Rosetown, Saskatchewan
Rosetown is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, at the junction of provincial Highway 7 and Highway 4, approximately 115 km southwest of Saskatoon.
Rosetown | |
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Town | |
 Rosetown's Main Street | |
| Motto: Discover Life Here | |
  Rosetown  Rosetown | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′N 107°59′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | St. Andrew's |
| Post office founded | 1907-09-01 |
| Village established | 1909 |
| Town incorporated | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Delisle Bruins |
| • MP | Delisle Bruins |
| • MLA | Jim Reiter, Saskatchewan Party |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,451 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Website | www |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
The town's motto, "The Heart of the Wheat Belt" reflects its history of being a farming community. It is the largest town in the Rural Municipality St. Andrew's 287, Saskatchewan.
Rosetown belongs currently to the federal electoral district of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar which was formerly known as Saskatoon—Rosetown. Rosetown belongs to census division 12 for enumeration purposes.
Rosetown won the 2004 Provincial Communities in Bloom.
History
On September 14, 1905, James and Anne Rose migrated from Lancashire, England, to an area of Saskatchewan, Canada.[5] They were the first settlers in the area now known as Rosetown.[6] Later, in 1907, a group of people from the area, wanting a post office, made an application for one. As a name had to be given to the post office, the group dedicated it to the town's most senior settlers, the Roses. As the name "Rose" was already taken, the group added "town" to it to create "Rosetown". The post office opened on September 7, 1907.
A Jewish colony was established near Rosetown after 1906.
Rosetown became a village on August 29, 1909, after Wilrod Bifair sold his homestead for $12 an acre to the Canadian Northern Railway. Village status was granted on August 4, 1909, when the population reached 500 people. W.G. King, W.R. Ferguson, and N.B. Douglas formed the village council in the same year. The first village council meeting was held on September 27, 1909. W.G. King established the first business in the village in 1909. Later that year he built three other stores at different locations.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rosetown had a population of 2,507 living in 1,112 of its 1,224 total private dwellings, a change of 2.3% from its 2016 population of 2,451. With a land area of 11.59 km2 (4.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 216.3/km2 (560.2/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,507 (+2.3% from 2016) | 2,451 (5.8% from 2011) | 2,317 (1.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 11.59 km2 (4.47 sq mi) | 12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi) | 12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi) |
| Population density | 216.3/km2 (560/sq mi) | 201.9/km2 (523/sq mi) | 190.8/km2 (494/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.8 (M: 41.6, F: 48.4) | ||
| Private dwellings | 1,115 (total) | 1,187 (total) | 1,121 (total) |
| Median household income |
Climate
Rosetown experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). Precipitation is quite low, with the majority of it falling in the summer months.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Rosetown was 43.9 °C (111 °F) on 4 July 1937. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −47.2 °C (−53 °F) on 23 January 1943.[13]
| Climate data for Rosetown, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1937–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
42.2 (108.0) |
43.9 (111.0) |
43.3 (109.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
43.9 (111.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
1.4 (34.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.2 (−53.0) |
−43 (−45) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−30 (−22) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−5 (23) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−3 (27) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−25 (−13) |
−35.1 (−31.2) |
−42 (−44) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.9 (0.51) |
6.0 (0.24) |
15.1 (0.59) |
19.5 (0.77) |
44.2 (1.74) |
57.1 (2.25) |
57.3 (2.26) |
41.1 (1.62) |
29.2 (1.15) |
17.2 (0.68) |
15.2 (0.60) |
12.4 (0.49) |
327.0 (12.87) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.5 (0.02) |
0.2 (0.01) |
3.8 (0.15) |
14.0 (0.55) |
39.9 (1.57) |
57.1 (2.25) |
57.3 (2.26) |
41.1 (1.62) |
27.1 (1.07) |
12.4 (0.49) |
2.6 (0.10) |
0.1 (0.00) |
256.2 (10.09) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 12.4 (4.9) |
5.8 (2.3) |
11.3 (4.4) |
5.5 (2.2) |
4.2 (1.7) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.1 (0.8) |
4.8 (1.9) |
12.7 (5.0) |
12.2 (4.8) |
70.8 (27.9) |
| Source: Environment Canada[13][14][15] | |||||||||||||
Education
Walter Aseltine School is the elementary school in Rosetown named after a member of parliament Walter Aseltine. Rosetown Central High School provides secondary school education for Rosetown and surrounding rural areas. Both schools are part of the Sun West School Division. The Sun West School Division Office which provides education to west-central Saskatchewan is in Rosetown.
Students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 attend Walter Aseltine School and Grades 7 to 12 attend the Rosetown Central High School. The average graduating class is 45-60 students depending on the year.
Prairie West Regional College provides post secondary education.
Sports
The Rosetown Red Wings of the Sask Valley Hockey League play out of SaskCan Centre. They were formerly part of Allan Cup Hockey West.
Transportation
The first transportation was provided by a Red River Cart Trail called Old Bone Trail as well as the historic Swift Current-Battleford Trail. The town grew in 1910 once the Canadian National Railway track reached Rosetown.[16]
Rosetown Airport (TC LID: CJX4) is near Rosetown. Both Highway 7 and Highway 4 serve vehicular traffic to and from Rosetown.
Notable people
- Lloyd Arntzen, musician, school teacher
- Walter Aseltine, PC, BA, QC was a Canadian parliamentarian and senator.
- Walter Farquharson, Moderator of the United Church of Canada
- Rob Friend, a former professional and Canadian international soccer player
- Randy Ireland, a Buffalo Sabres Goaltender
- Sherry Middaugh née Sherry Hamel, a Canadian curler.
- Robert (Bob) Ogle, a Roman Catholic priest, broadcaster and Member of the House of Commons of Canada.
- Jim Reiter, Canadian politician.
- Eldon Woolliams, an Alberta politician
See also
References
- 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, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
- Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
- Russell, E.T. (1975), What's in a Name?, Saskatoon, SK: Western Producer Prairie Books, p. 276, ISBN 1-894022-92-0
- Barry, Bill (2003), People Places Contemporary Saskatchewan Placenames, Regina, Canada: Print West communications, p. 230, ISBN 1-894022-92-0
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- "Rosetown CDA EPF". Environment Canada. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- "Rosetown". Environment Canada. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- "Rosetown East". Environment Canada. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- Saskatchewan Government Sask Biz (2004), Colonsay Geography Rosetown is situated in the heart of the Midwest..., retrieved 2007-08-01
External links
- Official website
Rosetown, Saskatchewan travel guide from Wikivoyage
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