Marquis, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°37′05″N 105°43′08″W / 50.618°N 105.719°W / 50.618; -105.719CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRegionSaskatchewanCensus division7Rural MunicipalityMarquisIncorporated (Village)1910Government

• MayorAl O'Connell • AdministratorJessica Taylor • administratorTate Gordon Marquis Village CouncilArea

• Total0.63 km² (0.24 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total92 • Density145.1/km² (376/sq mi)Time zoneCSTPostal code

S0H 2X0

Area code306HighwaysHighway 42^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Marquis (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.

History

Marquis incorporated as a village on March 21, 1910.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	121	—
1986	97	−19.8%
1991	105	+8.2%
1996	98	−6.7%
2001	94	−4.1%
2006	71	−24.5%
2011	92	+29.6%
2016	97	+5.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In 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

Businesses 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.

References

^ "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.