Mervin, Saskatchewan
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Mervin (2016 population: 159) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499 and Census Division No. 17.
Village of Mervin | |
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Village | |
  Location of Mervin in Saskatchewan  Mervin, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | West-central |
| Census division | 17 |
| Rural municipality | Mervin No. 499 |
| Post office Founded | N/A |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Mayor | Clarence Pearce |
| • Councillors | Keri Burgess, Cliff Currie, Janessa Macnab, Doris Tollifson |
| • Administrator | Tannys Thom |
| • Governing body | Mervin Village Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 228 |
| • Density | 198.7/km2 (515/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0M 1Y0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 26 |
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The village was named for the son of the first postmaster, Archie Gemmell.[5]
History
Mervin incorporated as a village on March 17, 1920.[6]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mervin had a population of 159 living in 72 of its 84 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 159. With a land area of 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 230.4/km2 (596.8/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Mervin recorded a population of 159 living in 83 of its 94 total private dwellings, a −0.6% change from its 2011 population of 160. With a land area of 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 217.8/km2 (564.1/sq mi) in 2016.[10]
