| Meota | |
| Official Name: | Village of Meota |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Motto: | It is good here! |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN SK Meota#Saskatchewan#Canada |
| Coordinates: | 53.0358°N -108.4547°W |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northwest |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Type4: | Rural Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | John MacDonald |
| Leader Title1: | Administrator |
| Leader Name1: | Bill Jamroziak |
| Leader Title2: | Governing body |
| Leader Name2: | Meota Village Council |
| Leader Title3: | MP |
| Leader Title4: | MLA |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1894 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (Village) |
| Established Date2: | February 1, 1911 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.55 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Total: | 297 |
| Population Density Km2: | 191.9 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0M 1X0 |
| Area Code: | 306 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 26 |
| Blank1 Name: | Railways |
| Blank1 Info: | Canadian Northern Railway |
Meota (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468 and Census Division No. 17. The village name is derived from the Cree phrase Meotate or Mo-Was-In-Ota, meaning "good place to camp" or "it is good here."[1]
Meota is on the south-western shore of Jackfish Lake and is accessed from Highway 26. Meota Regional Park is adjacent to the community.[2]
A post office named Meota was established in 1894, but it was located where the present-day community of Metinota is, leading to some confusion over the origins of the current village of Meota. The first post office in present-day Meota was established in 1910, although it was initially called Beachview.
Joseph A. Dart, an early merchant, had previously established a store in a tent near current-day Meota, and in 1910, he moved to the Meota townsite where his store operated in a building on Main Street. The Canadian Northern Railway opened its line through Meota in 1910–1911. Meota incorporated as a village on July 6, 1911.[3] In 1912 the first grain elevator was constructed, and then a dance pavilion opened in 1921. Other industries included brick manufacturing, a flour mill, and commercial fishing ("Meota Whites"). A series of fires has since decimated the village's business district, and the advent of the automobile caused many local residents to drive to North Battleford for shopping.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Meota had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.61km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Meota recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.55km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]
Meota Regional Park [6] is a regional park in the village of Meota on the shore of Jackfish Lake. The park has a campground, lake access with a sandy beach, boat launch, ball diamonds, swimming pool, and a tennis court. The 9-hole Meota & District Lakeside Golf Course is adjacent to the park.[7] The campground has 100 campsites, washrooms, showers, and laundry.[8] [9]