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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]

For other uses, see Minton.
Village of Minton
Village
Location of Minton in Saskatchewan
Minton, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 49.167°N 104.586°W / 49.167; -104.586
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division2
Rural MunicipalitySurprise Valley
Post office Founded1930[1]
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
 • MayorDennis Simpart
 • AdministratorJoyce Axten
 • Governing bodyMinton Village Council
Area
 • Total0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total60
 • Density319.8/km2 (828/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0C 1T0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 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)
YearPop.±%
1981131—    
1986145+10.7%
1991124−14.5%
1996101−18.5%
200195−5.9%
200660−36.8%
201160+0.0%
201655−8.3%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In 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


There is an Inukshuk monument approximately 8 km north of Minton on highway #6. It is 50 metres east of the highway at coordinates 49 13.901 N, 104 36.358 W just off the gravel road.


See also



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 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: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  10. "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.



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