Estevan
City of Estevan
Official seal of Estevan
Seal
Nickname: 
The Energy City
Estevan is located in Saskatchewan
Estevan
Estevan
Location of Estevan in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°08′21″N 102°59′10″W / 49.13917°N 102.98611°W / 49.13917; -102.98611
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalityEstevan
First settler1892
Village1899
Town1906
CityMarch 1, 1957
Government
 • TypeMayor–council government
 • MayorRoy Ludwig
Area
[1]
 • Land9.16 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total10,851[1]
 • Density1,228.9/km2 (3,183/sq mi)
Forward sortation area
S4A
Websiteestevan.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Estevan is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5.

History

The first settlers in what was to become Estevan arrived in 1892, along with the expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was incorporated as a village in 1899, and later became a town in 1906. On March 1, 1957, Estevan acquired the status of a city, which, in Saskatchewan terms, is any community of 5,000 or more.[2]

The name origin is attributed to George Stephen's registered telegraphic address, Estevan.[3] George Stephen was the first President of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1881 to 1888.

World War I military unit

Cenotaph and law courts

On December 22, 1915, the 152nd (Weyburn-Estevan) Battalion, CEF was authorised and recruited men from the area before departing to Great Britain on October 3, 1916.

1931 riot

Estevan was the site of the notorious Estevan riot in 1931. Although most of the strikers were from nearby Bienfait, the strike is associated with Estevan because it was in this city the demonstrators were met by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. After the subsequent riot, which lasted 45 minutes, three strikers lay dead. It was later proven the three miners had been killed by the RCMP. The miners had been organised by the Workers' Unity League.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Estevan had a population of 10,851 living in 4,584 of its 5,368 total private dwellings, a change of -5.5% from its 2016 population of 11,483. With a land area of 18.3 km2 (7.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 593.0/km2 (1,535.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Canada census – Estevan community profile
202120162011
Population10,851 (-5.5% from 2016)11,258 (3.8% from 2011)11,054 (9.6% from 2006)
Land area18.30 km2 (7.07 sq mi)9.16 km2 (3.54 sq mi)18.85 km2 (7.28 sq mi)
Population density592.9/km2 (1,536/sq mi)1,228.9/km2 (3,183/sq mi)586.6/km2 (1,519/sq mi)
Median age38.8 (M: 38.4, F: 39.2)36.4 (M: 35.7, F: 37.1)36.0 (M: 34.7, F: 37.6)
Private dwellings5,368 (total)  4,584 (occupied)5,237 (total)  4,789 (total) 
Median household income$94,000$96,736$88,746
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Population history of Estevan
YearPop.±%
1901181—    
19111,981+994.5%
19212,290+15.6%
19312,936+28.2%
19413,120+6.3%
19513,935+26.1%
19617,728+96.4%
19719,150+18.4%
YearPop.±%
19819,174+0.3%
199110,240+11.6%
200110,242+0.0%
200610,084−1.5%
201111,054+9.6%
201611,258+1.8%
202110,851−3.6%
Population amounts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada

Ethnicity

Panethnic groups in the City of Estevan (2001−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[10] 2016[11] 2011[12] 2006[13] 2001[14]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 8,485 79.82% 9,100 80.82% 9,850 90.87% 9,410 94.81% 9,605 95.33%
Southeast Asian[b] 1,015 9.55% 985 8.75% 195 1.8% 15 0.15% 35 0.35%
Indigenous 560 5.27% 630 5.6% 475 4.38% 345 3.48% 335 3.33%
South Asian 170 1.6% 250 2.22% 85 0.78% 30 0.3% 10 0.1%
East Asian[c] 170 1.6% 80 0.71% 85 0.78% 20 0.2% 85 0.84%
African 140 1.32% 125 1.11% 70 0.65% 60 0.6% 0 0%
Middle Eastern[d] 30 0.28% 20 0.18% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Latin American 10 0.09% 30 0.27% 0 0% 40 0.4% 0 0%
Other/multiracial[e] 45 0.42% 45 0.4% 0 0% 0 0% 10 0.1%
Total responses 10,630 97.96% 11,260 98.06% 10,840 98.06% 9,925 98.42% 10,075 98.37%
Total population 10,851 100% 11,483 100% 11,054 100% 10,084 100% 10,242 100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Economy

Coal hauler

The major industries in Estevan are coal mining, power generation at nearby Boundary Dam Power Station and Shand Power Station,[15] oil and gas, and agriculture.

Arts and culture

Estevan Cornet Band

Museums and galleries

The city of Estevan has two museums, one of which is primarily a gallery.

The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, formerly the Estevan National Exhibition Centre, was founded in 1978.[16] The Estevan Art Gallery is a free public gallery that showcases contemporary art. The Gallery's permanent collection includes woodblock-print works by Andrew King.[17] The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum, EAGM, also features the North-West Mounted Police Wood End Post Historical Site, NWMP Museum. This museum is in a house which is the oldest-known North-West Mounted Police Detachment Post in Saskatchewan and holds a collection related to the North-West Mounted Police and the 1874 March West from Roche Percee to Estevan.[18]

The Souris Valley Museum, SVM, is a local and regional history museum focused on human development and daily life within south-east Saskatchewan. It was founded in 2001, primarily from the collection of Stan Durr. The museum provides an engaging depiction of the social and cultural influences and economic development of south-east Saskatchewan. The collection includes the Schneller Schoolhouse, a Threshing Cook Car, a Homesteader Shack, two of Estevan's original Firetrucks, and a Heritage Mining Display.[19]

Arts council

The Estevan Arts Council, founded in 1967, is a non-profit organisation that offers art classes and workshops, adjudicates art shows, hosts concerts, and provides a youth art scholarships through the work of volunteers and community donations and grants.[20]

Sports

Affinity Place entrance
Inside Affinity Place

Affinity Place[21] is a 2,650 seat Multi-Purpose Entertainment and Sports Facility that was built to supplement the two other ageing ice surfaces in Estevan, the Civic Auditorium and Lignite Miners Centre. It opened on 15 April 2011. Affinity Place is home to the Estevan Bruins, a junior ice hockey team playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL),[22] and the Midget AAA Estevan Bears.[23] Affinity Place also has a Racquetball court, swimming pool, and a gym. Right next to Affinity Place is the Estevan Curling Club.[24]

The nine-team Saskota Baseball League has two teams in Estevan, the Southeast Diamondbacks and the Estevan Tap House Wolves.[25]

A former Estevan team, the Estevan Bears, played in the Big 6 Hockey League. They won the Lincoln Trophy three straight years from 1985 to 1987. CJSL AM 1150 broadcasts many Big 6 hockey games.

The Estevan Motor Speedway hosts regular stock car races in the summer. It’s the only racetrack in Canada certified by the International Motor Contest Association (IMCA).

Climate

Estevan has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) It falls into the NRC Plant Hardiness Zone 4a.[26]

Estevan's climate is characterized by cold, long, and dry winters with warm, short and, relatively humid summers. The mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −13.9 °C (7.0 °F).[27] The precipitation in winter[28] is chiefly snow, averaging 56.0 cm (22.05 in).[27] The spring is a short transitional season, with a mean temperature of 4.4 °C (39.9 °F) and 107.3 mm (4.22 in) of precipitation, with significant snowfall in April.[27] The summer is usually warm (the mean average high temperature is 25.3 °C (77.5 °F) (average high in July, the warmest month, is 25.9 °C (78.6 °F) and humid (190.8 mm (7.51 in) of total precipitation).[27] Autumn, as spring, is transitional, being warm in September and cooler in October and November. At this time of the year, the average temperature is 4.6 °C (40.3 °F) and the total precipitation is 85.9 mm (3.38 in).[27] Estevan is the sunniest city year-round in Canada, and it is also the city with the clearest skies year round in Canada.[29]

The highest temperature ever recorded in Estevan was 43.3 °C (110 °F) on 5 July 1936,[30] and 5 July 1937.[31] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −46.7 °C (−52 °F) on 11 January 1916,[32] and 16 February 1936.[33]

Climate data for Estevan Airport, elevation: 572 m (1,877 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–present[f]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.4
(52.5) 		17.0
(62.6) 		26.1
(79.0) 		32.2
(90.0) 		38.7
(101.7) 		39.1
(102.4) 		43.3
(109.9) 		41.1
(106.0) 		38.3
(100.9) 		33.3
(91.9) 		22.1
(71.8) 		15.6
(60.1) 		43.3
(109.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −8.4
(16.9) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		1.0
(33.8) 		11.1
(52.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.0
(78.8) 		20.3
(68.5) 		11.2
(52.2) 		1.3
(34.3) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		9.8
(49.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.9
(7.0) 		−11.8
(10.8) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		4.4
(39.9) 		11.2
(52.2) 		16.3
(61.3) 		19.1
(66.4) 		18.4
(65.1) 		12.9
(55.2) 		4.8
(40.6) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−11.2
(11.8) 		3.5
(38.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −19.4
(−2.9) 		−17.3
(0.9) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		4.1
(39.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		12.3
(54.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		5.3
(41.5) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−16.3
(2.7) 		−2.8
(27.0)
Record low °C (°F) −46.7
(−52.1) 		−46.7
(−52.1) 		−36.7
(−34.1) 		−25.0
(−13.0) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		−21.5
(−6.7) 		−32.8
(−27.0) 		−39.5
(−39.1) 		−46.7
(−52.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 16.7
(0.66) 		14.9
(0.59) 		18.9
(0.74) 		27.3
(1.07) 		65.7
(2.59) 		84.7
(3.33) 		66.2
(2.61) 		47.4
(1.87) 		45.5
(1.79) 		29.2
(1.15) 		19.9
(0.78) 		18.4
(0.72) 		454.9
(17.91)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.67
(0.03) 		1.2
(0.05) 		7.1
(0.28) 		16.3
(0.64) 		52.1
(2.05) 		74.8
(2.94) 		67.5
(2.66) 		51.7
(2.04) 		35.7
(1.41) 		20.4
(0.80) 		3.7
(0.15) 		0.49
(0.02) 		331.6
(13.06)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 22.2
(8.7) 		15.3
(6.0) 		16.5
(6.5) 		7.9
(3.1) 		4.0
(1.6) 		0.05
(0.02) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.47
(0.19) 		7.7
(3.0) 		16.4
(6.5) 		20.1
(7.9) 		110.7
(43.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 10.2 8.4 8.6 9.5 11.5 14.2 10.6 9.4 9.1 7.8 8.2 11.5 118.9
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.63 0.87 3.1 5.9 11.1 13.5 11.1 10.0 8.8 5.9 1.9 0.87 73.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 10.8 8.4 7.1 3.2 0.97 0.03 0.0 0.0 0.37 2.4 6.8 11.4 51.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 113.8 135.9 178.6 230.1 257.3 276.2 324.8 292.8 213.2 170.8 111.6 99.2 2,404.3
Percent possible sunshine 42.2 47.5 48.6 56.0 54.3 57.0 66.4 65.6 56.2 50.9 40.5 38.6 52.0
Source: Environment Canada[27][34][32][33][30][31][35]

Gallery

Local media

Newspapers

Radio

Notable residents

See also

References

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  19. ^ About. Souris Valley Museum. Retrieved on 2015-12-13.
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  28. ^ Spring is March, April and May. Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Summer is June, July and August. Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine Autumn is September, October and November. Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine Winter is December, January and February. Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
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Notes

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  6. ^ Climate data for Estevan was collected in the city of Estevan from 1900–1944, and at Estevan Airport from 1944 to the present day.

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