Wymark, Saskatchewan

Wymark
Organized Hamlet
Aerial view of Wymark (2013) from south by southeast
Wymark Show map of Swift Current No. 137 Wymark Show map of Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°06′35″N107°44′13″W / 50.1097°N 107.7369°W / 50.1097; -107.7369
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest
Rural Municipality	Swift Current
Post Office Established	January 1, 1913
Government
•  Reeve	Jerry Knipfel
• Administrator	Dave Dmytruk
• Governing body	Swift Current No. 137
Area
• Total	0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	130
• Density	434.1/km2 (1,124/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0N 2Y0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 379
[2] [3] [4]

Wymark is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 144 in the Canada 2006 Census, ^[5] overall down from 200 according to the 1931 census. ^[6] The hamlet is located on Highway 379 about 2 km east of Highway 4, and 15 km south of Swift Current.

Etymology

Wymark was named after William Wymark Jacobs, an English writer best known for his 1902 story The Monkey's Paw . ^[7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wymark had a population of 148 living in 54 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of 7.2% from its 2016 population of 138. With a land area of 0.32 km² (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 462.5/km² (1,197.9/sq mi) in 2021. ^[8]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of hamlets in Saskatchewan

References

1. "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
2. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007, retrieved December 9, 2009
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line | Home, archived from the original on April 21, 2007, retrieved December 9, 2009
5. Canada 2006 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan
6. "Census of Saskatchewan 1936" (PDF). Government of Canada. p. 112. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
7. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan . Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 466. ISBN   1-897010-19-2.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

50°06′35″N107°44′13″W / 50.10972°N 107.73694°W / 50.10972; -107.73694