Cupar, Saskatchewan
Town in Saskatchewan, Canada
title: "Cupar, Saskatchewan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-in-saskatchewan", "cupar-no.-218,-saskatchewan", "division-no.-6,-saskatchewan"] description: "Town in Saskatchewan, Canada" topic_path: "general/towns-in-saskatchewan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupar,_Saskatchewan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Town in Saskatchewan, Canada ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Cupar |
| settlement_type | Town |
| pushpin_map | Saskatchewan#Canada |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Cupar in Saskatchewan |
| pushpin_relief | yes |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Saskatchewan |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_type3 | Census division |
| subdivision_name3 | 6 |
| subdivision_type4 | Rural Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Cupar |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Andy Boha |
| leader_title1 | Administrator |
| leader_name1 | Silvia Virgilio |
| leader_title2 | Governing body |
| leader_name2 | Town Council |
| established_title | Post office established |
| established_date | 1903 |
| established_title2 | Incorporated (Village) |
| established_date2 | 1905 |
| established_title3 | Incorporated (Town) |
| named_for | Cupar |
| unit_pref | |
| area_total_km2 | 0.80 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_total | 579 |
| population_density_km2 | 726.7 |
| population_blank1_title | National Population Rank (Out of 5,008) |
| timezone | CST |
| utc_offset | −6 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 610 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | S0G 0Y0 |
| area_code | 306 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway |
| blank1_name | Waterways |
| website | |
| footnotes | {{cite web |
| title | 2011 Community Profiles |
| work | Statistics Canada |
| publisher | Government of Canada |
| url | http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |
| access-date | 2014-04-09 |
| archive-date | 26 December 2018 |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20181226131643/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E%0A |
| url-status | dead |
| }}<ref name | "post office"{{Cite web |
| last | National Archives |
| first | Archivia Net |
| title | Post Offices and Postmasters |
| access-date | 2014-07-15 |
| url-status | dead |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |
| archive-date | 6 October 2006 |
| last | Government of Saskatchewan |
| first | MRD Home |
| title | Municipal Directory System |
| access-date | 2014-07-15 |
| url-status | dead |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx |
| archive-date | 15 January 2016 |
| }}<ref name | "federal"{{Cite web |
| last | Commissioner of Canada Elections |
| first | Chief Electoral Officer of Canada |
| title | Elections Canada On-line |
| year | 2005 |
| url | http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |
| access-date | 2014-07-15 |
| url-status | dead |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp |
| archive-date | 21 April 2007 |
| :: |
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Cupar ( ) is a town 75 km northeast of Regina in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Cupar is settled on the flat plains 45 km north of the scenic Qu'Appelle Valley. Known for its remarkable hockey history, it is often called the Home of Eddie Shore, as the legendary NHL defenceman was raised there.
Cupar is the home of artist Jacqueline Berting. The Berting Glass studio is located north of town. One of her best known works is The Glass Wheatfield, encompassing 1,400 waist-high glass wheat stalks, each piece individually hand cut and lamp worked. Berting calls her work "a salute to the Canadian farmer".{{cite web | title =Saskatchewan Artist (Jacqueline Berting) | url =http://www.sknac.ca/index.php?page=ArtistDetail&id=209 | access-date = 2014-07-17}}
The town hosts the Cupar Gopher Drop, a unique lottery held every summer. Stuffed toy gophers (Richardson's ground squirrels) labelled with numbers are dropped from a hot-air balloon along with numbered gopher holes. The "owner" of the gopher that lands nearest Hole 1 wins first prize, and so on.
History
Cupar became a village in 1905. It was named by a Canadian Pacific Railway official after the town of Cupar in Fife, Scotland. The town celebrated its centennial in 2005.
Sports
Cupar has a swimming pool, ice rink, curling, rink, ball diamonds, and golf. The Cupar Canucks of the senior men's Highway Hockey League play here.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cupar had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.86 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. |location = Cupar |2021_population=598 | 2021_pop_delta=+6.0 | 2021_land_area=0.86 | 2021_pop_density=694.1 |2021_median_age=41.2 | 2021_median_age_m=40.8 | 2021_median_age_f=42.0 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=274 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=246 |2021_mean_hh_income=71,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00054706094 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19 |2016_population=564 |2016_pop_delta=-2.6 |2016_land_area=0.80 |2016_pop_density=706.7 |2016_median_age=44.5 |2016_median_age_m=41.6 |2016_median_age_f=49.2 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=276 |2016_mean_hh_income= |2016_access_date=2018-03-11 |2011_population=579 |2011_pop_delta=2.3 |2011_land_area=0.80 |2011_pop_density=726.7 |2011_median_age=46.9 |2011_median_age_m=39.8 |2011_median_age_f=51.8 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=273 |2011_mean_hh_income= |2011_access_date=2012-08-08 |2006_population=566 |2006_pop_delta=-6.0 |2006_land_area=0.80 |2006_pop_density=710.4 |2006_median_age=49.8 |2006_median_age_m=45 |2006_median_age_f=55.5 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=250 |2006_mean_hh_income=49,330|2006_access_date=2009-02-24}}
Climate
|location = Cupar |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 8.3 |Feb record high C = 9 |Mar record high C = 21.1 |Apr record high C = 31 |May record high C = 37.5 |Jun record high C = 39.5 |Jul record high C = 38.3 |Aug record high C = 40 |Sep record high C = 35.6 |Oct record high C = 30.6 |Nov record high C = 22.2 |Dec record high C = 12.5 |year record high C = 40 |Jan high C = -10.9 |Feb high C = -7.2 |Mar high C = -0.1 |Apr high C = 11.2 |May high C = 18.7 |Jun high C = 22.9 |Jul high C = 25.3 |Aug high C = 24.8 |Sep high C = 18.3 |Oct high C = 11.2 |Nov high C = -0.6 |Dec high C = -8.1 |year high C = 8.8 |Jan mean C = −17 |Feb mean C = −13.3 |Mar mean C = -6 |Apr mean C = 4.3 |May mean C = 11.1 |Jun mean C = 15.9 |Jul mean C = 18.1 |Aug mean C = 17.2 |Sep mean C = 11.1 |Oct mean C = 4.3 |Nov mean C = -6 |Dec mean C = -13.8 |year mean C = 2.2 |Jan low C = -23.1 |Feb low C = -19.3 |Mar low C = -11.9 |Apr low C = -2.7 |May low C = 3.5 |Jun low C = 9 |Jul low C = 10.9 |Aug low C = 9.6 |Sep low C = 3.8 |Oct low C = -2.6 |Nov low C = -11.3 |Dec low C = -19.5 |year low C = -4.5 |Jan record low C = -44.4 |Feb record low C = -45 |Mar record low C = -44.4 |Apr record low C = -27.2 |May record low C = -11 |Jun record low C = -4.4 |Jul record low C = -1.1 |Aug record low C = -3.9 |Sep record low C = -15 |Oct record low C = -22 |Nov record low C = -39 |Dec record low C = -45 |year record low C = -45 |Jan precipitation mm = 18.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 12.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 18.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 24.5 |May precipitation mm = 52.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 73.2 |Jul precipitation mm = 67.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 49.9 |Sep precipitation mm = 37.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 21.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 13.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 21.4 |year precipitation mm = 411.3 |source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 24 July 2010 |date=August 2010
Notable people
- Glen Hart, former member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
- Eddie Shore, ice hockey defenceman
- Rob Tudor, ice hockey centre
- Arnold Tusa, former member and speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
References
References
- The Canadian Press. (2017). "The Canadian Press Stylebook". [[The Canadian Press]].
- Squareflo.com. "Saskatchewan NAC Artists {{!}} Jacqueline Berting".
- "Welcome to the Town of Cupar, Saskatchewan, Canada".
- "Blogs - Highway Hockey League".
- (9 February 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
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