Minton, Saskatchewan

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Village of Minton
Village
Minton, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Minton, Saskatchewan
Location of Minton in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°10′01″N 104°35′10″W / 49.167°N 104.586°W / 49.167; -104.586
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division2
Rural MunicipalitySurprise Valley
Post office Founded1930[1]
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
 • MayorDennis Simpart
 • AdministratorJoyce Axten
 • Governing bodyMinton Village Council
Area
 • Total0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total60
 • Density319.8/km2 (828/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0C 1T0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 6, Highway 18, Highway 676
[2][3][4][5]

Minton (2016 population: 55) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Surprise Valley No. 9 and Census Division No. 2. It is on Highway 6 just north of its intersection with Highway 18, 19 km north of the Raymond-Regway Border Crossing on the Montana-Saskatchewan border. The village was named after Minton, Shropshire in England. The name was given by the Canadian Pacific Railway.[1]

History[]

Minton incorporated as a village on January 1, 1951.[6]

Demographics[]

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981131—    
1986145+10.7%
1991124−14.5%
1996101−18.5%
200195−5.9%
200660−36.8%
201160+0.0%
201655−8.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Minton recorded a population of 55 living in 25 of its 32 total private dwellings, a -9.1% change from its 2011 population of 60. With a land area of 0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 183.3/km2 (474.8/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Minton recorded a population of 60, a 0% change from its 2006 population of 60. With a land area of 0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 200.0/km2 (518.0/sq mi) in 2011.[10]

Attractions[]

There is an Inukshuk monument approximately 8 km north of Minton on highway #6. It is 50 metre east of the highway at coordinates 49 13.901 N, 104 36.358 W just off of the gravel road.

See also[]

  • List of communities in Saskatchewan
  • Villages of Saskatchewan

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 286. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  2. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  4. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  5. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  6. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

Coordinates: 49°10′01″N 104°35′10″W / 49.167°N 104.586°W / 49.167; -104.586

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