Melville_Beach
Melville Beach
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
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.
Melville Beach | |
|---|---|
| Resort Village of Melville Beach | |
| Coordinates: 50.615°N 102.725°W / 50.615; -102.725[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 5 |
| Rural municipality | RM of Grayson No. 184 |
| Incorporated[2] | July 1, 1983 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ken Gerhardt |
| • Governing body | Resort Village Council |
| • Administrator | Kayla Hauser |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
| • Total | 19 |
| • Density | 90.5/km2 (234/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0A 1X0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 and 639 |
| Highway(s) | Hwy 247 |
| Waterway(s) | Crooked Lake |
| Website | Official website |
Melville Beach incorporated as a resort village on July 1, 1983.[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | — | |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 10 | — |
| 1996 | 4 | −60.0% |
| 2001 | 16 | +300.0% |
| 2006 | 41 | +156.2% |
| 2011 | 27 | −34.1% |
| 2016 | 19 | −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]
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]
- "Download Geographical Names Data: Files to download by province and territory (Saskatchewan, CSV)". Government of Canada. April 8, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Municipality Details: Resort Village of Melville Beach". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.