Markinch (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population: ) is a village in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218 and Division No. 6, Saskatchewan, Census Division No. 6. It is located about 68 km north of the City of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina. It was named by settlers for Markinch, Scotland.
The first European settlers in the district were Paul Blaser and Tom Bradwell in 1900.
[Markinch History, 1905-1955. Markinch, Sask.: S.n., 1955. Print. (available through the Saskatchewan Legislative Library)] The railway from Brandon, reached Markinch in 1905 and highway 22 was completed in 1930.
Markinch was established with the coming of the railroad. The population in 1906/07 was 40 people and reached its height in 1921 with 175 people.
History
Markinch incorporated as a village on February 16, 1911.
Demographics
In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Markinch 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 Canadian census, 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Markinch 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.
See also
* List of communities in Saskatchewan
* Villages of Saskatchewan
Footnotes
Villages in Saskatchewan
Cupar No. 218, Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
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