Macklin is a town in the Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382,

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, Canada. The population was 1,247 at the

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. The town is located on Highway 14 and Highway 31 about east of the provincial border with

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, and is situated near one of the most productive oil and natural gas producing fields in the province. Among its many attractions, it is the host of the annual

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World Championship, during which the town population doubles in size.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Macklin 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.

Macklin Lake Regional Park

Macklin Lake Regional Park () is located south of town along the shore of Macklin Lake with access from Highway 31. It was founded in 1962 on land that was donated by the RM of Eyehill. The

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has a campground with 164 campsites, a beach, golf course, ball diamonds, trout pond stocked with rainbow trout, hiking trails, and a playground. Macklin Lakeview Golf Club is a grass greens, 9-hole course that opened in 1990. It is a par 36 with 3,067 total yards. The clubhouse has a licensed lounge and rentals are available.

Notable people

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, cyclist *

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, painter

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Demographics

Macklin Lake Regional Park

Notable people

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