Cando, Saskatchewan

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Cando, North Dakota the community that Cando, Saskatchewan was named after

Cando is a hamlet in Rosemount Rural Municipality No. 378, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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The hamlet is located 48 km south of the City of North Battleford on Highway 4. It is the headquarters of the Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nations of the Assiniboine people.

The community was served by Canadian National Railway's Porter Subdivision. The rail line was originally built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway from Oban to Battleford. The community is situated along the remains of the historic Swift Current-Battleford Trail. The portion of the line from Battleford to Cando was closed in 1974, leaving the portion to Cando from Oban. Once the elevator at Cando closed the remainder of the line was abandoned in the late 1980s.

This hamlet was named after Cando, North Dakota, the original home of Charles Alexander Coulton Edwards, the first postmaster. [1]

History

Prior to December 31, 2005, Cando was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Rosemount on that date. [2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cando had a population of 70 living in 24 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 66. With a land area of 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 109.4/km2 (283.3/sq mi) in 2021. [3]

Canada census – Cando, Saskatchewan community profile
2021
Population70 (+6.1% from 2016)
Land area.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population density109.5/km2 (284/sq mi)
Median age39.2 (M: 40.0, F: 38.4)
Private dwellings24 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2021 [4] earlier [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p.  72. ISBN   1-897010-19-2.
  2. ↑ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

52°23′0″N108°14′2″W / 52.38333°N 108.23389°W / 52.38333; -108.23389


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