Macoun, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Macoun (disambiguation).
Macoun
Village
Macoun

Location of Macoun in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 49°17′35″N 103°16′44″W / 49.293°N 103.279°W / 49.293; -103.279
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 2
Rural Municipality Cymri No. 36
Post office Founded 1903-09-01
Government
 • Mayor Stuart Sovdi
 • Administrator Carmen Dodd-Vicary
 • Governing body Macoun Village Council
Area
 • Total 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 246
 • Density 146.1/km2 (378/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code S0C 1P0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 39
[2][3][4][5]

Macoun is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The village is located 28 km (17.2 miles) north-west of the city of Estevan on Highway 39. The population in 2011 was 246 people.

History

An acetylene gas plant explosion in the cellar of the Macoun Hotel and the resulting fire on April 20, 1914 caused the death of 13 people.[6] In the early 1900s acetylene was widely used for illumination.

Notable residents

Notable people from Macoun include:

Demographics

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  4. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  5. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  6. ↑ Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13394, 30 May 1914, Page 10. "HOTEL FIRE". Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

External links
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Coordinates: 49°17′35″N 103°16′44″W / 49.293°N 103.279°W / 49.293; -103.279

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