Country Canada Census division 2 Post office Founded 1903-09-01 Area 168 ha Province Saskatchewan Area code 306 | Region Saskatchewan Rural Municipality Cymri No. 36 Time zone CST Population 246 (2011) Local time Friday 1:05 AM | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind NW at 37 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Macoun saskatchewan
Macoun is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The village is located 28 km (17.2 miles) north-west of the city of Estevan on Highway 39. The population in 2011 was 246 people.
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Map of Macoun, SK, Canada
History
An acetylene gas plant explosion in the cellar of the Macoun Hotel and the resulting fire on April 20, 1914 caused the death of 13 people. In the early 1900s acetylene was widely used for illumination.
Notable residents
Notable people from Macoun include:
References
Macoun, Saskatchewan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA