Waseca, Saskatchewan
# Waseca, Saskatchewan

Waseca (2016 population: 149) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 and Census Division No. 17. Waseca is located on Highway 16, the Yellowhead Highway, in northwest Saskatchewan. Waseca is located east of Lashburn and west of Maidstone.

## History

Waseca incorporated as a village on March 15, 1911. The village was probably named after Waseca, Minnesota. A former resident of the Waseca area (1923-1942) has stated she was told that Waseca was an Indigenous name meaning "looking upwards" and the name was assigned when the CN railway station was built.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waseca had a population of 113 living in 51 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of -24.2% from its 2016 population of 149. With a land area of 0.65 $km^2$ (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of $173.8/km^2$ (450.3/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Waseca recorded a population of 149 living in 64 of its 75 total private dwellings, a -3.4% change from its 2011 population of 154. With a land area of 0.68 $km^2$ (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of $219.1/km^2$ (567.5/sq mi) in 2016.

## Climate

Climate data for Waseca :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | 17.8 (64.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 36.7 (98.1) | 37.8 (100.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 38 (100) | 35 (95) | 28.9 (84.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 10.6 (51.1) | 38 (100) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) | −7.7 (18.1) | −1 (30) | 10.1 (50.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 9.9 (49.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | −9.6 (14.7) | 7.4 (45.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) | −12.4 (9.7) | −6 (21) | 4.1 (39.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16 (61) | 10.5 (50.9) | 4.1 (39.4) | −6.7 (19.9) | −14 (7) | 1.8 (35.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21 (−6) | −17.2 (1.0) | −10.9 (12.4) | −2.1 (28.2) | 4 (39) | 8.4 (47.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 9.1 (48.4) | 4.1 (39.4) | −1.7 (28.9) | −10.8 (12.6) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −3.9 (25.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −50 (−58) | −48.3 (−54.9) | −40 (−40) | −30 (−22) | −10.6 (12.9) | −7.8 (18.0) | −3.9 (25.0) | −3.3 (26.1) | −13.3 (8.1) | −25 (−13) | −35 (−31) | −45.6 (−50.1) | −50 (−58) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.4 (0.80) | 11.9 (0.47) | 21.3 (0.84) | 27.9 (1.10) | 40.1 (1.58) | 73.3 (2.89) | 80 (3.1) | 57.2 (2.25) | 35.2 (1.39) | 17.2 (0.68) | 19.9 (0.78) | 20.8 (0.82) | 424.9 (16.73) |
| Source: Environment Canada ||||||||||||||
