13, 2014
}} This riding is served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan by Saskatchewan Party MLA Greg Ottenbreit.{{cite web | title =Greg Ottenbreit MLA website | publisher =Greg Ottenbreit MLA | url =http://www.gregottenbreit.ca/index.php | access-date = 2014-07-16}}
= Federal =
The federal constituency of Yorkton—Melville{{cite web | title =Canada's Federal Electoral Districts | publisher =Elections Canada | url =http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir/list&document=index&lang=e | access-date = 2014-07-16}} is represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Cathay Wagantall of the Conservative Party of Canada.
From 1968 to 1993, Yorkton was represented federally by New Democratic Party MP Lorne Nystrom who at his first election win was the youngest person to be elected to the Canadian Parliament.
Infrastructure
= Health care =
Yorkton established its first hospital in 1902, and this was followed by a maternity care home which lasted a couple of decades. The original hospital was converted into a residential apartment, which in 2014 suffered a large fire which engulfed the entire building.{{cite web|url=http://regina.ctvnews.ca/yorkton-apartment-building-goes-up-in-flames-1.2130508|title=Yorkton apartment building goes up in flames|date=3 December 2014 }} The current hospital, the Yorkton Regional Health Centre, is located on Bradbrooke Drive and is part of the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
= Transportation =
== Air ==
During the Second World War an airport was built {{convert|2.8|nmi}} north of Yorkton for the Royal Canadian Air Force's No. 11 Service Flying Training School. It is now operated as the Yorkton Municipal Airport {{Airport codes|YQV|CYQV}}.{{CFS}}[http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/Report/tp577/vol2/51-210-XIE2008001.pdf Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers (TP 577)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029002914/http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/Report/tp577/vol2/51-210-XIE2008001.pdf |date=October 29, 2008 }} Movements from Statistics Canada.
== Roads ==
Yorkton is located at the intersection of Hwy 52, Hwy 10, Hwy 9 and The Yellowhead which is part of the Trans-Canada Highway{{Cite book
| last = Barry
| first = Bill
| title = People Places contemporary Saskatchewan Place Names
| place = Regina, Saskatchewan
| publisher = People Places Publishing Ltd.
| year = 2003
|page=275
| isbn =1-894022-92-0
}}
== Rail ==
Yorkton is served by Canadian National Railway (JCT Yorkton Sub, Sk. (CN)) branch line and Canadian Pacific Railway (Yorkton IMS, Sk (CPRS)) mainline track.{{cite web
| title = CN network map (Search by station)
| url = http://cnebusiness.geomapguide.ca/
| access-date =2014-08-02}}
= Transit =
Yorkton Transit runs two routes, covering the majority of the city.
Education
= Tertiary institutions =
Parkland College has campuses in Yorkton.
= High schools =
Sacred Heart High School was founded by the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, and the school celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1991.{{cite web
|title=Christ the Teacher Catholic Schools
|url=http://www.christtheteacher.ca/index.php/information-about-our-division/our-schools
|access-date=2014-07-25
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808032347/http://www.christtheteacher.ca/index.php/information-about-our-division/our-schools
|archive-date=August 8, 2014
}}
Dream Builders is an alternative education program offering grades 6 through 12 with a work experience component. Yorkton Regional High School opened November 10, 1967 offering grades 9 to 12.{{cite web
| title = Yorkton Regional High School – "Raiders in search of The Great Pumpkin"
| url = http://yrhs.gssd.ca/
| access-date =2009-05-18 }}
= Elementary schools =
There are four separate Catholic elementary schools. St. Alphonsus Elementary School provides pre-kindergarten through Grade 8. St. Mary's Elementary School offers pre-kindergarten classes to grade 8. St. Michael's Elementary School offers both English and French immersion from Kindergarten to grade 8. St. Paul's Elementary School also belongs to the Christ the Teacher Catholic School Division, and provides Kindergarten to Grade 8 classes.
The public elementary schools are also four in total. Columbia Elementary School has an approximate enrolment of 340 students and offers pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8.{{cite web
| title = Columbia School
| url = http://columbia.gssd.ca/
| publisher = Good Spirit School Division
| access-date =2009-05-18 }}
Dr. Brass Elementary School is named after the dentist, Dr. David James Brass and offers pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8.{{cite web
| title = Dr. Brass Elementary School
| publisher = Good Spirit School Division
| url = http://brass.gssd.ca/
| access-date =2009-05-18 }} M.C. Knoll Elementary School opened in August 1998, and is named after Milton Clifford Knoll.{{cite web
| title = M.C. Knoll Knights
| publisher = Good Spirit School Division
| url = http://knoll.gssd.ca/
| access-date =2009-05-18 }} Yorkdale Central School is also a part of Good Spirit School Division No. 204 and offers Kindergarten to Grade 8.{{cite web
| title = Yorkdale Central School
| publisher = Good Spirit School Division
| year = 2009
| url = http://central.gssd.ca/
Military
The 64th (Yorkton) Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery is garrisoned at the Yorkton Armouries.{{cite web
| title =Yorkton Armouries
| url =http://www.city.yorkton.sk.ca/history/articles/yorkton_armouries.asp
| access-date =2014-07-21}}{{cite web
| title =Canada's Historic Places (Yorkton Armoury)
| url =http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=9585
| access-date =2014-07-21}}
During World War II the Yorkton airport was home to No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School and No. 11 Service Flying Training School – both schools being a part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Among the present users is a Gliding Centre, operated for the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.
The Royal Canadian Air Force Station Yorkton (ADC ID: C-51) was a Long Range Radar (LRR) and Ground Air Transmitter Receiver (GATR) facility of the Pinetree Line. The site was SAGE compatible from day one. The facility which was in use during the Cold War was renamed CFS Yorkton (Canadian Forces Station) in 1967. The station located near Yorkton was operational from 1963 to 1986.
Media
= Newspapers =
;Weeklies
- The Yorkton News Review (defunct) {{cite web | url=https://www.yorktonthisweek.com/2.4756/yorkton-news-review/news/to-our-readers-of-the-yorkton-news-review-1.2384537 | title=To our readers of the Yorkton News Review | access-date=July 5, 2020}}
- Yorkton This Week {{cite web | url=http://www.yorktonthisweek.com/ | title=Yorkton News, Events & Classifieds | access-date=May 7, 2014}}
= Radio =
| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
!Frequency !Call sign !Branding !Format !Owner !Notes |
| AM 540
|Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |Clear-channel station broadcasting from Watrous |
| AM 940
|CJGX |GX94 | |
| FM 91.7
|Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |Rebroadcaster for CBK-FM |
| FM 92.9
|MBC Radio |First Nations community radio |Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation |Rebroadcaster for CJLR-FM |
| FM 94.1
|Cruz FM | |
| FM 98.5
|98.5 The Rock |Dennis M. Dyck | |
= Television =
Cable television services are supplied by Access Communications. Access is a Saskatchewan-owned not-for-profit co-operative established in 1974. It also supplies home phone and Internet service to the community.{{cite web | url=http://www.myaccess.ca/Home/Communities/AC2/tabid/2286/ABZone/YK/Default.aspx | title=My Access | access-date=July 7, 2014}}
SaskTel provides maxTV services on both DSL and Fiber. SaskTel is a Crown Corporation owned by the provincial government to serve the people of Saskatchewan with telephone, Internet, and TV services.
The only terrestrial television station serving Yorkton is CICC-TV channel 10, a CTV affiliate station.
Yorkton was previously served by CKOS-TV channel 5, a private CBC Television outlet; formerly a sister station of CICC, it became an owned-and-operated repeater of CBKT in 2002, before closing down with the rest of CBC's repeater network in 2012.
See also
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References
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Further reading
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- {{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Steven |title=SJHL's Yorkton Terriers seek public support to stay afloat |url=https://www.westcentralonline.com/articles/sjhls-yorkton-terriers-seek-public-support-to-stay-afloat |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=WestCentralOnline |date=29 January 2024}}
- {{cite news |title=Harvard Media wins gold for Yorkton's Save the Terriers campaign |url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/yorkton-this-week/harvard-media-wins-gold-for-yorktons-save-the-terriers-campaign-10738730 |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=SaskToday.ca |publisher=Harvard Media |date=31 May 2025 |language=en}}
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|West=Foam Lake
|Center=Yorkton
|East=Roblin
|South=Melville
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