Markinch (2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cupar No. 218 and Census Division No. 6. It is located about 68 km north of the city of Regina. It was named by settlers for Markinch, Scotland. The first European settlers in the district were Paul Blaser and Tom Bradwell in 1900. The railway from Brandon, reached Markinch in 1905 and highway 22 was completed in 1930. Markinch was established with the coming of the railroad. The population in 1906/07 was 40 people and reached its height in 1921 with 175 people.

History

Markinch incorporated as a village on February 16, 1911.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Markinch had a population of 55 living in 26 of its 31 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 58. With a land area of 0.68 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Markinch recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 0.68 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.