Meskanaw () is a small community south west of Melfort,

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. ''Meskanaw'' is the

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word for 'trail' or 'road'.

History

The first settlers came to Meskanaw in the late 1890s. Mr. W. E. Traill was the first inhabitant of the town.Meskanaw: Its Story and its People; written by the Meskanaw Celebrate Saskatchewan Historical Committee. Found a
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Demographics

In the

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, Meskanaw had a population of 15 living in 8 of its 10 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

Designated places in Saskatchewan Invergordon No. 430, Saskatchewan Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan Division No. 15, Saskatchewan {{SKDivision15-geo-stub