Tugaske, Saskatchewan
Tugaske (2016 population: 75) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Huron No. 223 and Census Division No. 7. It is nicknamed Gateway to Lake Diefenbaker. It is near Eyebrow Lake, a prairie lake in the Qu'Appelle Valley. It was named after an eyebrow-shaped hill also in the Qu'Appelle Valley above Eyebrow Lake. The lake, which is 9 km long and 1 km wide, is a bird sanctuary and is near Highway 627.
Highway 367 and Highway 627 intersect in the village.
History
Tugaske incorporated as a village on May 7, 1909.
Climate
| Climate data for Tugaske | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
15 (59) |
21.7 (71.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
38 (100) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.1 (106.0) |
42.2 (108.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18 (64) |
42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
11 (52) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.4 (−4.7) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−3 (27) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.7 (−52.1) |
−45 (−49) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−5 (23) |
0 (32) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−42 (−44) |
−46.7 (−52.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.8 (0.70) |
14.6 (0.57) |
19.8 (0.78) |
22.9 (0.90) |
51.8 (2.04) |
67.9 (2.67) |
63.6 (2.50) |
44.1 (1.74) |
31.9 (1.26) |
19.9 (0.78) |
14.6 (0.57) |
18.6 (0.73) |
387.6 (15.26) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tugaske had a population of 79 living in 44 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of 5.3% from its 2016 population of 75. With a land area of 0.75 km (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 105.3/km (272.8/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Tugaske recorded a population of 75 living in 47 of its 66 total private dwellings, a -22.7% change from its 2011 population of 92. With a land area of 0.76 km (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 98.7/km (255.6/sq mi) in 2016.