Meyronne, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Meyronne
Settlement Type:Special service area[1]
Pushpin Map:CAN SK Pinto Creek#Saskatchewan
Coordinates:49.666°N -106.847°W
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 Municipality
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:R.M. Pinto Creek No. 75
Leader Title3:Mayor
Leader Name3:Laurie Schwab
Established Title:Post office founded
Established Date:June 1, 1909
Established Title2:Incorporated (village)
Established Date2:N/A
Established Title3:Restructured (special service area)
Established Date3:September 5, 2006
Area Total Km2:0.53
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:35
Population Density Km2:65.5
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 13
Highway 611
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Meyronne is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

History

Known history of the Wood Mountain area goes back to the trek by the NWMP in 1874 and the founding of the Wood Mountain Post that same year. Land in the area was opened for homesteading in 1908. When the railway went through in 1913, the settlement moved to its present site.[2]

It was reorganised from a village into a special service area on September 5, 2006.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Meyronne had a population of 20 living in 9 of its 13 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 35. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

Infrastructure

Saskatchewan Transportation Company used to provide intercity bus service to Meyronne before it was dismantled.

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See also

References

49.666°N -106.847°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search for Municipal Information . Government of Saskatchewan . April 7, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310150130/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/pub/mds/pubadvsrch.aspx . March 10, 2014 .
  2. Meyronne Memories, 1908-1967, p. 4, 10
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.
  4. http://www.stcbus.com/Library/Docs/Points_of_Service_Map.pdf STC Route Map