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.HistoryAn 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 residentsNotable people from Macoun include: Leonard Gustafson, Canadian senatorKim Thorson, politician