Mervin, Saskatchewan

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
Village
Location of Mervin in Saskatchewan Show map of Saskatchewan Mervin, Saskatchewan (Canada) Show map of Canada
Coordinates: 53.333°N 108.873°W / 53.333; -108.873
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	17
Rural Municipality	Mervin
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
[1][2][3][4]

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

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	155	—
1986	174	+12.3%
1991	156	−10.3%
1996	161	+3.2%
2001	146	−9.3%
2006	145	−0.7%
2011	160	+10.3%
2016	159	−0.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

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]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan