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Macoun Saskatchewan Information

Macoun (2016 population: 269) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cymri No. 36 and Census Division No. 2. The village is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of the city of Estevan on Highway 39. _x000D_ Macoun incorporated as a village on October 16, 1903. On April 20, 1914, an acetylene gas plant explosion in the cellar of the Macoun Hotel and the resulting fire caused 13 deaths. In the early 1900s acetylene was widely used for illumination. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Macoun had a population of 272 living in 109 of its 118 total private dwellings, a change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 269. With a land area of 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 160.0/km2 (414.4/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Macoun recorded a population of 269 living in 103 of its 119 total private dwellings, a 8.6% change from its 2011 population of 246. With a land area of 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 160.1/km2 (414.7/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ Notable people from Macoun include: _x000D_ 49°17?35?N 103°16?44?W? / ?49.293°N 103.279°W? / 49.293; -103.279 _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macoun,_Saskatchewan