Cupar, Saskatchewan

Town of Cupar
—  Town  —
Location of Cupar in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°57′00″N 104°13′00″W / 50.95°N 104.2167°W / 50.95; -104.2167
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	6
Rural Municipality	Cupar No. 218
Post office	1903
Incorporated (Village)	N/A
Incorporated (Town)	N/A
Government
- Mayor	Don Jeworski
- Administrator	Linda Nameth
- Governing body	Town of Cupar
Area
- Total	0.80 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	610 m (2,001 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	566
- Density	710.4/km2 (1,839.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0G 0Y0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway
Waterways
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Cupar is a town 75 kilometres northeast of Regina. Cupar is settled on the flat plains 45 kilometers north of the scenic Qu'Appelle Valley.

History

Cupar became a village in 1905 and received its name from Canadian Pacific Railway official for the town of Cupar in Fife, Scotland. The town celebrated its centennial in 2005. Cupar is proud to the be home of the talented, nationally known artist Jacqueline Berting of the Berting Glass studio located north of the town. Her most famous work to date is the "The Glass Wheatfield", encompassing 14,000 waist high glass wheat stalks, each piece individually hand cut and lamp worked. Berting calls her work "A Salute to the Canadian farmer." The town has been made famous for the Cupar Gopher Drop, a unique lottery held every summer. Stuffed toy gophers (Richardson's Ground Squirrels) labelled with numbers are dropped from a hot-air balloon along with numbered gopher holes. The "owner" of the gopher that lands nearest Hole 1 wins first prize, and so on.

Demographics

Climate

Climate data for Cupar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	8.3 (46.9)	9 (48)	21.1 (70.0)	31 (88)	37.5 (99.5)	39.5 (103.1)	38.3 (100.9)	40 (104)	35.6 (96.1)	30.6 (87.1)	22.2 (72.0)	12.5 (54.5)	40 (104)
Average high °C (°F)	−10.9 (12.4)	−7.2 (19.0)	−0.1 (31.8)	11.2 (52.2)	18.7 (65.7)	22.9 (73.2)	25.3 (77.5)	24.8 (76.6)	18.3 (64.9)	11.2 (52.2)	−0.6 (30.9)	−8.1 (17.4)	8.8
Daily mean °C (°F)	−17 (1)	−13.3 (8.1)	−6 (21)	4.3 (39.7)	11.1 (52.0)	15.9 (60.6)	18.1 (64.6)	17.2 (63.0)	11.1 (52.0)	4.3 (39.7)	−6 (21)	−13.8 (7.2)	2.2
Average low °C (°F)	−23.1 (−9.6)	−19.3 (−2.7)	−11.9 (10.6)	−2.7 (27.1)	3.5 (38.3)	9 (48)	10.9 (51.6)	9.6 (49.3)	3.8 (38.8)	−2.6 (27.3)	−11.3 (11.7)	−19.5 (−3.1)	−4.5
Record low °C (°F)	−44.4 (−47.9)	−45 (−49)	−44.4 (−47.9)	−27.2 (−17.0)	−11 (12)	−4.4 (24.1)	−1.1 (30.0)	−3.9 (25.0)	−15 (5)	−22 (−8)	−39 (−38)	−45 (−49)	−45 (−49)
Precipitation mm (inches)	18.1 (0.713)	12.8 (0.504)	18.6 (0.732)	24.5 (0.965)	52.1 (2.051)	73.2 (2.882)	67.9 (2.673)	49.9 (1.965)	37.6 (1.48)	21.7 (0.854)	13.6 (0.535)	21.4 (0.843)	411.3 (16.193)
Source: Environment Canada[6]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of towns in Saskatchewan

References

1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net (1903-07-01), Post Offices and Postmasters, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php 
2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm 
4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, http://www.elections.ca/home.asp 
5. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24. 
6. ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 24 July 2010

External links

• Town of Cupar Web site
• Berting Glass

Coordinates: 50°57′N 104°12′W / 50.95°N 104.2°W / 50.95; -104.2 (Cupar, Saskatchewan)