McCord is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
in the
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
province of
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 ...
.
It is located slightly south of
Highway 18, between
Ferland and
Glentworth, in the south-central portion of the province. McCord has a multi-purpose town hall, a Lucky Dollar grocery store, Dee's Garden Shed, local contractor, a Co-Op with a small farming and hardware section, gas pumps, town museum featuring historical and CPR Railway artifacts, small campground area, two churches, and an arena that previously housed hockey, skating, rodeos and curling.
Etymology
McCord is named after James Samuel (Jim) McCord, an early rancher who homesteaded at N36-5-8-W3.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, McCord had a population of 25 living in 16 of its 22 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
References
Designated places in Saskatchewan
Mankota No. 45, Saskatchewan
Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan
Division No. 3, Saskatchewan
{{SKDivision3-geo-stub