Woodrow, Saskatchewan
Woodrow is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan approximately 6 miles west of Lafleche. This present day agricultural area was once the hub of the local area with lumber yards, grain elevators, 3 churches and 3 or more general stores. The village was formally dissolved on March 21, 2002, and is now administered by the surrounding Rural Municipality of Wood River No. 74.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodrow had a population of 20 living in 6 of its 6 total private dwellings, a change of -65.5% from its 2016 population of 58. With a land area of 0.54 km (0.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 37.0/km (95.9/sq mi) in 2021.
Transportation
Saskatchewan Transportation Company provided intercity bus service until the end of May, 2017, when service was discontinued.
Churches
The Woodrow Gospel Chapel began service in 1909 by George Reimche, and was based on immigrants from North Dakota when the community was originally known as Hoffnungsfeld.
Climate
| Climate data for Woodrow (1981-2010, possibly inaccurate) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | — | 7.0 (44.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
43.0 (109.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
43.0 (109.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | — | −7.0 (19.4) |
— | — | 19.4 (66.9) |
— | 32.9 (91.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
— | — |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | — | −12.3 (9.9) |
— | — | 11.5 (52.7) |
— | 23.0 (73.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
— | — |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | — | −17.4 (0.7) |
— | — | 3.9 (39.0) |
— | 13.3 (55.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
— | — |
| Record low °C (°F) | — | −36.0 (−32.8) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−36.0 (−32.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.1 (0.67) |
9.1 (0.36) |
18.0 (0.71) |
18.9 (0.74) |
56.3 (2.22) |
77.1 (3.04) |
56.1 (2.21) |
34.5 (1.36) |
33.7 (1.33) |
19.0 (0.75) |
15.1 (0.59) |
11.5 (0.45) |
366.4 (14.43) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||