Macrorie (2016 population: 68) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley No. 285 and Census Division No. 12. The village contains a Co-op gas and grocery store. Danielson Provincial Park is 20 km southeast on Highway 44.

History

First settled in 1903, Macrorie incorporated as a village on February 8, 1912.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Macrorie had a population of 65 living in 35 of its 44 total private dwellings, a change of -4.4% from its 2016 population of 68. With a land area of 0.72 km (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 90.3/km (233.8/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Macrorie recorded a population of 68 living in 37 of its 46 total private dwellings, a 4.4% change from its 2011 population of 65. With a land area of 0.77 km (0.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 88.3/km (228.7/sq mi) in 2016.

Notable people

• Howard Fredeen (1921–2021) was a Canadian animal breeding researcher.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan