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, 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]
Village of Minton | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Location of Minton in Saskatchewan  Minton, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′01″N 104°35′10″W / 49.167°N 104.586°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 2 |
| Rural Municipality | Surprise Valley |
| 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 (2006) | |
• Total | 60 |
| • Density | 319.8/km2 (828/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0C 1T0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 6, Highway 18, Highway 676 |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
History
editMinton incorporated as a village on January 1, 1951.[6]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population 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.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, 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.[10]
Attractions
edit- There is an inuksuk monument 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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 6 October 2006
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 21 November 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 21 April 2007
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Minton Turtle Effigy « Royal Saskatchewan Museum".