Macrorie, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

51°19′19″N 107°04′55″W / 51.322°N 107.082°W / 51.322; -107.082Country

SaskatchewanRegionCentralCensus division12Rural Municipality Fertile Valley No. 285Incorporated (Village)February 8, 1912Government

• TypeMunicipal • Governing bodyMacrorie Village Council • MayorMike Perry • AdministratorDarla FraserArea

• Total0.77 km² (0.30 sq mi)Population

(2016)

• Total68 • Density88.4/km² (229/sq mi)Time zoneCSTPostal code

S0L 2E0

Area code306Highways

Hwy 44

Hwy 45RailwaysCanadian National Railway^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Macrorie (2016 population: 68) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley No. 285 and Census Division No. 12. The village contains a Co-op gas and grocery store. Danielson Provincial Park is 20 km southeast on Highway 44.

History

First settled in 1903,^[5] Macrorie incorporated as a village on February 8, 1912.^[6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	133	—
1986	138	+3.8%
1991	126	−8.7%
1996	110	−12.7%
2001	96	−12.7%
2006	78	−18.8%
2011	65	−16.7%
2016	68	+4.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Macrorie had a population of 65 living in 35 of its 44 total private dwellings, a change of -4.4% from its 2016 population of 68. With a land area of 0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 90.3/km² (233.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Macrorie recorded a population of 68 living in 37 of its 46 total private dwellings, a 4.4% change from its 2011 population of 65. With a land area of 0.77 km² (0.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 88.3/km² (228.7/sq mi) in 2016.^[10]

Notable people

Howard Fredeen (1921–2021) was a Canadian animal breeding researcher.

References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
^ 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 2007-09-11
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
^ "Digital Collections - Search Result". digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "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.