Tompkins (
2016 population: ) is a
village in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Saskatchewan within the
Rural Municipality of Gull Lake No. 139 and
Census Division No. 8. The village is on the
Trans-Canada Highway between the Town of
Maple Creek and the City of
Swift Current. The village was named for Thomas Tompkins, a
CPR railroad contractor.
[Barry, Bill (1998) ''People Places: The Dictionary of Saskatchewan Place Names'', p. 359, Regina, Sask: People Places Publishing Ltd., ]
History
Tompkins incorporated as a village on June 2, 1910.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Tompkins had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population, the Village of Tompkins recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Economy
Tompkins has several small businesses which thrive on the local shopping and dedication which have always been an asset to the citizens of Tompkins.
Popular culture
Tompkins' most famous celebrity was Gus Wickstrom who was known worldwide, and was featured on such programmes as the ''Daily Show'', numerous Canada-wide TV shows, and various other USA TV and radio shows. He predicted the weather by looking at raw pig spleens for their colour, width, length and fatty deposits. From this, he predicted temperature, extreme heat/cold periods, snow/rainfall and drought up to eight months in advance. This is a famous practice dating back to his Scandinavian heritage. Gus died in 2007.
The popular Canadian sit-com ''
Corner Gas'' pays tribute to both Gus Wickstrom and Tompkins in having the publisher/editor/writer of the local newspaper ''The Howler'' named Gus Tompkins. The character, though often talked about, is never seen.
References
External links
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Villages in Saskatchewan
Gull Lake No. 139, Saskatchewan
Division No. 8, Saskatchewan
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