Wymark, Saskatchewan
Wymark | ||
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Organized Reeve Jerry Knipfel | | |
| • Administrator | Dave Dmytruk | |
| • Governing body | Swift Current No. 137 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 130 | |
| • Density | 434.1/km2 (1,124/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CST | |
| Postal code | S0N 2Y0 | |
| Area code | 306 | |
| Highways | Highway 379 | |
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Wymark is a
Canada 2006 Census.[5] The hamlet is located on Highway 628 about 2 km north of Highway 363, and 15 km south of Swift Current
. When the existing railway was extended to branch off in another direction, a town formed at this junction. This "Y" formation of the railway, resulted in the town being named Wymark.
Etymology
Wymark was named after
William Wymark Jacobs, an English writer best known for his 1902 story The Monkey's Paw.[6]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wymark had a population of 148 living in 54 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of 7.2% from its 2016 population of 138. With a land area of 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 462.5/km2 (1,197.9/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
See also
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- Hamlets of Saskatchewan
References
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line | Home, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ^ Canada 2006 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan
- ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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