Woodrow is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan approximately 6 miles west of Lafleche. This present day agricultural area was once the hub of the local area with lumber yards, grain elevators, 3 churches and 3 or more general stores. The village was formally dissolved on March 21, 2002, and is now administered by the surrounding Rural Municipality of Wood River No. 74.[5]
Woodrow | |
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.jpg) Woodrow grain elevators | |
  Location of Woodrow  Woodrow, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′00″N 106°43′02″W / 49.70000°N 106.71722°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 3 |
| Rural Municipality | Wood River |
| Post office Founded | 1909-06-01 |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Dissolved | March 21, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | RM of Wood River |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 5 |
| • Density | 11.9/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0H 4M0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 13 Highway 610 |
| Waterways | Thomson Lake |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodrow had a population of 20 living in 6 of its 6 total private dwellings, a change of -65.5% from its 2016 population of 58. With a land area of 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 37.0/km2 (95.9/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
Transportation
editSaskatchewan Transportation Company provided intercity bus service until the end of May, 2017, when service was discontinued.[7]
Churches
editThe Woodrow Gospel Chapel began service in 1909 by George Reimche, and was based on immigrants from North Dakota when the community was originally known as Hoffnungsfeld.[8]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Woodrow (1981-2010, possibly inaccurate) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | — | 7.0 (44.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
43.0 (109.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
43.0 (109.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | — | −7.0 (19.4) |
— | — | 19.4 (66.9) |
— | 32.9 (91.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
— | — |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | — | −12.3 (9.9) |
— | — | 11.5 (52.7) |
— | 23.0 (73.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
— | — |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | — | −17.4 (0.7) |
— | — | 3.9 (39.0) |
— | 13.3 (55.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
— | — |
| Record low °C (°F) | — | −36.0 (−32.8) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−36.0 (−32.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.1 (0.67) |
9.1 (0.36) |
18.0 (0.71) |
18.9 (0.74) |
56.3 (2.22) |
77.1 (3.04) |
56.1 (2.21) |
34.5 (1.36) |
33.7 (1.33) |
19.0 (0.75) |
15.1 (0.59) |
11.5 (0.45) |
366.4 (14.43) |
| Source: Environment Canada[9] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- ^ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Transportation Company: Route Map" (PDF). Saskatchewan Transportation Company. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "Woodrow Gospel Chapel". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010, accessed 1 November 2017