Village of Minton | |
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Village | |
Location of Minton in
Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 49°10′01″N 104°35′10″W / 49.167°N 104.586°W | |
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, Highway 18, Highway 676 |
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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]
Minton incorporated as a village on January 1, 1951. [6]
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]