Minton, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Minton.

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, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) 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 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	60
• Density	319.8/km2 (828/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0C 1T0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 6
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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 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 inuksuk monument approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Minton on Highway 6 (49.2319°N 104.6059°W / 49.2319; -104.6059).
• About 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Minton in the Big Muddy Badlands is the Minton Turtle Effigy (49.1874°N 104.7469°W / 49.1874; -104.7469).^[11]

See also

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