Marcelin | |
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Village | |
  Marcelin Location of Marcelin in Saskatchewan  Marcelin Marcelin (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°55′37″N 106°47′28″W / 52.927°N 106.791°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 16 |
| Rural Municipality | Blaine Lake No. 434 |
| Post office Founded | 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norman Desjardins |
| • Administrator | Leanne McCormick |
| • Governing body | Marcelin Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 158 |
| • Density | 119.5/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0J 1R0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 40 Highway 786 |
| Website | Official website |
| [2][3][4] | |
Marcelin (2016 population: 153) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Blaine Lake No. 434 and Census Division No. 16. It was named after the first postmaster Antoine Marcelin in 1904.[2]
Marcelin is the administrative headquarters of the Muskeg Lake Cree First Nations band government.[5] During World War II, the Muskeg Lake reserve had the highest rates of Indigenous enlistment in the country, and Mary Greyeyes became the first First Nations woman to enlist in the Canadian Forces.[6]
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ a b National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- ^ "Muskeg Lake Cree Nation". Muskeg Lake. Muskeg Lake Cree Nation Band No. 102. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ Poulin, Grace (2007). Invisible women : WWII Aboriginal servicewomen in Canada. [Thunder Bay, Ont.]: D.G. Poulin. ISBN 9780978458508. OCLC 271429730.