Kipling, Saskatchewan

History

Kipling sites classed as "heritage properties" include the former CN station, built in 1908–09, and the Kingsley rural municipality office, built in 1919. In addition, a major and highly interesting group of pioneer-era buildings can be viewed on the spacious sites belonging to the Kipling and District Historical Society Museum. The Kipling and District Museum (1903–59) is a Municipal Heritage Property on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.{{cite web |access-date = 2011-03-29}}

In 2006, Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald successfully parlayed one red paperclip via a series of trades into a house in Kipling. The town commemorates the story with the Guinness World Record certified World's Largest Paper Clip, 15 feet tall and weighing 3,043 pounds.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kipling had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.55 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Government

Kipling is within the provincial constituency of Moosomin, and is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan by Steven Bonk of the Saskatchewan Party.

Federally, Kipling is in the riding of Souris—Moose Mountain, and is represented in the 42nd Parliament by Robert Kitchen, of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 6.7 |Feb record high C = 11 |Mar record high C = 20.6 |Apr record high C = 31.7 |May record high C = 36.7 |Jun record high C = 36.7 |Jul record high C = 38 |Aug record high C = 38.3 |Sep record high C = 35 |Oct record high C = 31 |Nov record high C = 21.7 |Dec record high C = 9.5 |year record high C = 38.3 |Jan record low C = -44.4 |Feb record low C = -41.7 |Mar record low C = -40 |Apr record low C = -26.7 |May record low C = -12.8 |Jun record low C = -3.3 |Jul record low C = 1.7 |Aug record low C = -2 |Sep record low C = -8.9 |Oct record low C = -23 |Nov record low C = -34.4 |Dec record low C = -43 |year record low C = -44.4 Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 4 August 2010

Sports

The Kipling/Windthorst Oil Kings of the senior men's Big 6 Hockey League play in the local arena.

The Kipling Royals of the Saskota Baseball League play at the ball diamonds in Kipling.

References

Other sources

• The Unforgiving Minute – A Life of Rudyard Kipling Harry Ricketts, Pimlico, 2000
• What was he doing out?- The Province, Page A8, Vancouver BC Brett Popplewell, Canadian Press, August 3, 2006

References

1. "Mayor Pat Jackson". Town of Kipling.
2. [http://townofkipling.ca/visitors/about-the-town/ Town of Kipling » About the Town]
3. "South - Kipling - Hwy 48". Government of Saskatchewan.
4. "Town of Kipling » Red Paperclip Story".
5. "Worlds Largest Red Paper Clip | Tourism Saskatchewan".
6. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
7. "Saskota Baseball League - Teams".