Marengo incorporated as a village on November 5, 1910.[1] The village originally incorporated under the name of Melbourne, which was probably a preliminary name given by the Canadian Northern Railway. However, the post office was given the name Marengo in 1911, named after Marengo, Illinois, the hometown of pioneer J. Ray Goodrich. Later in 1911, its name was changed to Fuller after a manager of a ranch, because the post office would not allow "Melbourne". After three years, it changed back to Marengo.[2]
On October 8, 2020, a grain elevator caught on fire in the town; the fire was expected and no one was injured.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marengo had a population of 75 living in 30 of its 39 total private dwellings, a change of 11.9% from its 2016 population of 67. With a land area of 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 84.3/km2 (218.3/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Marengo recorded a population of 67 living in 29 of its 36 total private dwellings, a 29.9% change from its 2011 population of 47. With a land area of 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 77.0/km2 (199.5/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
