Minton, Saskatchewan
Village of Minton | |
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Village | |
  Location of Minton in Saskatchewan  Village of Minton (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′01″N 104°35′10″W / 49.167°N 104.586°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 2 |
| Rural municipality | Surprise Valley No. 9 |
| Post office Founded | 1930[1] |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dennis Simpart |
| • Administrator | Joyce Axten |
| • Governing body | Minton Village Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 50 |
| • Density | 200.7/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0C 1T0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | .svg.png){kind=small} Highway 6 |
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Minton (2021 population: 50) 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, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) 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] Its name is a mixture of the Welsh word mynydd and the Old English word tûn, meaning "mountain estate".[7]
Demographics
In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Minton had a population of 50 living in 28 of its 39 total private dwellings, a change of −9.1% from its 2016 population of 55. With a land area of 0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi), it had a population density of 200.0/km2 (518.0/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
In the 2021 Census of Population, the Village of Minton recorded a population of 50 living in 28 of its 39 total private dwellings, a −10% change from its 2016 population of 55. With a land area of 0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi), it had a population density of 200.0/km2 (518.0/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
Attractions
- An inuksuk monument is approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Minton on Highway 6 (49°13′55″N 104°36′21″W / 49.2319°N 104.6059°W).
- About 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Minton in the Big Muddy Badlands is the Minton Turtle Effigy (49°11′15″N 104°44′49″W / 49.1874°N 104.7469°W).[11]
See also
References
- 1 2 Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 286. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
- ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ↑ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ↑ Barry, Bill (2003). People Places: Contemporary Saskatchewan Place Names. People Places Publishing Ltd. p. 165. ISBN 1894022920.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- 1 2 "Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001". Statistics Canada. November 15, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Minton Turtle Effigy « Royal Saskatchewan Museum".
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