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Macoun, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 49°17′35″N 103°16′44″W / 49.293°N 103.279°W / 49.293; -103.279
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Macoun
Village
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division2
Rural MunicipalityCymri No. 36
Post office Founded1903-09-01
Government
 • MayorStuart Sovdi
 • AdministratorCarmen Dodd-Vicary
 • Governing bodyMacoun Village Council
Area
 • Total
1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
246
 • Density146.1/km2 (378/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0C 1P0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 39
[2][3][4][5]

Macoun is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The village is located 28 km (17.2 miles) north-west of the city of Estevan on Highway 39. The population in 2011 was 246 people.

History

An acetylene gas plant explosion in the cellar of the Macoun Hotel and the resulting fire on April 20, 1914 caused the death of 13 people.[6] In the early 1900s acetylene was widely used for illumination.

Notable residents

Notable people from Macoun include:

Demographics

Canada census – Macoun, Saskatchewan community profile
2011
Population246 (+46.4% from 2006)
Land area1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population density146.1/km2 (378/sq mi)
Median age29.9 (M: 30.4, F: 29.2)
Private dwellings96 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2011[7] earlier[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  2. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  4. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  5. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  6. ^ Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13394, 30 May 1914, Page 10. "HOTEL FIRE". Retrieved 2014-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

49°17′35″N 103°16′44″W / 49.293°N 103.279°W / 49.293; -103.279

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