Quinton, Saskatchewan
# Quinton, Saskatchewan

Quinton (2016 population: 101) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Mount Hope No. 279 and Census Division No. 10. The village is located on Highway 15 between the Town of Raymore and the Village of Punnichy. It is near the administrative office of the Kawacatoose First Nations.

## History

Quinton incorporated as a village on March 1, 1910.

## Climate

Climate data for Quinton, elevation: 630 m or 2,070 ft, 1981-2010 normals :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.9 (0.51) | 9.8 (0.39) | 10.8 (0.43) | 18.6 (0.73) | 42.3 (1.67) | 72.0 (2.83) | 78.0 (3.07) | 68.1 (2.68) | 38.8 (1.53) | 25.4 (1.00) | 10.7 (0.42) | 15.1 (0.59) | 402.5 (15.85) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.9 (0.07) | 13.7 (0.54) | 40.1 (1.58) | 72.0 (2.83) | 78.0 (3.07) | 68.1 (2.68) | 37.3 (1.47) | 19.1 (0.75) | 1.4 (0.06) | 0.0 (0.0) | 331.6 (13.05) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 12.9 (5.1) | 9.8 (3.9) | 8.9 (3.5) | 4.9 (1.9) | 2.2 (0.9) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.5 (0.6) | 6.3 (2.5) | 9.4 (3.7) | 15.1 (5.9) | 71 (28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 70.4 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.58 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 0.26 | 0.0 | 49.36 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.56 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.37 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 21.73 |
| Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Quinton had a population of 89 living in 40 of its 46 total private dwellings, a change of -11.9% from its 2016 population of 101. With a land area of 0.97 $km^2$ (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of $91.8/km^2$ (237.6/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Quinton recorded a population of 101 living in 43 of its 57 total private dwellings, a -9.9% change from its 2011 population of 111. With a land area of 0.96 $km^2$ (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of $105.2/km^2$ (272.5/sq mi) in 2016.

