Meota ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468 and Census Division No. 17. The village name is derived from the

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phrase Meotate or Mo-Was-In-Ota, meaning "good place to camp" or "it is good here." Meota is on the south-western shore of Jackfish Lake and is accessed from Highway 26. Meota Regional Park is adjacent to the community.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Meota 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 Meota 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.

History

A post office named Meota was established in 1894, but it was located where the present-day community of Metinota is, leading to some confusion over the origins of the current village of Meota. The first post office in present-day Meota was established in 1910, although it was initially called Beachview. Joseph A. Dart, an early merchant, had previously established a store in a tent near current-day Meota, and in 1910, he moved to the Meota townsite where his store operated in a building on Main Street. The

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opened its line through Meota in 1910–1911. Meota incorporated as a village on July 6, 1911. In 1912 the first

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was constructed, and then a dance pavilion opened in 1921. Other industries included brick manufacturing, a flour mill, and commercial fishing ("Meota Whites"). A series of fires has since decimated the village's business district, and the advent of the automobile caused many local residents to drive to

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for shopping.

References

{{coord, 53.04, -108.46, display=title, type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki Villages in Saskatchewan Meota No. 468, Saskatchewan Division No. 17, Saskatchewan Populated places established in 1894

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