Marsden ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the Rural Municipality of Manitou Lake No. 442 and Census Division No. 13. It gained notoriety shortly after the impact of the Buzzard Coulee meteorite near the village on 20 November 2008. Marsden is located along Highway 40, just east of Wells Lake, and about 4 miles north-west of Manitou Lake. The village was named after

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in England. That was the birthplace of the wife of Alex F. Wright, the first postmaster.

History

Marsden incorporated as a village on 24 April 1931.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Marsden had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Marsden recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Parks and recreation

About four miles south-east of Marsden is Big Manitou Regional Park, which is on Manitou Lake. The park offers camping, golfing, ball diamonds, and other activities.

Arts and culture

Marsden is the host of the annual Quad War, a

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event. It is a

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full costume festival and war. It attracts approximately 500 people, mostly society members from Alberta and Saskatchewan. It is usually held in the first week of August.

Notable People

* Bruce Gordon

References

External links

* * Villages in Saskatchewan Manitou Lake No. 442, Saskatchewan Division No. 13, Saskatchewan {{coord, 52.845, N, 109.808, W, display=title, type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki