Marcelin, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Marcelin
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Marcelin in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.927°N -106.791°W
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:Norman Desjardins
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Leanne McCormick
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Marcelin Village Council
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1904
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:1.32
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:158
Population Density Km2:119.5
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0J 1R0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 40
Highway 786
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Website:Official website
Footnotes:[2] [3] [4]

Marcelin (2016 population:) 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]

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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marcelin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.29km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the village of Marcelin recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.32km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[9]

See also

External links

52.927°N -106.791°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2014-05-07.
  2. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-05-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php . 2006-10-06 .
  3. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-05-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . 2016-01-15 .
  4. Web site: Commissioner of Canada Elections . Chief Electoral Officer of Canada . Elections Canada On-line . 2005 . 2014-05-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp . 2007-04-21 .
  5. Web site: Muskeg Lake Cree Nation . Muskeg Lake . Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Band No. 102 . 16 December 2023.
  6. Book: Invisible women : WWII Aboriginal servicewomen in Canada. Poulin, Grace. 2007. D.G. Poulin. 9780978458508. [Thunder Bay, Ont.]. 271429730. registration.
  7. 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.
  8. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  9. 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.