Manitou Beach

Manitou Beach (2016 population: 314) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11. It is on the shores of Little Manitou Lake in the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Watrous and approximately 100 km (62 mi) east of Saskatoon.

Business district on MacLachlan Avenue

Manitou Beach
Resort village
Resort Village of Manitou Beach
Danceland (built 1928) on Lake Avenue (2010)
Manitou Beach
Coordinates: 51.72°N 105.437°W / 51.72; -105.437[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division11
Rural municipalityRM of Morris No. 312
Incorporated[2]August 11, 1919
Government
[3]
 • MayorPoppy Peterson
 • Governing bodyResort Village Council
 • AdministratorBeverley Laird
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total314
 • Density101.6/km2 (263/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Postal code
S0K 4T1
Area code(s)306 and 639
Highway(s)Highway 365
Waterway(s)Little Manitou Lake
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Manitou Beach incorporated as a resort village on August 11, 1919.[2]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981134—    
1986147+9.7%
1991138−6.1%
1996147+6.5%
2001212+44.2%
2006233+9.9%
2011257+10.3%
2016314+22.2%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Manitou Beach had a population of 364 living in 200 of its 388 total private dwellings, a change of 15.9% from its 2016 population of 314. With a land area of 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 159.6/km2 (413.5/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Manitou Beach recorded a population of 314 living in 154 of its 370 total private dwellings, a 22.2% change from its 2011 population of 257. With a land area of 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 101.6/km2 (263.2/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Attractions
Gazebo

Manitou Beach is a tourist destination. It features mineral spa, a dance hall, a nine-hole golf course, and a regional park and campground. The waters at the beach are known for their high salinity and resulting buoyancy. Because the lake water has a specific gravity 10 per cent higher than regular water, persons who enter the lake naturally float on top. It is one of only three bodies of water in the world with such properties, the other two being the Dead Sea in Israel and Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic.[8]

The Jubilee Drive-In theatre in Manitou Beach is one of the few left in Saskatchewan. The others include the Prairie Dog Drive-in Theatre in Carlyle, the Clearwater Drive-In in Kyle, the Moonlight Movies Drive-in in Pilot Butte, and the Twilite Drive-In Theater in Wolseley.[9]

Government

The Resort Village of Manitou Beach is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on alternating Mondays.[3] The mayor is Pauline (Poppy) Peterson and its administrator is Beverley Laird.[3]

See also

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 Manitou Beach". 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. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  8. Black, D. Grant (July 28, 2007). "Soakin' in Saskatchewan". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  9. "Drive-in Theaters of Saskatchewan, Canada".
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