Semans, Saskatchewan

History

Settlers first homesteaded in the Semans area as early as 1904. Semans, named for the wife of a railroad official, was one in the alphabetical sequence of towns on the Grand Trunk Railway line between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A picture of the first station shows the spelling as "Semons". The first sports day was held on July 1, 1908. The railroad station and first grain elevator were built by the fall of 1908. In a little more than a year, local businesses could supply almost all necessary commodities and the population was 48 people. The first open air ice rink was in use by 1907. On October 28, 1908, the Semans Board of Trade sent correspondence regarding the organization of Semans under the Village Act of 1908. A petition was sent on November 4, 1908, signed by the businesses. Semans incorporated as a village on December 14, 1908.

Semans celebrated 100 years as a village with a centennial anniversary homecoming in July 2008.

Demographics

(1981–2016) |1981|344 |1986|356 |1991|333 |1996|315 |2001|267 |2006|195 |2011|204 |2016|196 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Semans had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.08 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Semans recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.14 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 7 |Feb record high C = 12.8 |Mar record high C = 20.5 |Apr record high C = 32.8 |May record high C = 37.8 |Jun record high C = 40 |Jul record high C = 42.2 |Aug record high C = 41.1 |Sep record high C = 35.6 |Oct record high C = 31.7 |Nov record high C = 21.1 |Dec record high C = 13.3 |year record high C = 42.2 |Jan record low C = -44.4 |Feb record low C = -45 |Mar record low C = -38.9 |Apr record low C = -28.9 |May record low C = -12.2 |Jun record low C = -5 |Jul record low C = -1.1 |Aug record low C = -5 |Sep record low C = -13.9 |Oct record low C = -23.5 |Nov record low C = -33.5 |Dec record low C = -43.5 |year record low C = -45

Notable people

• Sherwood Bassin, hockey executive in Ontario Hockey League and the Canadian National junior team
• Gordon MacMurchy, MLA for Last Mountain and Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit
• George Hara Williams, politician and Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture (1944–1945)

References

References

1. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations.
2. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
3. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
4. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
5. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". [[Statistics Canada]].
6. Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000—[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=SASK&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=3022& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 22 December 2010