Minton, Saskatchewan

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]

Village of Minton
Village
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Coordinates: 49.167°N 104.586°W / 49.167; -104.586
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 km^2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	60
• Density	319.8/km^2 (828/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0C 1T0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway 6, Highway 18, Highway 676
[2][3][4][5]

History

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

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	131	—
1986	145	+10.7%
1991	124	−14.5%
1996	101	−18.5%
2001	95	−5.9%
2006	60	−36.8%
2011	60	+0.0%
2016	55	−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. 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.