Candiac, Saskatchewan

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Candiac is an organized hamlet located at the intersection of Highway 48 and Highway 617 in the southeast quadrant of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is directly south of Wolseley, and between Montmartre and Glenavon, approximately one hour's drive southeast of the provincial capital Regina. It is no longer listed as a separate community by Statistics Canada, and is considered part of the Rural Municipality of Montmartre No. 126. The population within the community's boundary is less than 50. Besides some bush on the northern end of the town, it is surrounded by open fields and pasture.

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Population (2001) - (district of montmartre)548 (Statistics Canada)
Population (1996) - (district of montmartre)574 (Statistics Canada)
Areaunknown
Postal codeS0G 0N0
Coordinates52.2114, -103.2592

Primary income of community members is derived from agricultural businesses (farming, ranching).

History

During the early 1900s, settlers came from east-central Europe, being specifically of German, Polish, and Ukrainian origin. There is a known Polish settlement dated 1896. [1] It has been proposed that the earliest settlement of Ukrainians in Canada was near the town. [2]

At one time, there were two schools that offered education up to grade 12. [3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Candiac had a population of 10 living in 5 of its 8 total private dwellings, a change of

Places of interest

Churches — one (Polish Catholic, built in 1913) [5]

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References

  1. Saskatchewan Timeline 1890-1899 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , at canadawiki.org
  2. In Baba's Trunk, write up of May 2004 conference of Historical Society of Ukrainian Canadian Congress
  3. Professor Joseph M. Muchowski, A Tribute, published by Arkat USA, Inc
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  5. Poles, Religion Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine , from Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples, published by multiculturalcanada.ca

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