Claydon, Saskatchewan

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Claydon, Saskatchewan
Hamlet
Claydon Post Office and house, Main Street.
Location of Claydon in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°07′44″N 108°32′31″W / 49.129°N 108.542°W / 49.129; -108.542
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region South West Saskatchewan
Census division 4
Rural Municipality Frontier
Established 1917
Village Incorporated N/A
Government
  Administrator Barb Webber
  Governing body Frontier No. 19
Area
  Total 500.488 km2 (193.239 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 10
Postal code S0N 0M0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 18
[1][2][3][4]

Claydon was once a small hamlet in Frontier Rural Municipality No. 19, Saskatchewan, Canada. The hamlet is located 60 km southeast of the hamlet of Robsart and 50 km south of the town of Eastend on Highway 18. Very little remains of the former community, only a home used as a post office and a couple of other buildings still stand as of 2007.

Population

Claydon, like so many other smaller communities throughout Saskatchewan, has struggled to maintain a sturdy population causing it to become a ghost town.

In 2006 Claydon had a population of 0 living in 0 dwellings, a 0% increase from 1996. The village had a land area of 0 km2 (0 sq mi) and a population density of 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi).

Education

Claydon no longer has a school, but those who live in or near Claydon are now bused to the neighboring village of Frontier which has a school that covers Kindergarten to Grade 12 serving approximately 200 students.

Climate

Climate data for Claydon
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13
(55)
19
(66)
20.5
(68.9)
30
(86)
34
(93)
38
(100)
37.5
(99.5)
39.5
(103.1)
35.5
(95.9)
31
(88)
22
(72)
13
(55)
39.5
(103.1)
Average high °C (°F) −6.5
(20.3)
−2.8
(27)
3.5
(38.3)
11.9
(53.4)
17.9
(64.2)
22.6
(72.7)
26.2
(79.2)
26.1
(79)
19.2
(66.6)
12.2
(54)
1.8
(35.2)
−4.3
(24.3)
10.6
(51.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.6
(11.1)
−8.1
(17.4)
−2.1
(28.2)
5.2
(41.4)
11
(52)
15.6
(60.1)
18.7
(65.7)
18.3
(64.9)
11.9
(53.4)
5.6
(42.1)
−3.5
(25.7)
−9.6
(14.7)
4.3
(39.7)
Average low °C (°F) −16.7
(1.9)
−13.4
(7.9)
−7.6
(18.3)
−1.6
(29.1)
4
(39)
8.6
(47.5)
11
(52)
10.5
(50.9)
4.6
(40.3)
−1
(30)
−8.8
(16.2)
−14.9
(5.2)
−2.1
(28.2)
Record low °C (°F) −39.5
(−39.1)
−39
(−38)
−31.7
(−25.1)
−22.2
(−8)
−8.5
(16.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
2.8
(37)
−2
(28)
−9.4
(15.1)
−26
(−15)
−34
(−29)
−42.5
(−44.5)
−42.5
(−44.5)
Precipitation mm (inches) 18.4
(0.724)
12.6
(0.496)
21
(0.83)
24.8
(0.976)
57.6
(2.268)
59.7
(2.35)
52.4
(2.063)
31.9
(1.256)
38.2
(1.504)
17.4
(0.685)
18.3
(0.72)
21.5
(0.846)
373.9
(14.72)
Source: Environment Canada[5]

See also

References

  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters 
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System ( Scholar search) 
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency 
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line 
  5. Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 24 July 2010

External links

Coordinates: 49°07′44″N 108°32′31″W / 49.129°N 108.542°W / 49.129; -108.542

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