Mankota


Mankota is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Mankota No. 45 and Census Division No. 3. The village is located on Highway 18, about 150 km southeast of the City of Swift Current. It is also near the villages of Kincaid, Ferland, Hazenmore, and Glentworth.

History

The community acquired a post office in 1911 and was named by combining Manitoba and North Dakota, the original homes of many of its initial settlers.
Mankota incorporated as a village on February 3, 1941.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Mankota recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Mankota recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Economy

In 2016, Weil Group Resources of Dallas constructed a $10 million helium processing facility near Mankota to supply refined, industrial-grade helium gas to world markets, reviving a mineral resource which was previously established here in Saskatchewan.

Education

Mankota has one school that covers Kindergarten through grade 12 in the Prairie South School Division. Enrollment for the 2008-2009 year is at about 78. The population of the school in 2011 is 61.

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