Gwynne, Alberta
Gwynne
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52°59′12″N 113°11′56″W / 52.9867°N 113.1989°W / 52.9867; -113.1989 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | No. 11 |
Municipal district | County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 |
Settled | 1902 |
Named for | Julia Maude Schreiber (née Gwynne) |
Area (2021)[1] | |
• Land | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 93 |
• Density | 185.4/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (Mountain Time Zone) |
Postal code | T0C 1L0 |
Area codes | 780 |
Highways | Highway 13 |
Gwynne is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10.[2] It is located on Highway 13, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) east of Wetaskiwin.
History
In 1902, pioneer homesteader Charles Rodberg (known in his native Belgium as Chevalier Charles Rodberg de Walden) opened a store and post office along the railway and the area was known as Rodberg's Crossing, or Rodberg's Flat. Later the area was known as Diana, after his eldest child, and the Post Office was called the Diana Post Office. When the CPR arrived in 1905 the community was renamed to honor the wife of a railway official. Julia Maude Schreiber (née Gwynne) was the second wife of Sir Collingwood Schreiber (1831-1908), a railway builder, former chief engineer of the CPR and former federal deputy minister of railways and canals. Julia was president of the Ottawa Ladies' golf club and vice-regent of the Daughters of the Empire in Ottawa. It is doubtful that she ever set foot in the hamlet named after her.[3]
Climate
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb" (Warm Summer Continental Climate).[4]
Climate data for Gwynne, Alberta | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.5 (83.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 35.0 (95.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −3.2 (26.2) | 1.9 (35.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.0 (69.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 10.7 (51.3) | 0.2 (32.4) | −4.8 (23.4) | 9.3 (48.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) | −9.5 (14.9) | −4 (25) | 4.3 (39.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 3.9 (39.0) | −5.2 (22.6) | −10.4 (13.3) | 2.4 (36.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18 (0) | −15.8 (3.6) | −9.9 (14.2) | −2.6 (27.3) | 3.0 (37.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 9.4 (48.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 3.0 (37.4) | −2.9 (26.8) | −10.5 (13.1) | −16 (3) | −3.7 (25.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −46.0 (−50.8) | −43.5 (−46.3) | −39 (−38) | −29.5 (−21.1) | −8.0 (17.6) | −2.5 (27.5) | −0.6 (30.9) | −3.0 (26.6) | −9.5 (14.9) | −26.0 (−14.8) | −34.5 (−30.1) | −46.1 (−51.0) | −46.1 (−51.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.5 (0.89) | 14.0 (0.55) | 21.6 (0.85) | 29.8 (1.17) | 52.9 (2.08) | 76.3 (3.00) | 101.9 (4.01) | 60.1 (2.37) | 44.2 (1.74) | 21.5 (0.85) | 17.1 (0.67) | 14.6 (0.57) | 476.6 (18.76) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.5 (0.06) | 0.7 (0.03) | 1.7 (0.07) | 19.5 (0.77) | 49.0 (1.93) | 76.3 (3.00) | 101.9 (4.01) | 60.1 (2.37) | 43.2 (1.70) | 12.5 (0.49) | 2.4 (0.09) | 0.9 (0.04) | 369.8 (14.56) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 21.0 (8.3) | 13.0 (5.1) | 20.0 (7.9) | 10.0 (3.9) | 4.0 (1.6) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.4) | 9.0 (3.5) | 15.0 (5.9) | 14.0 (5.5) | 107.0 (42.1) |
Source: Environment Canada[5] |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gwynne had a population of 93 living in 41 of its 42 total private dwellings, a change of 27.4% from its 2016 population of 73. With a land area of 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 186.0/km2 (481.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gwynne had a population of 73 living in 31 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of -17% from its 2011 population of 88. With a land area of 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 140.4/km2 (363.6/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ The Story Behind Alberta Names, Red Deer Press, 2003
- ^ Climate Summary for Gwynne, Alberta
- ^ "Gwynne, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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