Maryfield (2016 population: 348) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Maryfield No. 91 and Census Division No. 1. The village lies south of the intersection of Highway 48 and Highway 600 and is about 8 km west of the Manitoba border. It is a junction point on the Canadian National Railway between the main line heading northwest towards Regina and a branch line heading southwest toward Carlyle and Lampman.
Maryfield | |
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Village of Maryfield | |
![]() Views of Maryfield, 1909. | |
Coordinates: 49°50′06″N 101°31′33″W / 49.83500°N 101.52583°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Southeast |
Census division | 1 |
Rural Municipality | Maryfield |
Post office founded | 1896 |
Incorporated (village) | 1907 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Governing body | Maryfield Village Council |
• Mayor | Scott Eklund |
• Administrator | Denine Neufeld |
• MP | Robert Kitchen |
• MLA | Daryl Harrison |
Area | |
• Total | 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 348 |
• Density | 129.5/km2 (335/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Postal code | S0G 3K0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Railways | Canadian National Railway |
[1][2][3][4] |
History
editMaryfield incorporated as a village on August 21, 1907.[5]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Maryfield had a population of 311 living in 130 of its 157 total private dwellings, a change of -10.6% from its 2016 population of 348. With a land area of 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 121.0/km2 (313.4/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Maryfield recorded a population of 348 living in 139 of its 178 total private dwellings, a -4.9% change from its 2011 population of 365. With a land area of 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 129.4/km2 (335.1/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
Climate
editClimate data for Maryfield | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.9 (3.4) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.9 (−5.6) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −40.0 (−40.0) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−40.0 (−40.0) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.8 (0.90) |
17.5 (0.69) |
26.1 (1.03) |
29.5 (1.16) |
56.1 (2.21) |
80.5 (3.17) |
64.7 (2.55) |
58.8 (2.31) |
50.1 (1.97) |
30.2 (1.19) |
20.3 (0.80) |
24.4 (0.96) |
480.9 (18.93) |
Source: Environment Canada[10] |
Notable people
edit- Brock Lesnar, American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, lives in Maryfield with his wife and fellow professional wrestler Sable
- Joel Laing, Canadian ice hockey player, born and raised in Maryfield
- Val Sweeting, Canadian curler, grew up in Maryfield
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
- ^ "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.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 10 September 2010