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Melville is a small Canadian city located in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan. It was declared a city by the province in 1960. According to The World Gazetteer, it has a 2004 population of approximately 4,300.

Contents 1 Town History and Geography 2 Sports 3 Notable Melvillians 4 Town Statistics 5 External links

According to What's in a Name?: the Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names by E. T. Russell, the city was named for Charles Melville Hays, who at the time of the settlement's initial construction was then president of the Grand Trunk Railway and Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. Since Melville's founding, it has served as a nexus for railroad activity, currently including that of Canadian National Railway and VIA Rail, the latter for which Melville effectively serves as the main rail/bus connection to Regina for its passengers.

Melville's connections by road to other communities include Saskatchewan Highways 10, 15 and 47. The closest major centre to Melville is the city of Yorkton, which is only 43 kilometres to the northeast.

The city has been experiencing a steady population decrease for more than a decade. Currently Saskatchewan's smallest city, its population actually falls well below the 5,000 threshold required for city status in the province (and has so for several years), but at present its political status remains unchanged. The current mayor of Melville is Walter Streelasky.

Melville is home to the Melville Millionaires of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, as well as the Melville Millionaires of the Western Major Baseball League and the Melville Cobras of the East Central 9 Man Football Leauge.

• Sid Abel - Hockey Hall of Famer ( deceased )
• Terry Puhl- Baseball Outfielder
• Jarret Stoll - Forward for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL
• Tim Cheveldae - NHL Goaltender
• Pearl McGonigal - former Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

The 2006 census counted the city of Melville residents and found the toal to be 4,149, which was a decline of 6.8%.^[1]

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According to the Canada 2001 Census:

Population:	4,453 (-4.2% from 1996)
Land area:	14.78 km²
Population density:	301.3 people/km²
Median age:	44.9 (males: 43.3, females: 46.7)
Total private dwellings:	2,154
Mean household income:	$32,547

		Yorkton
	Balcarres	Melville	Churchbridge
		Grenfell

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Coordinates: 50°56′N 102°48′W