Mervin, Saskatchewan
village in Saskatchewan, Canada
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.
The village was named for the son of the first postmaster, Archie Gemmell.
History
Mervin incorporated as a village on March 17, 1920.
Demographics
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.
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.
“Mervin, Saskatchewan” enters the record as village in Saskatchewan, Canada. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Mervin, Saskatchewan and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2201086. Authority coordinates are 53.333, -108.873. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2016, 1920, 2021 and 2011.
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