Melville | |
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City of Melville | |
![]() City of Melville | |
Coordinates: 50°55′50″N 102°48′28″W / 50.93056°N 102.80778°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Incorporated Village | 1908 |
Incorporated Town | November 1, 1909 |
Incorporated City | August 1, 1960 |
Founded by | Grand Trunk Pacific Railway |
Named for | Charles Melville Hays |
Government | |
• Mayor | Walter Streelasky |
• MLA Constituency of Melville-Saltcoats | Warren Kaeding |
• MP Yorkton—Melville | Cathay Wagantall |
Area | |
• Total | 14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 4,562 |
• Density | 307.8/km2 (797/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
Highways | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pearl Park Post office established | 1905 |
Melville Post office established | July 1, 1908 |
Website | melville |
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Melville is a city in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is about 145 kilometres (90 mi) northeast of the provincial capital of Regina and 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Yorkton. Melville is bordered by the rural municipalities of Cana No. 214 and Stanley No. 215. Its population at the 2016 census was 4,562, making it Saskatchewan's smallest city. It is also home of hockey's Melville Millionaires, who compete in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, and baseball's Melville Millionaires, who competed in the Western Canadian Baseball League until 2019.