Melville Beach

Coordinates: 50°36′54″N 102°43′30″W / 50.615°N 102.725°W / 50.615; -102.725
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Melville Beach
Resort Village of Melville Beach
Melville Beach is located in Saskatchewan
Melville Beach
Melville Beach
Coordinates: 50°36′54″N 102°43′30″W / 50.615°N 102.725°W / 50.615; -102.725[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division5
Rural municipalityRM of Grayson No. 184
Incorporated[2]July 1, 1983
Government
 • MayorKen Gerhardt
 • Governing bodyResort Village Council
 • AdministratorKayla Hauser
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total19
 • Density90.5/km2 (234/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Postal code
S0A 1X0
Area code(s)306 and 639
Highway(s)Hwy 247
Waterway(s)Crooked Lake
WebsiteOfficial website

Melville Beach (2016 population: 19) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5. It is on the shores of Crooked Lake in the Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184.

History[edit]

Melville Beach incorporated as a resort village on July 1, 1983.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981—    
19860—    
199110—    
19964−60.0%
200116+300.0%
200641+156.2%
201127−34.1%
201619−29.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Melville Beach had a population of 54 living in 29 of its 85 total private dwellings, a change of 184.2% from its 2016 population of 19. With a land area of 0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi), it had a population density of 490.9/km2 (1,271.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Melville Beach recorded a population of 19 living in 9 of its 60 total private dwellings, a -29.6% change from its 2011 population of 27. With a land area of 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi), it had a population density of 90.5/km2 (234.3/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government[edit]

The Resort Village of Melville Beach is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator.[3] The mayor is Ken Gerhardt and its administrator is Kayla Hauser.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Download Geographical Names Data: Files to download by province and territory (Saskatchewan, CSV)". Government of Canada. April 8, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Municipality Details: Resort Village of Melville Beach". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "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 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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