Cupar, Saskatchewan
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Cupar is a town 75 kilometres northeast of Regina. It is most famous for the Cupar Gopher Drop, a unique lottery held every summer. Stuffed toy gophers (Richardson's Ground Squirrels) labelled with numbers are dropped from a hot-air balloon along with numbered gopher holes. The "owner" of the gopher that lands nearest Hole 1 wins first prize, and so on.
Cupar is named after Cupar in Scotland.
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
| Population: | 602 (+1.7% from 1996) |
| Land area: | 0.80 km² |
| Population density: | 755.6 people/km² |
| Median age: | 50.8 (males: 44.3, females: 57.0) |
| Total private dwellings: | 285 |
| Mean household income: | $31,130 |
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