Kinistino Explained

Official Name:Kinistino
Nickname:K-Town
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kinistino in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.95°N -105.03°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kinistino
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Leonard Margolis
Leader Title1:Town Manager
Leader Name1:Todd Ilnisky
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Kinistino Town Council
Leader Title3:MLA Batoche
Leader Name3:Delbert Kirsch
Leader Title4:MP Prince Albert
Leader Name4:Randy Hoback
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1883
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:0.98
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:743
Population Density Km2:758.8
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0J 1H0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 3
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:Carrot River
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3]

Kinistino is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Kinistino is situated in north-central Saskatchewan. It lies on rich agricultural soil in the valley of the Carrot River, which flows a mile east of the town.Kinistino is located northwest of Melfort on Highway 3 and southeast of Prince Albert.

Geography

The town of Kinistino rests upon a bedrock of shale in an area of maximum glacial lake coverage.

Kinistino is located in the Aspen parkland biome. The immediate area is one of moderate rolling hills and level stretches. The excellent soil is interspersed occasionally with bluffs of aspen and some sloughs. To the southwest lies the Waterhen Marsh and Lake (now drained and utilized for various farming purposes), while to the north approximately 20miles the Saskatchewan River and the Forks of the North and South branches provide a beautiful spot of coniferous forest growth.

Climate

Like in the rest of Saskatchewan, Kinistino experiences a high variance in the seasonal temperatures. However, Kinistino is not in an area of high storm activity and usually experiences only 3 blizzards per year (as compared to Saskatoon 7, and Qu'Appelle 14). Fewer thunderstorms are experienced in Kinistino than in the south of Saskatchewan.

The frost-free period extends, on a 30-year average, from June 1 to September 6; hours of sunshine amount to 2,280. The precipitation averages are: rain ; and snowfall .

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kinistino had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.58km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

See also

External links

52.95°N -105.03°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2014-04-05 . 2018-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226131643/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E%0A . dead .
  2. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-04-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php . 2006-10-06 .
  3. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-04-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . 2016-01-15 .
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.