Macklin, Saskatchewan

Macklin
World's Largest Bunnock statue
World's Largest Bunnock statue
Macklin is located in Saskatchewan
Macklin
Macklin
Coordinates: 52°20′N 109°56′W / 52.33°N 109.94°W / 52.33; -109.94
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division13
Rural MunicipalityEye Hill
Post office established1908
Government
 • MayorStephen Lowe
 • AdministratorKim G. Gartner
 • Governing bodyMacklin Town Council
Area
 • Total3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,247
 • Density498/km2 (1,290/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0L 2C0
Area code306
Highways Highway 14
Highway 17
Highway 31
Waterways
WebsiteTown of Macklin
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Macklin is a town in the Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 1,247 at the 2021 Canadian census.[1] The town is located on Highway 14 and Highway 31 about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the provincial border with Alberta, and is situated near one of the most productive oil and natural gas producing fields in the province.

Among its many attractions, it is the host of the annual Bunnock World Championship, during which the town population doubles in size.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  3. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2014.