Marcelin is the administrative headquarters of the Muskeg Lake Cree First Nationsband 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]
History
Marcelin incorporated as a village on September 25, 1911.[7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marcelin had a population of 142 living in 71 of its 87 total private dwellings, a change of -7.2% from its 2016 population of 153. With a land area of 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 110.1/km2 (285.1/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the village of Marcelin recorded a population of 153 living in 76 of its 90 total private dwellings, a -3.3% change from its 2011 population of 158. With a land area of 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 115.9/km2 (300.2/sq mi) in 2016.[11]
^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.
