Minton, Saskatchewan
{{Short description|Village in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Other uses|Minton (disambiguation){{!}}Minton}}
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|leader_name = Dennis Simpart
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Minton (2016 population: {{nts|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 {{convert|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.{{cite book|last1=Barry|first1=Bill|title=Geographic Names of Saskatchewan|url=https://archive.org/details/geographicnameso0000barr|url-access=registration|date=September 2005|publisher=People Places Publishing, Ltd.|location=Regina, Saskatchewan|isbn=1-897010-19-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/geographicnameso0000barr/page/286 286]}}
History
Minton incorporated as a village on January 1, 1951.{{cite web | url=http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | title=Urban Municipality Incorporations | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations | access-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | archive-date=October 15, 2014}}
Demographics
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{{Historical populations
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(1981–2016)
| type = Canada
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| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020}}
|1981|131
|1986|145
|1991|124
|1996|101
|2001|95
|2006|60
|2011|60
|2016|55
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Minton had a population of {{val|50|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|28|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|39|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:50-55}}|55|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|55|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.25|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|50|0.25|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Minton recorded a population of {{nts|55}} living in {{nts|25}} of its {{nts|32}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:55-60}}|55|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|60}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|55|0.3|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 30, 2020}}
Attractions
- There is an inuksuk monument approximately {{cvt|8|km}} north of Minton on Highway 6 ({{Coord|49.2319|-104.6059|display=inline}}).
- About {{cvt|15|km}} west of Minton in the Big Muddy Badlands is the Minton Turtle Effigy ({{Coord|49.1874|-104.7469|display=inline}}).{{cite web | url=https://royalsaskmuseum.ca/discover/rsm-more/minton-turtle-effigy | title=Minton Turtle Effigy « Royal Saskatchewan Museum }}
See also
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{{Geographic location
| Northwest =
| North = Ceylon
| Northeast =
| West =
| Centre = Minton
| East = Gladmar
| Southwest =
| South = Regway
| Southeast = Sybouts
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