Facts about Saskatoon & Regina

courtesy of the 1996 Canadian Global Almanac and Statistics Canada

SASKATOON

• YEAR INCORPORATED: 1906
  • Population (1995): 219,900; 48.5% male, 51.5% female
  • Area: 4,749 sq. km
  • Pop. density: 44.2 per sq. km
  • Pop. growth (1986-1991): 4.7%
  • Pop. over 65: 8,920 males; 12,805 females
  • Pop. under 35: 60,425 males; 61,800 females

• OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (1991): 93.1% English; 0.0% French; 6.3% bilingual; 0.6% neither
  • Immigrant pop. (1991): 17,120, 10.1%
  • Religious breakdown (1991): 51% Protestant; 31% Catholic; 14% no affiliation; 2% other; 1.25% Eastern non-Christian; 0.29% Jewish

• AVG. INCOME (1991): $28,785 males; $16,602 females; $48,732 families
  • Avg. family size (1991): 3.1 persons
  • Single-parent families (1991): 14.5% of families

• CLIMATE:
  • Avg. day/night temps (degrees Celsius): -12.3/-22.9 (Jan.); 25.4/11.7 (July)
  • Avg. annual sunshine: 2,381 h
  • Avg. annual precip.: 347.2 mm
  • Avg. annual snowfall: 105.4 cm

REGINA

• YEAR INCORPORATED: 1903
  • Population (1995): 198,700; 48.8% male, 51.2% female
  • Area: 3,422 sq. km
  • Pop. density: 56 per sq. km
  • Pop. growth (1986-1991): 2.8%
  • Pop. over 65: 8,400 males; 12,525 females
  • Pop. under 35: 54,165 males; 54,090 females

• OFFICIAL LANGUAGES (1991): 93.9% English; 0.1% French; 5.6% bilingual; 0.4% other
  • Immigrant pop. (1991): 15,895, 8.3%
  • Religious breakdown (1991): 49% Protestant; 33% Catholic; 14% no affiliation; 2% other; 1.25% Eastern non-Christian; 0.25% Jewish

• AVG. INCOME (1991): $30,765 males; $18,245 females; $52,550 families
  • Avg. family size (1991): 3.1 persons
  • Single-parent families (1991): 14.4% of families

• CLIMATE:
  • Avg. day/night temps (degrees Celsius): -11.0/-22.1 (Jan.); 26.3/11.9 (July)
  • Avg. annual sunshine: 2,365 h
  • Avg. annual precip.: 364.0 mm
  • Avg. annual snowfall: 107.4 cm

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