Marwayne | |
Official Name: | Village of Marwayne |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census Division |
Subdivision Name3: | No. 10 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | County of Vermilion River |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Cheryl Eikland |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Marwayne Village Council |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Incorporated[1] |
Established Date1: | |
Established Title2: | • Village |
Established Date2: | December 31, 1952 |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 1.6 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 543 |
Population Density Km2: | 339.3 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 53.5161°N -110.3253°W |
Elevation M: | 600 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | 45 897 |
Marwayne is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 44km (27miles) northwest of the city of Lloydminster and 21km (13miles) west of the Saskatchewan border.
Marwayne lies at the intersection between Highway 45 and Highway 897. The economy is based on agriculture and ranching, with the oil and gas sector playing an important part as well.[2]
The village's name is unusual in combining parts of a personal name and a place name. In commemorates the pioneer Marfleet family, who emigrated from Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, England.[3] The first school in Marwayne opened in 1928.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Marwayne had a population of 543 living in 231 of its 263 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 564. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
The population of the Village of Marwayne according to its 2017 municipal census is 606,[6] a change of from its 2013 municipal census population of 667.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Marwayne recorded a population of 564 living in 231 of its 245 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 612. With a land area of 1.6km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[8]