Melville, Saskatchewan
| Melville | |
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| City of Melville | |
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| Coordinates: 50°55′50″N 102°48′28″W / 50.93056°N 102.80778°WCoordinates: 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 |
| 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) | |
| • Total | 4,562 |
| • Density | 307.8/km2 (797/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC−6) |
| Highways |
   Hwy 10 / Hwy 15 / Hwy 47
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| Pearl Park Post office established | 1905 |
| Melville Post office established | July 1, 1908 |
Melville is a small Canadian city in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan. The city is 145 kilometres (90 mi) north east of the provincial capital of Regina and 45 kilometres (28 mi) south west of Yorkton. Melville is bordered by the rural municipalities of Cana No. 214 and Stanley No. 215. The population at the 2016 census was 4,562, making it Saskatchewan's smallest city.
According to What's in a Name?: The Story Behind Saskatchewan Places and Names by E. T. Russell, and People Places: Contemporary Saskatchewan Place Names by Bill Barry, the city was named for Charles Melville Hays, who at the time of the settlement's initial construction was the president of the Grand Trunk Railway and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Hays was on board the RMS Titanic when it sank; he did not make it off the ship.
Pearl Park was the area's first post office established in 1905 near the Pearl Creek, a tributary of the Qu'Appelle River. Melville was declared a city by the province in 1960.
Under Saskatchewan law, a town must have a sustained population of more than 5,000 to apply for and maintain a city charter. Melville is a notable exception to this rule, as it has retained its charter despite dropping below the 5000 threshold.
The mayor of Melville is Dr. Walter Streelasky.
Provincially, Melville is within the constituency of Melville-Saltcoats. It is currently represented by Saskatchewan Party MLA Warren Kaeding.
Melville is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by the MP of the Yorkton—Melville riding, currently Cathay Wagantall of the Conservative Party of Canada.
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