McLean (
2021 population: ) is a
village
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of South Qu'Appelle No. 157 and
Census Division No. 6. It is on
Highway 1 between
Qu'Appelle and
Balgonie
Balgonie is a town in southeast Saskatchewan, Canada. Situated at the intersection of Highways 10, 46, and the Trans-Canada Highway, the town is part of the White Butte region and neighbours Pilot Butte, White City, and McLean. As well ...
. The village of McLean is located in South Central Saskatchewan on the
Trans-Canada Highway
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and is the highest point on the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline east of the Rockies. It is about east of the Regina.
History
McLean incorporated as a village on September 1, 1966.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, McLean 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 McLean 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.
Transportation
McLean is situated 20 minutes east of Saskatchewan's capital city Regina, on the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) mainline, between Balgonie and Qu'Appelle. This village is the highest point on the CPR east of the Rockies.
See also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types ...
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Villages of Saskatchewan
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References
Villages in Saskatchewan
South Qu'Appelle No. 157, Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
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