Wymark, Saskatchewan
Hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Wymark is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 144 in the Canada 2006 Census,[5] overall down from 200 according to the 1931 census.[6] The hamlet is located on Highway 379 about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Highway 4, and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Swift Current.
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Wymark | |
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Organized Hamlet | |
Aerial view of Wymark (2013) from south by southeast | |
  Wymark Location within Swift Current No. 137  Wymark Location within Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50.1097°N 107.7369°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest |
| Rural municipality | Swift Current No. 137 |
| Post Office Established | January 1, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Jerry Knipfel |
| • Administrator | Dave Dmytruk |
| • Governing body | Swift Current No. 137 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 130 |
| • Density | 434.1/km2 (1,124/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0N 2Y0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 379 |
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Etymology
Wymark was named after William Wymark Jacobs, an English writer best known for his 1902 story The Monkey's Paw.[7]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wymark had a population of 148 living in 54 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of 7.2% from its 2016 population of 138. With a land area of 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 462.5/km2 (1,197.9/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
