Marcelin, Saskatchewan

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Marcelin
Village
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Marcelin
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Marcelin
Marcelin (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°55′37″N106°47′28″W / 52.927°N 106.791°W / 52.927; -106.791
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 16
Rural Municipality Blaine Lake No. 434
Post office Founded1904
Government
 •  Mayor Norman Desjardins
 • AdministratorLeanne McCormick
 • Governing bodyMarcelin Village Council
Area
 • Total
1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total
158
 • Density119.5/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code
S0J 1R0
Area code 306
Highways Highway 40
Highway 786
Website Official website
[2] [3] [4]

Marcelin (2016 population: 153) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Blaine Lake No. 434 and Census Division No. 16. It was named after the first postmaster Antoine Marcelin in 1904. [2]

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Marcelin is the administrative headquarters of the Muskeg Lake Cree First Nations band government. [5] During World War II, the Muskeg Lake reserve had the highest rates of Indigenous enlistment in the country, and Mary Greyeyes became the first First Nations woman to enlist in the Canadian Forces. [6]

History

Marcelin incorporated as a village on September 25, 1911. [7]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981238—    
1986224−5.9%
1991193−13.8%
1996 182−5.7%
2001 167−8.2%
2006 169+1.2%
2011 158−6.5%
2016 153−3.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [8] [9]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marcelin had a population of 142 living in 71 of its 87 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the village of Marcelin recorded a population of 153 living in 76 of its 90 total private dwellings, a

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  2. 1 2 National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Muskeg Lake Cree Nation". Muskeg Lake. Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Band No. 102. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ Poulin, Grace (2007). Invisible women : WWII Aboriginal servicewomen in Canada . [Thunder Bay, Ont.]: D.G. Poulin. ISBN   9780978458508. OCLC   271429730.
  7. ↑ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.