Marwayne is a village in
central Alberta, Canada. It is located northwest of the city of
Lloydminster and west of the
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
border.
Marwayne lies at the intersection between
Highway 45 and
Highway 897. The economy is based on agriculture and ranching, with the oil and gas sector playing an important part as well.
The village's name is unusual in combining parts of a personal name and a place name. In commemorates the pioneer Marfleet family, who emigrated from Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, England. The first school in Marwayne opened in 1928.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Marwayne had a population of 543 living in 231 of its 263 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 564. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
The population of the Village of Marwayne according to its
2017 municipal census is 606,
a change of from its
2013 municipal census population of 667.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Marwayne recorded a population of 564 living in 231 of its 245 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 612. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Notable People
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
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List of villages in Alberta
A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller ...
References
External links
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1952 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta