Metinota (
2016 population: ) is a
resort village
A resort village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municip ...
in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within
Census Division No. 17. It is on the shores of
Jackfish Lake in the
Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468. It is approximately northwest of
Saskatoon
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.
History
Metinota incorporated as a resort village on August 19, 1924 under the name of Village of Metinota.
The name means “It’s really nice here” to the Cree Nation.
Its name was officially changed to the Resort Village of Metinota on August 9, 2019 to match its municipal status.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Metinota 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 conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Resort Village of Metinota 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.
Government
The Resort Village of Metinota is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator.
The
mayor
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is Tim Lafreniere and its administrator is Carmen Menssa.
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See also
*List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...
*List of municipalities in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is the Population of Canada by province and territory, sixth-most populous provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada with 1,132,505 residents as of Canada 2021 Census, 2021 and is the List of Canadian provinces and ...
*List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
A resort village is a type of incorporated List of communities in Saskatchewan#Urban municipalities, urban municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village is created from an organized Ha ...
*List of villages in Saskatchewan
A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municipalities Act'' i ...
*List of summer villages in Alberta
A summer village is a type of urban municipality in the Canadian province of Alberta that has a permanent population generally less than 300 permanent inhabitants, as well as seasonal (non-permanent) inhabitants.
Alberta has a total of 51 summe ...
References
{{SKDivision17
Resort villages in Saskatchewan
Meota No. 468, Saskatchewan
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan