Kipling is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. In provincial politics, Kipling is in the constituency of Moosomin. The town was named after the English author Rudyard Kipling.[2] It is accessed from Highway 48.[3]
Kipling | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kipling Location of Kipling in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50°6′5.36″N 102°37′56.64″W / 50.1014889°N 102.6324000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | Kingsley |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patricia Jackson[1] |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,140 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| Website | http://www.townofkipling.ca/ |
History
editKipling 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.[4]
In 2006, Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald successfully parlayed one red paperclip via a series of trades into a house in Kipling.[5] The town commemorates the story with the Guinness World Record certified World's Largest Paper Clip, 15 feet tall and weighing 3,043 pounds.[6]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kipling had a population of 1,076 living in 464 of its 523 total private dwellings, a change of 0.2% from its 2016 population of 1,074. With a land area of 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 422.0/km2 (1,092.9/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
Government
editThere is a town council.
As of 2017[update] 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
edit| Climate data for Kipling | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
11 (52) |
20.6 (69.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38 (100) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35 (95) |
31 (88) |
21.7 (71.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11 (12) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22 (72) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
8 (46) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−6 (21) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18 (64) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
2 (36) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.9 (−7.4) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2 (28) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.4 (−47.9) |
−41.7 (−43.1) |
−40 (−40) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2 (28) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−23 (−9) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−43 (−45) |
−44.4 (−47.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.4 (0.80) |
17.5 (0.69) |
25.3 (1.00) |
28.2 (1.11) |
53.4 (2.10) |
75.3 (2.96) |
65.4 (2.57) |
60.4 (2.38) |
46.4 (1.83) |
27.4 (1.08) |
17.8 (0.70) |
23.9 (0.94) |
461.3 (18.16) |
| Source: Environment Canada[8] | |||||||||||||
Sports
editThe 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[9] play at the ball diamonds in Kipling.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mayor Pat Jackson". Town of Kipling. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Town of Kipling » About the Town
- ^ "South - Kipling - Hwy 48". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Kipling and District Historical Museum". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "Town of Kipling » Red Paperclip Story". Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Worlds Largest Red Paper Clip | Tourism Saskatchewan".
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 4 August 2010
- ^ "Saskota Baseball League - Teams".
Other sources
edit- The Unforgiving Minute – A Life of Rudyard Kipling Harry Ricketts, Pimlico, 2000 ISBN 0-7126-6471-8 [unreliable source?]
- What was he doing out?- The Province, Page A8, Vancouver BC Brett Popplewell, Canadian Press, August 3, 2006
External links
edit50°6′5.3634″N 102°37′56.64″W / 50.101489833°N 102.6324000°W