As of 1930, the village had a population of around 180.[5] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 914 in 223 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 961 people in 276 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 905 people in 273 households.[2]
Sarnaq was badly damaged in the1930 Salmas earthquake. The three churches of the village were damaged.Sourp Asdvadzadzin, anArmenian masonry church built in 1625, lost one of its walls. Mar Khinah church (built with sun dried bricks) was lost all of its outer walls, but was rebuilt. S. Hovanes was destroyed and never rebuilt.[5]
^Sarnaq can be found atGEOnet Names Server, atthis link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767515" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)].ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها واقع در شهرستان سلماس تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Salmas County under West Azerbaijan province].لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian).وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior].هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers].شناسه [ID] 9B86F5C0-8C16-4F6C-8154-9247C8CA80E8.شماره دوره [Course number] 66,شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived fromthe original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved21 October 2025.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province].مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved25 September 2022.
^سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: West Azerbaijan Province].Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian).مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived fromthe original(Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved19 December 2022.
