Marsden, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Marsden
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Marsden in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.845°N -109.808°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 municipalities
Subdivision Name4:Manitou Lake
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Colleen Digness
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 Km2:0.94
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:234
Population Density Km2:294.1
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0M 1P0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Marsden (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Manitou Lake No. 442 and Census Division No. 13. It gained notoriety shortly after the impact of the Buzzard Coulee meteorite near the village on 20 November 2008.

Marsden is located along Highway 40, just east of Wells Lake, and about 4 miles north-west of Manitou Lake.

The village was named after Marsden, West Yorkshire in England. That was the birthplace of the wife of Alex F. Wright, the first postmaster.[1]

History

Marsden incorporated as a village on 24 April 1931.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marsden had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.79km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Marsden recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.94km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

Parks and recreation

About four miles south-east of Marsden is Big Manitou Regional Park, which is on Manitou Lake. The park offers camping, golfing, ball diamonds, and other activities.

Arts and culture

Marsden is the host of the annual Quad War, a Society for Creative Anachronism event. It is a Renaissance / Middle Ages full costume festival and war. It attracts approximately 500 people, mostly society members from Alberta and Saskatchewan. It is usually held in the first week of August.

Notable People

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External links

52.845°N -109.808°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barry. Bill. Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. September 2005. People Places Publishing, Ltd.. Regina, Saskatchewan. 1-897010-19-2. 274.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  4. 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.