Marquis, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Marquis
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
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:Al O'Connell
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Jessica Taylor
Leader Title2:administrator
Leader Name2:Tate Gordon Marquis Village Council
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:1910
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:0.63
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:92
Population Density Km2:145.1
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:CST
Coordinates:50.618°N -105.719°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0H 2X0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 42
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3] [4]

Marquis (; 2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191 and Census Division No. 7. It is on Highway 42 about 32 km northwest of Moose Jaw.

History

Marquis incorporated as a village on March 21, 1910.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marquis had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.63km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Marquis recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.63km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]

Economy

Businesses and services in the village include a general store/liquor store franchise, a post office, a municipal office, a sand blasting and painting facility, and a service station. The primary economic base is agriculture.

Marquis is located on the Canadian Pacific Railway line. As in many Saskatchewan communities, Marquis's grain elevators were torn down during the 1990s.

See also

References

50.618°N -105.719°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2014-04-09.
  2. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-07-15 . 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 . 2014-07-15 . 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 . 2014-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp . 2007-04-21 .
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  7. 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.