Medstead (2016 population: 130) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Medstead No. 497 and Census Division No. 16.
Village of Medstead | |
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Village | |
  Location of Medstead in Saskatchewan  Medstead, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′18″N 108°02′35″W / 53.305°N 108.043°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 16 |
| Rural Municipality | Medstead |
| Post office Founded | N/A |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Bonsan |
| • Administrator | Debbie A. Arsenault |
| • Governing body | Medstead Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 148 |
| • Density | 213.4/km2 (553/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0M 1W0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 794 |
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History
Medstead incorporated as a village on April 23, 1931.[5]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Medstead had a population of 121 living in 60 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 130. With a land area of 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 186.2/km2 (482.1/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Medstead recorded a population of 130 living in 65 of its 72 total private dwellings, a 7.7% change from its 2011 population of 120. With a land area of 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 194.0/km2 (502.5/sq mi) in 2016.[9]