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Metinota
Resort village
Resort Village of Metinota
Metinota
Coordinates: 53°02′06″N 108°24′58″W / 53.035°N 108.416°W / 53.035; -108.416
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	17
Rural municipality	RM of Meota No. 468
Incorporated	August 19, 1924
Government
• Mayor	Tim Lafreniere
• Governing body	Resort Village Council
• Administrator	Carmen Menssa
Area
• Land	0.52 km (0.20 sq mi)
Population
• Total	80
• Density	153.8/km (398/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639
Waterway(s)	Jackfish Lake

Metinota (2016 population: 80) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17. It is on the shores of Jackfish Lake in the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468. It is approximately 154 km (96 mi) northwest of Saskatoon.

History

Metinota incorporated as a resort village on August 19, 1924 under the name of Village of Metinota. The name means “It’s really nice here” to the Cree Nation. Its name was officially changed to the Resort Village of Metinota on August 9, 2019 to match its municipal status.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Metinota had a population of 86 living in 44 of its 97 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 80. With a land area of 0.46 km (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 187.0/km (484.2/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Metinota recorded a population of 80 living in 37 of its 57 total private dwellings, a -10.1% change from its 2011 population of 89. With a land area of 0.52 km (0.20 sq mi), it had a population density of 153.8/km (398.5/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The Resort Village of Metinota is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator. The mayor is Tim Lafreniere and its administrator is Carmen Menssa.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of municipalities in Saskatchewan
• List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan
• List of summer villages in Alberta

References

1. "Download Geographical Names Data: Files to download by province and territory (Saskatchewan, CSV)". Government of Canada. April 8, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
3. ^ "Municipality Details: Resort Village of Metinota". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
5. "About – Welcome". Retrieved November 22, 2020.
6. "Change the Name from Village of Metinota to Resort Village of Metinota" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. August 19, 2019. p. 1892. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

v t e Division No. 17, Saskatchewan
Cities	Lloydminster (part) Meadow Lake
Towns	Lashburn Maidstone Marshall St. Walburg Turtleford
Villages	Dorintosh Edam Glaslyn Goodsoil Loon Lake Makwa Meota Mervin Paradise Hill Paynton Pierceland Waseca
Resort villages	Aquadeo Cochin Greig Lake Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay Metinota Turtle View
Rural municipalities	Meota 468 Turtle River 469 Paynton 470 Eldon 471 Wilton 472 Parkdale 498 Mervin 499 Frenchman Butte 501 Brittania 502 Loon Lake 561 Meadow Lake 588 Beaver River 622
First Nations	Big Island Lake Canoe Lake Flying Dust Little Pine Makwa Sahgaiehcan Ministikwan Lake Moosomin Onion Lake Saulteaux Thunderchild Waterhen Lake
Indian reserves	Big Island Lake Cree Nation Eagles Lake 165C Flying Dust 105 105D 105E 105F Gladue Lake 105B Makaoo 120 (part) Makwa Lake 129 129A 129B 129C Meadow Lake 105A 105C Min-A-He-Quo-Sis 116C Ministikwan 161 161A Moosomin 112B Saulteaux 159 Seekaskootch 119 Thunderchild First Nation 115B 115C Waterhen 130
Unincorporated communities
See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan Census divisions of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

• Resort villages in Saskatchewan
• Meota No. 468, Saskatchewan
• Division No. 17, Saskatchewan