Climax, Saskatchewan

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Climax, Saskatchewan
Village
Grain elevators along the railway tracks in Climax.
Location of Climax in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°07′12″N 108°13′48″W / 49.120°N 108.230°W / 49.120; -108.230
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 4
Rural Municipality Lone Tree
Post office Founded N/A
Village Incorporated N/A
Government
  Governing body Climax Village Council
  Mayor Nancy Kirk
  MP David L. Anderson
  MLA Wayne Elhard
Area
  Total 1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 182
  Density 182.7/km2 (473/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0N 0N0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 18
Highway 37

Climax is a village in Lone Tree No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada. The village is located in the southwestern region of the province, just north of the U.S. border, situated on Highway 18 (E-W) between Frontier and Canuck and on Highway 37 (N-S) between Shaunavon and the Port of Climax.

Demographics

In 2012, Climax had a population of 82 living in 37 dwellings, a -55.7% decrease from 2006. The village has a land area of 1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi) and a population density of 182.7 /km2 (473 /sq mi).[1]

In Mainstream Culture

  • The town features in the board game Trivial Pursuit, which asks what features on the reverse of the town welcome sign; the answer is:
"Come again!".
  • The town also features in a local joke used by drivers coming north into Canada from the U.S., detailing towns on the way north, nicknamed the 'Honeymoon Route': "I get to Havre, Montana, then Turner, but I never make it to Climax!"

See also

References

  1. Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Climax - Community Profile". Retrieved 2009-01-15. 

External links

Coordinates: 49°12′N 108°23′W / 49.200°N 108.383°W / 49.200; -108.383


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