Waseca, Saskatchewan
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 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 173.8/km (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 (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 219.1/km (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) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 | |||||||||||||