MacklinSaskatchewan

It is a town of 1,185 residents in Saskatchewan. The population fell 9% between 2016 and 2021.

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Population

1,185

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

40%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Macklin a good place to live?

Housing is within reach (A). Residents’ health trails most towns (D−). Safety is weaker too (C−).

Macklin is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestACost of living A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestD⁻Health C⁻Safety

How Macklin grades

Each subject compares Macklin with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Macklin is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

HealthAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnAOpen →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBetter than most of the towns comparedA⁻Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesB⁺Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostBOpen →

SchoolsIn Saskatchewan, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Macklin stand out

The 3 things Macklin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.5 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $220,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Health

Behind 95%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: D−.

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

40% have a postsecondary qualification

For the middle of Canadian towns, 56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Macklin.

HealthHealth D⁻

Macklin’s grade for health: a D−

46%very good or excellent healthD⁻Health Grade

A baby born in the region can expect 76.6 years, 79.8 for a girl and 73.7 for a boy (2022/2024). 17% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Closer to home, a hospital is 54 km from the average resident of Macklin, and 100% live more than 30 km away. In the health survey, 46% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Saskatchewan’s 49%. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the North Central West health region, Macklin included.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Macklin46%

Saskatchewan’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Macklin	Saskatchewan	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	76.6	80.2	81.5
Smokers	17%	8.6%	12%
Very good or excellent health	46%	49%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%

76.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

54 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

100 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMacklin’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey46% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care54 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 100 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 79.8, men 73.7 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Macklin costs 15% of household income, less than in both Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

$220,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 80%.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Macklin$220,000

Saskatchewan$324,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Macklin	Saskatchewan	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	17%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	19%	20%
Households owning their home	80%	71%	74%

$900

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$830

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$900 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $220,000, against the median household income Owners and renters80% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

SafetySafety C⁻

The force covering Macklin records an index of 99, against 119 for Saskatchewan’s towns and 67 for Canadian towns

99Crime Severity Index

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Macklin itself

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 92, between Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 16.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 40 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023100

2024104

202593

2023–2025	Macklin	Saskatchewan	Canada
Crime Severity Index	99	119	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	92	154	86
Property crime per 1,000	40	48.4	31.2
Violent crime	16.4	15.2	12

102

non-violent Crime Severity Index

40%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMacklin’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety99 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Macklin’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Macklin safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Unity detachment area

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Macklin has higher household incomes than 70% of Canadian towns

8%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 18 min, near Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) and lower than Canadian towns (26 min). Driving is how 91% of commuters got to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk6%

Public transit2%

Census 2021	Macklin	Saskatchewan	Canada
Average trip	18 min	18 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	91%	89%

$88,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

63%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment15% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to90 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Provost

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Schools

Macklin School is the only school in and around Macklin

1school within 3 km

Elementary school is 21 km away at the nearest, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Macklin SchoolIn MacklinAll grades	All grades	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Macklin	Saskatchewan	Canada
Nearest elementary school	21 km	0.4 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	21 km	1.1 km	1.2 km

21 km

to the nearest secondary school

21 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 school for every grade Language0 of 1 teach in French · 0% of schools in Saskatchewan Questions“What schools are there in Macklin?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In Saskatchewan, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

High radon around Macklin: 20% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Heartland RHA

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Macklin on the national inventory.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Macklin20%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Macklin	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	20%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.005	$0.006	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

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Radon20% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.005 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Macklin are under 15, more than in both Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

38median age

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.1% of residents, between Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older.

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SaskatchewanCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification40%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.4% of Macklin

Here the census found 605 women and 645 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Macklin
	Macklin	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	20%	18%	16%
15 to 64	65%	65%	64%
65+	15%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	40%	52%	56%

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Ages38 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households500 households · 2.5 people per household Immigrants3% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority English and French1% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Climate

January lows in Macklin: −17.9°C, against −20.7°C in Saskatchewan’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns

25.9°CJuly afternoons

In July the thermometer climbs to 25.9°C by day, about level with Canadian towns (25.5°C) and above Saskatchewan’s towns (25.0°C). The most precipitation falls in June: 79 mm in a normal year. The normals come from Esther, 77 km away.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.5°C

Spring10.4°C

Summer24.4°C

Autumn10.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Macklin	Saskatchewan	Canada
Precipitation a year	425 mm	383 mm	883 mm
January night low	−17.9°C	−20.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	200	203	159
July afternoon high	25.9°C	25.0°C	25.5°C

200

days with frost a year

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 25.9°C, January lows −17.9°C Rain and snow425 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station77 km to the station · Esther

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Esther)

Weather

Expect November days around 1°C in Macklin, nights around −9°C

1°Ca normal November afternoon

December follows at −5°C by day and −16°C by night. ECCC’s forecast for Scott is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November1°C

December−5°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−6°C	−17°C	48 mm
Spring	10°C	−3°C	94 mm
Summer	24°C	10°C	212 mm
Autumn	11°C	−2°C	71 mm

−9°C

a normal November night

18 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Esther); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Macklin sends Jeremy Patzer (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley

13 of the 14 MPs from Saskatchewan belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.

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Who runs itTown

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

Macklin’s public library is Macklin Branch Library

From the centre of Macklin, it is 0.9 km away.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong9.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Macklin begins at the edge of Macklin

1.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 100 km there is no national park. For a provincial park, Dillberry Lake Provincial Park lies 23 km off. Just over a fifth of the town lies within a protected area.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Macklin1.8%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Macklin	Saskatchewan	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	2	4
Protected land within 10 km	1.8%	1.7%	2.3%

23 km

to Dillberry Lake Provincial Park

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas2 protected areas within 10 km · Macklin National & provincial parks23 km to a provincial park · Dillberry Lake Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Macklin

15pages on Macklin

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 99 Housing & costAHomes 2.5 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthD⁻Life expectancy 76.6 in its region Work & commuteA⁻62% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Macklin

4 notable people were born in Macklin.

See all 4 →

Agnes MartinAmerican painter · 1912–2004

Jeremy HuntBritish cyclist · born 1974

Krisy MyersCanadian female speed skater · born 1978

Douglas CastonCanadian politician · 1917–1996

About Macklin

Town in Saskatchewan

Statistics Canada treats Macklin as a single census subdivision in Saskatchewan, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,185 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 13
Census subdivision: 4713051

Questions about Macklin

Who are the people of Macklin?

2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 6% have an Indigenous identity and 3% are immigrants.

Has Macklin grown?

It went from 1,374 people in 2016 to 1,247 in 2021, down 9.2%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,185.

How old are the people of Macklin?

The median resident is 38 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 20% are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).