Makwa, Saskatchewan

Makwa (2016 population: 84) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 and Census Division No. 17.

Makwa
Village
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Coordinates: 53.991°N 108.889°W / 53.991; -108.889
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	17
Rural Municipality	Loon Lake
Post office Founded	N/A
Incorporated (Village)	N/A
Incorporated (Town)	N/A
Government
• Mayor	Maurice Jeannotte
• Administrator	Raylene Barthel
• Governing body	Makwa Village Council
Area
• Total	0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	96
• Density	153.3/km2 (397/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0M 1N0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 304
Waterways	Makwa River Makwa Lake
Indian reserves	Indian Reserves
Provincial Parks	Makwa Lake Provincial Park Meadow Lake Provincial Park Steele Narrows Provincial Park
[1][2][3][4]

History

Makwa incorporated as a village on June 1, 1965.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	115	—
1986	129	+12.2%
1991	113	−12.4%
1996	104	−8.0%
2001	101	−2.9%
2006	96	−5.0%
2011	97	+1.0%
2016	84	−13.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Makwa had a population of 78 living in 41 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2016 population of 84. With a land area of 0.58 km² (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 134.5/km² (348.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Makwa recorded a population of 84 living in 42 of its 43 total private dwellings, a -15.5% change from its 2011 population of 97. With a land area of 0.66 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 127.3/km² (329.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 2008-11-21
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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.

53.991°N 108.889°W / 53.991; -108.889