Makwa, Saskatchewan
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Makwa (2016 population: 84) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Loon Lake No. 561 and Census Division No. 17.
Makwa | |
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Village | |
  Location of Makwa in Saskatchewan  Makwa, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 53.991°N 108.889°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 17 |
| Rural Municipality | Loon Lake |
| Post office Founded | N/A |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maurice Jeannotte |
| • Administrator | Raylene Barthel |
| • Governing body | Makwa Village Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 96 |
| • Density | 153.3/km2 (397/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0M 1N0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 304 |
| Waterways | Makwa River Makwa Lake |
| Indian reserves | Indian Reserves |
| Provincial Parks | Makwa Lake Provincial Park Meadow Lake Provincial Park Steele Narrows Provincial Park |
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History
Makwa incorporated as a village on June 1, 1965.[5]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Makwa had a population of 78 living in 41 of its 47 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2016 population of 84. With a land area of 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 134.5/km2 (348.3/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Makwa recorded a population of 84 living in 42 of its 43 total private dwellings, a -15.5% change from its 2011 population of 97. With a land area of 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 127.3/km2 (329.6/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
