Aneroid, Saskatchewan

History

Prior to December 31, 2008, Aneroid was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a special service area under the jurisdiction of the RM of Auvergne No. 76 on that date.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aneroid had a population of 25 living in 16 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 50. With a land area of 0.97 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

History

The most popular version of the origin of the name is that the first survey party lost its aneroid barometer on the present townsite. Many of the streets in the village are named after surveyor's instruments.

The post office was established as Val Blair on February 1, 1911, and renamed Aneroid on December 1, 1913. Formerly a village, Aneroid was restructured as a special service area on December 31, 2008, under the administration of R.M. Auvergne No. 76.

Significant remaining historic buildings in the community include the 1915 Public School and the 1926 United Church. The two-storey, brick Public School was designed by Stanley Edgar Storey, one of the most significant architects in Saskatchewan; it operated from 1915 to 1997. The red-brick church was designed by architect Charles Nicholson and built in 1926.

Infrastructure

• Saskatchewan Transportation Company used to provide intercity bus service to Aneroid; however, these operations were ceased in 2017.
• Great Western Railway

Notable residents

• Patrick Marleau, retired NHL hockey player

Climate

|Jan record high C = 14.4 |Feb record high C = 19.0 |Mar record high C = 22.8 |Apr record high C = 32.2 |May record high C = 37.5 |Jun record high C = 43.3 |Jul record high C = 41.1 |Aug record high C = 41.1 |Sep record high C = 38.0 |Oct record high C = 32.2 |Nov record high C = 23.0 |Dec record high C = 20.6 |year record high C = 43.3 |Jan record low C = -47.2 |Feb record low C = -46.1 |Mar record low C = -36.1 |Apr record low C = -29.4 |May record low C = -13.3 |Jun record low C = -7.2 |Jul record low C = 0 |Aug record low C = -3.3 |Sep record low C = -12.8 |Oct record low C = -25.0 |Nov record low C = -35.0 |Dec record low C = -47.0 |year record low C = -47.2 http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=aneroid&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=3069&dispBack=1, accessed 5 October 2017

References

References

1. "Search for Municipal Information". Government of Saskatchewan.
2. (July 2017). "Municipal Directory System". Government of Saskatchewan.
3. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs.
4. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
5. ''Aneroid, The Rising Barometer, 1905-80'', p. 1 (1980) Aneroid History Book Committee.
6. "Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada".
7. "Canadian Register of Historic Places".
8. "STC Network Map".
9. [http://www.greatwesternrail.com/ Great Western Railway]
10. [http://www8.cpr.ca/English/Customers/New+Customers/Where+We+Ship/Rail+Partners+Profiles/Red+Coat+Road+and+Rail+Ltd.+-+RCRR.htm?PrintMe=1 Red Coat Road & Rail Ltd. - RCRR]