Community Profile

Population/Demographics

The following Demographic information is provided for the Trading area - including the Town and surrounding
Rural Municipalities of White Valley #49 and Arlington #79, as supplied by Statistics Canada - Census 1996

Total Population: 1,566
Total Number of Households: 550
Average Household Income($): 43,544

Population by Age:

0 - 14      315
15 - 24   235
25 - 54 580
55 - 64 150
65 - 74 135
75 & over 95

 Selected family characteristics:        

Number of Married or Common-law families:
340
Number of Lone Parent families: 25

Labour Force Characteristics

Employment - In Labour Force
Average total income of persons reporting income:                        

Male: ($)   20,557
Female: ($)    14,066
Average Income: ($) 17,512

 

Persons in the Labour Force:              

Total:                                        930
Male: 520
Female: 405
Unemployment Rate:  11.3%
Participation Rate: 88.7%

 

Saskatchewan (January 1999)

Participation Rate: 67.3%
Unemployment Rate: 7.2%
Unemployment Rate - Seasonally Adjusted: 6.5%

 

Industry and Work Statistics

Industry characteristics of the population age 15 years and over who have worked since January 1, 1995 (Census Canada 1996)   

Total all industries:                                 960
Agriculture and resource based: 555    
Manufacturing and construction: 35
Service industries: 170

 

Educational Statistics

Highest level of schooling for the population age 15 years and over.         

Total - all persons age 15 and over: 930
Persons with a high school certificate: 160
Persons with some post-secondary education: 150   
Persons with trades or non-university diploma: 215
Persons who have completed university: 80

       

Agricultural Data

The following Demographic information is provided for the Trading area - including the surrounding Rural Municipalities of White Valley #49 and Arlington #79, as supplied by Census Canada - Agricultural Statistics


Value of Farm Capital       RM #49   RM #79
Under $50,000 7  2
>$50,000, < $100,00 7         7
> $100,000, < $200,000    29  21
> $200,000, < $350,000 30     22
> $350,000, < $500,000 34  18
> $500,000, <$1,000,000 70   33
> $1,000,000, < $1,500,000 21 7
> $1,500,000 26        4
Totals: 224    114
Climate

Average daily temperature
(Celsius)

Minimum

Mean

Max
January -19.4 -14.1 -8.8
April -  2.7 3.6 9.7
July       9.8 17.6 25.4
October - 1.4 5.3 12.0

Average annual precipitation (rain and snow) : 372.0 mm, average of 50 days with rain.                

Average length of growing season: 96 Frost Free days (based on a growing season from May 28 to Sept. 2.)