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Marsden Saskatchewan Information

Marsden (2016 population: 297) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Manitou Lake No. 442 and Census Division No. 13. It gained notoriety shortly after the impact of the Buzzard Coulee meteorite near the village on 20 November 2008. _x000D_ Marsden is located along Highway 40, just east of Wells Lake, and about 4 miles north-west of Manitou Lake. _x000D_ The village was named after Marsden, West Yorkshire in England. That was the birthplace of the wife of Alex F. Wright, the first postmaster. _x000D_ Marsden incorporated as a village on 24 April 1931. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marsden had a population of 281 living in 111 of its 121 total private dwellings, a change of -5.4% from its 2016 population of 297. With a land area of 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 355.7/km2 (921.2/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Marsden recorded a population of 297 living in 126 of its 132 total private dwellings, a 4.4% change from its 2011 population of 284. With a land area of 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 316.0/km2 (818.3/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ About four miles south-east of Marsden is Big Manitou Regional Park, which is on Manitou Lake. The park offers camping, golfing, ball diamonds, and other activities. _x000D_ Marsden is the host of the annual Quad War, a Society for Creative Anachronism event. It is a Renaissance / Middle Ages full costume festival and war. It attracts approximately 500 people, mostly society members from Alberta and Saskatchewan. It is usually held in the first week of August. _x000D_ 52°50?42?N 109°48?29?W? / ?52.845°N 109.808°W? / 52.845; -109.808 _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsden,_Saskatchewan