Wawota
Town in Saskatchewan, Canada
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::summary Town in Saskatchewan, Canada ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wawota |
| official_name | Wawota |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Wawota, Saskatchewan (circa 1910).jpg |
| image_caption | Wawota, 1910 |
| pushpin_map | Saskatchewan#Canada |
| pushpin_map_caption | Wawota |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Saskatchewan |
| subdivision_type2 | Census division |
| subdivision_name2 | 1 |
| subdivision_type3 | Rural Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Wawken |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Kevin Kay |
| leader_title2 | Governing body |
| leader_name2 | Wawota Town Council |
| leader_title3 | MP |
| leader_name3 | Robert Kitchen |
| leader_title4 | MLA |
| leader_name4 | Daryl Harrison |
| established_title | Post office founded |
| established_date | 1884-09-01 |
| established_title2 | Incorporated (village) |
| unit_pref | |
| area_total_km2 | 1.24 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_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 | 2014-08-21 |
| 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 |
| population_total | 543 |
| population_density_km2 | 437.9 |
| population_blank1_title | National Population Rank |
| timezone | CST |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | S0G 5A0 |
| area_code | 306 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway 48 |
| blank1_name | Website |
| blank1_info | |
| footnotes | {{Cite web |
| last | National Archives |
| first | Archivia Net |
| title | Post Offices and Postmasters |
| url | http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |
| access-date | 2014-08-21}}{{Cite web |
| last | Government of Saskatchewan |
| first | MRD Home |
| title | Municipal Directory System |
| url | http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx |
| access-date | 2014-08-21 |
| archive-date | 25 December 2018 |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20181225063021/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx%0A |
| url-status | dead |
| :: |
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Wawota is a town of 543 people along Highway 48 in the southeast part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Established in 1905, its name is from Dakota "wa ota", which means "much snow". Wa means 'snow', oda or ota means 'much'. It is sometimes mistakenly said to mean 'deep snow'.
History
The town's motto, "Progress Through Perseverance", is fitting, as Wawota has made a concerted effort in the last few decades to remain a vibrant community for people of all ages, despite the ongoing challenges faced by nearly all rural towns in the province. The loss of the local railway, the so-called Peanut Line, in August, 1961 is often cited as a galvanizing moment for the community, and the dawn of the town's progressive spirit.
Regionally, Wawota is perhaps best known for its long history of successful sports teams, most notably in hockey and baseball, as well as its unusual collection of fire hydrants, painted to resemble various people and cartoon characters. Wawota is also noteworthy as the 'twin capital', due to the large number of twin births recorded in the community, particularly throughout the 1970s and early 1980s.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wawota had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.28 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
Parks and recreation
Sports facilities include Lyle's Ball Park for baseball, Wawota Forum for hockey, Wawota Curling Rink, and a soccer pitch. The Wawota Flyers senior men's hockey team of the Big 6 Hockey League plays at the Forum and the Wawota Pats senior men's baseball team of the Saskota Baseball League plays at Lyle's Ball Park.
Notable people
- Former NHL player Brooks Laich
References
References
- "South - Wawota - Hwy 48". Government of Saskatchewan.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
- "Sports & Recreation – Wawota".
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