Mankota
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mankota (2021 population: 198) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Mankota No. 45 and Census Division No. 3. The village is located on Highway 18, about 150 km southeast of the City of Swift Current. It is also near the villages of Kincaid, Ferland, Hazenmore, and Glentworth.
Mankota | |
|---|---|
| Village of Mankota | |
 Businesses on 3rd Street West | |
  Mankota  Mankota  Mankota | |
| Coordinates: 49.421°N 107.070°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | No. 3 |
| Rural Municipality | Mankota |
| Post office Founded | 1911 |
| Village Incorporated | N/A |
| Town Incorporated | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Grant Martin |
| • Administrator | April Williamson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 211 |
| • Density | 153.3/km2 (397/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0H 2W0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 18 Highway 19 |
The community acquired a post office in 1911 and was named by combining Manitoba and North Dakota, the original homes of many of its initial settlers.[1] Mankota incorporated as a village on February 3, 1941.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mankota had a population of 198 living in 108 of its 133 total private dwellings, a change of -3.4% from its 2016 population of 205. With a land area of 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 132.0/km2 (341.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Mankota recorded a population of 205 living in 107 of its 137 total private dwellings, a -2.9% change from its 2011 population of 211. With a land area of 1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 144.4/km2 (373.9/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
Mankota has a stockyard for the sale of cattle from many farms in the area. Other businesses include the Grasslands Inn, a motel/restaurant, a general store, an Innovation Credit Union, a small clinic/old folks home, a bowling alley, a town hall, a library, a fire station, a smaller community centre, an auto repair shop, a Petro-Canada gas station, and a Canada Post office.
In 2016, Weil Group Resources of Dallas constructed a $10 million helium processing facility near Mankota to supply refined, industrial-grade helium gas to world markets, reviving a mineral resource which was previously established in Saskatchewan.[7]
Mankota has one school that covers Kindergarten through Grade 12 in the Prairie South School Division. Enrollment for the 2008-2009 year was at 78, declining to 61 in 2011, and declining further every year on average.
There are 40 students enrolled for the 2022-23 school year, seven of which are in Grade 12.
- Grasslands National Park, one of Canada's newer national parks and is located in southern Saskatchewan along the Montana border.
- Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, straddling the Alberta-Saskatchewan border southeast of Medicine Hat, is Canada's only interprovincial park.
- Mankota Stockyards, has cow sales every Friday all year long.
- The Mankota Rodeo is held in May every year.
- David Anthony Rodney, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Lougheed, November 22, 2004 – November 1, 2017
- Neil O Webster, photographer
| Climate data for Mankota | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
18 (64) |
23 (73) |
30.5 (86.9) |
37 (99) |
41 (106) |
38 (100) |
39.5 (103.1) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
21.7 (71.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
41 (106) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
12 (54) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.6 (7.5) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11 (52) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−3 (27) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.3 (−45.9) |
−40 (−40) |
−33 (−27) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
−15 (5) |
−5 (23) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−14 (7) |
−28 (−18) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17.6 (0.69) |
14.5 (0.57) |
17.5 (0.69) |
20.8 (0.82) |
56.9 (2.24) |
58.2 (2.29) |
53 (2.1) |
29 (1.1) |
26.6 (1.05) |
15.2 (0.60) |
16 (0.6) |
15.1 (0.59) |
340.4 (13.40) |
| Source: Environment Canada[8] | |||||||||||||
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