Meacham, Saskatchewan

Meacham
Meacham
Village
	Railway Avenue
	Meacham Location of Meacham in Saskatchewan Meacham Meacham (Canada)
	Coordinates: 52°06′22″N 105°46′05″W / 52.106°N 105.768°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	11
Rural Municipality	Colonsay
Post office Founded	1912-08-01
Government
• Type	Mayor/Council
• Mayor	Travis Harriman
• Administrator	Juanita Bendig
• Governing body	Meacham Village Council
Area
• Total	1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	99
• Density	66.1/km2 (171/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0K 2V0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 2

Meacham (2016 population: 99) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Colonsay No. 342 and Census Division No. 11. It is located 69 kilometres east of the City of Saskatoon on Highway 2.

History

Meacham incorporated as a village on June 19, 1912.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	178	—
1986	138	−22.5%
1991	116	−15.9%
1996	79	−31.9%
2001	90	+13.9%
2006	70	−22.2%
2011	84	+20.0%
2016	99	+17.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Meacham had a population of 96 living in 46 of its 51 total private dwellings, a change of -3% from its 2016 population of 99. With a land area of 1.26 km² (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 76.2/km² (197.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Meacham recorded a population of 99 living in 43 of its 55 total private dwellings, a 15.2% change from its 2011 population of 84. With a land area of 1.27 km² (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 78.0/km² (201.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

Arts and culture

The village is home to Dancing Sky Theater, which has produced Canadian plays in Meacham since 1997. The theater has launched many original productions, and has mounted tours for 10 of its shows.^[10]