Melville Beach

Melville Beach
Resort village
Resort Village of Melville Beach
Melville Beach is located in Saskatchewan
Melville Beach
Melville Beach
Coordinates: 50°36′54″N 102°43′30″W / 50.615°N 102.725°W / 50.615; -102.725[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division5
Rural municipalityRM of Grayson No. 184
Incorporated[2]July 1, 1983
Government
[3]
 • MayorKen Gerhardt
 • Governing bodyResort Village Council
 • AdministratorKayla Hauser
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
19
 • Density90.5/km2 (234/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Postal code
S0A 1X0
Area code(s)306 and 639
Highway(s)Hwy 247
Waterway(s)Crooked Lake
WebsiteOfficial website

Melville Beach (2016 population: 19) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 5. It is on the shores of Crooked Lake in the Rural Municipality of Grayson No. 184.

History

Melville Beach incorporated as a resort village on July 1, 1983.[2]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981—    
19860—    
199110—    
19964−60.0%
200116+300.0%
200641+156.2%
201127−34.1%
201619−29.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Melville Beach had a population of 54 living in 29 of its 85 total private dwellings, a change of 184.2% from its 2016 population of 19. With a land area of 0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi), it had a population density of 490.9/km2 (1,271.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Melville Beach recorded a population of 19 living in 9 of its 60 total private dwellings, a -29.6% change from its 2011 population of 27. With a land area of 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi), it had a population density of 90.5/km2 (234.3/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government

The Resort Village of Melville Beach is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator.[3] The mayor is Ken Gerhardt and its administrator is Kayla Hauser.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Download Geographical Names Data: Files to download by province and territory (Saskatchewan, CSV)". Government of Canada. April 8, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Municipality Details: Resort Village of Melville Beach". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "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 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.