Mankota
History
The community acquired a post office in 1911 and was named by combining Manitoba and North Dakota, the original homes of many of its initial settlers. Mankota incorporated as a village on February 3, 1941.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mankota had a population of 198 living in 108 of its 133 total private dwellings, a change of -3.4% from its 2016 population of 205. With a land area of 1.5 km (0.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 132.0/km (341.9/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Mankota recorded a population of 205 living in 107 of its 137 total private dwellings, a -2.9% change from its 2011 population of 211. With a land area of 1.42 km (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 144.4/km (373.9/sq mi) in 2016.
Economy and businesses
Mankota has a stockyard for the sale of cattle from many farms in the area. Other businesses include the Grasslands Inn, a motel/restaurant, a general store, an Innovation Credit Union, a small clinic/old folks home, a bowling alley, a town hall, a library, a fire station, a smaller community centre, an auto repair shop, a Petro-Canada gas station, and a Canada Post office.
In 2016, Weil Group Resources of Dallas constructed a $10 million helium processing facility near Mankota to supply refined, industrial-grade helium gas to world markets, reviving a mineral resource which was previously established in Saskatchewan.
Education
Mankota has one school that covers Kindergarten through Grade 12 in the Prairie South School Division. Enrollment for the 2008-2009 year was at 78, declining to 61 in 2011, and declining further every year on average.
There are 40 students enrolled for the 2022-23 school year, seven of which are in Grade 12.
Attractions
- Grasslands National Park, one of Canada's newer national parks and is located in southern Saskatchewan along the Montana border.
- Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, straddling the Alberta-Saskatchewan border southeast of Medicine Hat, is Canada's only interprovincial park.
- Mankota Stockyards, has cow sales every Friday all year long.
- The Mankota Rodeo is held in May every year.
Notable people
- David Anthony Rodney, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Lougheed, November 22, 2004 – November 1, 2017
- Neil O Webster, photographer
Climate
| Climate data for Mankota | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
18 (64) |
23 (73) |
30.5 (86.9) |
37 (99) |
41 (106) |
38 (100) |
39.5 (103.1) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
21.7 (71.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
41 (106) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
12 (54) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11 (52) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−3 (27) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.3 (−45.9) |
−40 (−40) |
−33 (−27) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
−15 (5) |
−5 (23) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−14 (7) |
−28 (−18) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.6 (0.69) |
14.5 (0.57) |
17.5 (0.69) |
20.8 (0.82) |
56.9 (2.24) |
58.2 (2.29) |
53 (2.1) |
29 (1.1) |
26.6 (1.05) |
15.2 (0.60) |
16 (0.6) |
15.1 (0.59) |
340.4 (13.40) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
See also
- List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
- List of villages in Saskatchewan
- List of geographic names derived from portmanteaus
References
- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 270. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ "Mankota". Weil Group Resources. Weil Group. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 10 September 2010
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