Makwa, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Makwa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Makwa in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:53.991°N -108.889°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Maurice Jeannotte
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Raylene Barthel
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Makwa Village Council
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:N/A
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:N/A
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Established Date3:N/A
Area Total Km2:0.66
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:96
Population Density Km2:153.3
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0M 1N0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 304
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank2 Name:Indian reserves
Blank2 Info:Indian Reserves
Blank3 Name:Provincial Parks
Blank3 Info:Makwa Lake Provincial Park
Meadow Lake Provincial Park
Steele Narrows Provincial Park

Makwa (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 and Census Division No. 17.

History

Makwa incorporated as a village on June 1, 1965.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Makwa had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.58km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Makwa recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.66km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.