Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan


Manitou Beach is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11. It is on the shores of Little Manitou Lake in the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312. It is north of Watrous and approximately east of Saskatoon.

History

Manitou Beach incorporated as a resort village on August 11, 1919.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Manitou Beach 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 Resort Village of Manitou Beach recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Attractions

Manitou Beach is a tourist destination. It features mineral spa, a dance hall, a nine-hole golf course, and a regional park and campground. The waters at the beach are known for their high salinity and resulting buoyancy. Because the lake water has a specific gravity 10 per cent higher than regular water, persons who enter the lake naturally float on top. It is one of only three bodies of water in the world with such properties, the other two being the Dead Sea in Israel and Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic.

Government

The Resort Village of Manitou Beach is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on alternating Mondays. The mayor is Gerald Worobec while its administrator is Beverley Laird.