Gull Lake, Saskatchewan

History

The history of the Gull Lake community dates back to 1906, when a development company Conrad and Price acquired and surveyed the town site and subdivided it into blocks. Unlike most other towns located along the Canadian Pacific Railway main line, Gull Lake was not planned and established by the railroad. In fact, there was some animosity from the railroad towards this town that bucked their plan.

From 1906 to 1909 there was no municipal government or authority other than Conrad and Price: the company had full jurisdiction over civic affairs. In 1909 the citizens of Gull Lake had their community incorporated as a village.

Before 1906 the town of Gull Lake was part of the famed Ranch 76 that stretched over most of southwestern Saskatchewan. There are still a few buildings in the town that were part of the ranch.

The origin of the name Gull Lake comes from the Cree word for the area, Kiaskus (kiyaskos) which means "little gull".

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gull Lake had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.4 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Climate

Gull Lake Experiences a Humid Continental climate (Dfb) with warm summers and long, cold winters. |Jan record high C = 14 |Feb record high C = 15 |Mar record high C = 20.6 |Apr record high C = 30 |May record high C = 38 |Jun record high C = 39 |Jul record high C = 37 |Aug record high C = 40 |Sep record high C = 37.8 |Oct record high C = 29 |Nov record high C = 21.5 |Dec record high C = 14.4 |year record high C = 40 |Jan record low C = -40.6 |Feb record low C = -42.8 |Mar record low C = -36.1 |Apr record low C = -26.1 |May record low C = -9 |Jun record low C = -5.6 |Jul record low C = 0 |Aug record low C = -1.5 |Sep record low C = -10.6 |Oct record low C = -25.5 |Nov record low C = -33.5 |Dec record low C = -41.5 |year record low C = -42.8 Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 27 July 2010

Economy

Agriculture is the top employment field with many surrounding farms and ranches, with some work in the oil fields as well.

References

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