Gull Lake, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Gull Lake (disambiguation).

Gull Lake is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, situated on the junction of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 37, west of Swift Current.

Gull Lake
Town
Town of Gull Lake
Buildings on Main Street, Gull Lake
Gull Lake Show map of Saskatchewan Gull Lake Show map of Gull Lake No. 139
Coordinates: 50°05′49″N 108°29′05″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	8
Rural Municipality	Gull Lake
Post office founded	1884
Incorporated (village)	1909
Incorporated (town)	1911
Government
• Mayor	Lance Allen
• Governing body	Gull Lake Town Council
• MP	Jeremy Patzer
• MLA	Doug Steele
Area
• Total	2.50 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	965
• Density	386.0/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−06:00 (CST)
Postal code	S0N 1A0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 1 Highway 37
Website	Official website
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History

Main street in Gull Lake

The history of the Gull Lake community dates back to 1906, when a development company Conrad and Price acquired and surveyed the town site and subdivided it into blocks. Unlike most other towns located along the Canadian Pacific Railway main line, Gull Lake was not planned and established by the railroad. In fact, there was some animosity from the railroad towards this town that bucked their plan.

From 1906 to 1909 there was no municipal government or authority other than Conrad and Price: the company had full jurisdiction over civic affairs. In 1909 the citizens of Gull Lake had their community incorporated as a village.^[6]

Before 1906 the town of Gull Lake was part of the famed Ranch 76 that stretched over most of southwestern Saskatchewan. There are still a few buildings in the town that were part of the ranch.

The origin of the name Gull Lake comes from the Cree word for the area, Kiaskus (kiyaskos) which means "little gull".^[7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gull Lake had a population of 908 living in 407 of its 494 total private dwellings, a change of -13.2% from its 2016 population of 1,046. With a land area of 2.4 km² (0.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 378.3/km² (979.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

Canada census – Gull Lake community profile

	2021	2011
Population	908 (-13.2% from 2016)	989 (+2.5% from 2006)
Land area	2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)	2.50 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population density	378.5/km2 (980/sq mi)	395.6/km2 (1,025/sq mi)
Median age	43.2 (M: 42.0, F: 44.0)	48.3 (M: 46.8, F: 49.6)
Private dwellings	494 (total)  407 (occupied)	475 (total)
Median household income	$73,000

References: 2021^[9] 2011^[10]

Climate

Gull Lake Experiences a Humid Continental climate (Dfb) with warm summers and long, cold winters.

Climate data for Gull Lake
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14 (57)	15 (59)	20.6 (69.1)	30 (86)	38 (100)	39 (102)	37 (99)	40 (104)	37.8 (100.0)	29 (84)	21.5 (70.7)	14.4 (57.9)	40 (104)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−6.1 (21.0)	−3.4 (25.9)	2.6 (36.7)	11.4 (52.5)	17.8 (64.0)	22.4 (72.3)	25.4 (77.7)	25 (77)	18.2 (64.8)	11.8 (53.2)	1.5 (34.7)	−4.7 (23.5)	10.2 (50.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−11.5 (11.3)	−8.6 (16.5)	−2.9 (26.8)	4.6 (40.3)	10.6 (51.1)	15.1 (59.2)	17.6 (63.7)	17 (63)	10.8 (51.4)	4.9 (40.8)	−4 (25)	−10.1 (13.8)	3.6 (38.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−16.8 (1.8)	−13.8 (7.2)	−8.5 (16.7)	−2.2 (28.0)	3.5 (38.3)	7.8 (46.0)	9.8 (49.6)	8.9 (48.0)	3.4 (38.1)	−1.9 (28.6)	−9.4 (15.1)	−15.4 (4.3)	−2.9 (26.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−40.6 (−41.1)	−42.8 (−45.0)	−36.1 (−33.0)	−26.1 (−15.0)	−9 (16)	−5.6 (21.9)	0 (32)	−1.5 (29.3)	−10.6 (12.9)	−25.5 (−13.9)	−33.5 (−28.3)	−41.5 (−42.7)	−42.8 (−45.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	18.1 (0.71)	13.7 (0.54)	22.3 (0.88)	26.5 (1.04)	64.9 (2.56)	64.6 (2.54)	52.9 (2.08)	41.3 (1.63)	35.9 (1.41)	15.7 (0.62)	12.4 (0.49)	19.6 (0.77)	387.9 (15.27)
Source: Environment Canada[11]

Economy

Agriculture is the top employment field with many surrounding farms and ranches, with some work in the oil fields as well.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of towns in Saskatchewan