Lumsden
Town
James Street
James Street
Lumsden is located in Saskatchewan
Lumsden
Lumsden
Coordinates: 50°38′47″N 104°52′03″W / 50.6463°N 104.8676°W / 50.6463; -104.8676
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division6
Rural MunicipalityLumsden
Established1881
Incorporated (Village)January 10, 1899
Incorporated (Town)March 15, 1905
Government
 • Chief Administrative OfficerMonica Merkosky[1]
 • Governing bodyTown Council
Area
 • Land4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total1,824
 • Density402.0/km2 (1,041/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0G 3C0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 11 Highway 20
WaterwaysQu’Appelle River
Websitewww.lumsden.ca
[2][3][4][5]

Lumsden is a town in the Qu'Appelle Valley in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, 31 km northwest of the city of Regina. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189. The town functions as both a farming community and an unofficial suburb of Regina. Lumsden has an active artistic community, which consists of many writers, painters and sculptors.

History

Settlers first arrived in 1881 and the area came to be commonly known as Happy Hollow. When the Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railway came through the community in 1889, the name was changed to Lumsden after Hugh Lumsden, a senior engineer with the railway.[6]

The town has repeatedly flooded, with major flood events occurring in 1892, 1904, 1916, 1948, and 1969. In 1974, Lumsden experienced the highest water levels in the town's history; volunteers from Regina and all surrounding communities came to help with sandbagging. The town subsequently straightened the Qu'Appelle River's channel and built dikes.[6] The Town was at risk for flooding again in 2011 after a wet fall winter of record snowfall; however, it did not flood.[7]

The community was chosen by Harrowsmith Magazine in 2002 as the "prettiest" town in the province.[8]

Centennial

Official town centennial celebrations were held in March 2005. In May 2005, Lumsden hosted Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the Lumsden Sports Centre. Hundreds of guests were entertained by Marny Duncan-Cary, the Lumsden Community Choir, the Riel Reelers, and the Lumsden & District Band and Jazz Ensemble. The event was held in celebration of both the town and the province's centenaries, and was the only engagement of Canada's Queen outside urban centres on that visit to Saskatchewan.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lumsden had a population of 1,800 living in 700 of its 732 total private dwellings, a change of -1.3% from its 2016 population of 1,824. With a land area of 4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 365.9/km2 (947.6/sq mi) in 2021.[9]

Canada census – Lumsden community profile
20212011
Population1,800 (-1.3% from 2016)1,631 (+7.1% from 2006)
Land area4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi)4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Population density366/km2 (950/sq mi)402.0/km2 (1,041/sq mi)
Median age41.2 (M: 39.6, F: 42.4)42.4 (M: 38.8, F: 45.6)
Private dwellings732 (total)  700 (occupied)626 (total) 
Median household income$107,000
References: 2021[10] 2011[11] earlier[12][13]

Climate

Lumsden exhibits a continental climate (Köppen Dfb), closely bordering on a semi-arid climate (BSk)

Climate data for Lumsden
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.7
(53.1)		 15.6
(60.1)		 22.8
(73.0)		 33.9
(93.0)		 38.3
(100.9)		 40.5
(104.9)		 43.3
(109.9)		 41.1
(106.0)		 37.2
(99.0)		 31.5
(88.7)		 22.8
(73.0)		 15
(59)		 43.3
(109.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −9.5
(14.9)		 −6.4
(20.5)		 1.7
(35.1)		 12.2
(54.0)		 19.9
(67.8)		 24
(75)		 26.4
(79.5)		 25.3
(77.5)		 18.3
(64.9)		 11.8
(53.2)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 9.7
(49.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.2
(4.6)		 −12
(10)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 5.4
(41.7)		 12.5
(54.5)		 16.8
(62.2)		 19.2
(66.6)		 17.8
(64.0)		 11.5
(52.7)		 5.2
(41.4)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 −13.1
(8.4)		 3.3
(37.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21
(−6)		 −17.5
(0.5)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 5
(41)		 9.6
(49.3)		 12
(54)		 10.4
(50.7)		 4.6
(40.3)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −9.8
(14.4)		 −18.5
(−1.3)		 −3.1
(26.4)
Record low °C (°F) −47.8
(−54.0)		 −45.6
(−50.1)		 −42.8
(−45.0)		 −26.1
(−15.0)		 −11.1
(12.0)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 −14.4
(6.1)		 −22.2
(−8.0)		 −36.1
(−33.0)		 −44.4
(−47.9)		 −47.8
(−54.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.3
(0.64)		 12.1
(0.48)		 16.4
(0.65)		 23.3
(0.92)		 51.4
(2.02)		 57
(2.2)		 68.7
(2.70)		 40.6
(1.60)		 36
(1.4)		 20.8
(0.82)		 11.6
(0.46)		 19.2
(0.76)		 373.2
(14.69)
Source: Environment Canada[14]
Qu'Appelle Valley from Highway 11

Community events

Lumsden Duck Derby

Each year since 1987, the Duck Derby Committee hosts a fundraiser in which thousands of numbered plastic ducks are raced down the Qu'Appelle River. Participants purchase a numbered duck which is entered in the race, and the first ducks across the finish line win their owners cash and prizes. Proceeds from the derby benefit the Lumsden Sports Center (rink) in town. The Duck Derby also hosts a variety of artists, musicians, traders, etc. who perform and sell their wares in town.[15]

Lumsden Scarecrow Festival

The Town of Lumsden hosts an annual Scarecrow Festival in September. Events of the day include a large street market, hay rides, activities for kids, food vendors, garage sales, outdoor movie and fireworks. The event usually draws thousands of people to town.

Sports history

In 2006, the Lumsden Arena became the site of the second edition of the Western Women's Hockey League championship, between the Calgary Oval X-Treme and the Minnesota Whitecaps.[16] The town frequently hosts games for the Saskatchewan Prairie Ice, now of the Western Women's Hockey League.

The Lumsden Monarchs are a senior men's ice hockey team that was a founding member of the Highway Hockey League in central Saskatchewan in 1965.[17]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Administration - Lumsden
  2. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  3. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  6. 1 2 McLennan, David (2006). "Lumsden". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  7. ↑ Book, Patrick (April 16, 2011). "Lumsden closes main bridge as flood water levels rise on Qu'Appelle River". News Talk 980. Rawlco Radio. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  8. ↑ "Harrowsmith Country Life Index from 1997 to present" (PDF). Harrowsmith Country Life. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  9. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  11. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  12. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  13. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  14. ↑ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 6 September 2010
  15. ↑ Benjoe, Kerry (September 8, 2015). "The Lumsden Duck Derby - 28 years and going strong". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  16. ↑ "WWHL - Western Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
  17. ↑ "History Archive | Highway Hockey League".
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