Marquis (/ˈmɑːrkwɪs/; 2016 population: 97) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191 and Census Division No. 7. It is on Highway 42 about 32 km northwest of Moose Jaw.
Marquis | |
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Village | |
  Marquis  Marquis | |
| Coordinates: 50°37′05″N 105°43′08″W / 50.618°N 105.719°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 7 |
| Rural Municipality | Marquis |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Al O'Connell |
| • Administrator | Jessica Taylor |
| • administrator | Tate Gordon Marquis Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 92 |
| • Density | 145.1/km2 (376/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0H 2X0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 42 |
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History
editMarquis incorporated as a village on March 21, 1910.[5]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marquis had a population of 90 living in 39 of its 45 total private dwellings, a change of -7.2% from its 2016 population of 97. With a land area of 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 142.9/km2 (370.0/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Marquis recorded a population of 97 living in 37 of its 40 total private dwellings, a 5.2% change from its 2011 population of 92. With a land area of 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 154.0/km2 (398.8/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
Economy
editBusinesses and services in the village include a general store/liquor store franchise, a post office, a municipal office, a sand blasting and painting facility, and a service station. The primary economic base is agriculture.
Marquis is located on the Canadian Pacific Railway line. As in many Saskatchewan communities, Marquis's grain elevators were torn down during the 1990s.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "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.