Edam, Saskatchewan

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Edam
Village
Village of Edam
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The historic Canadian Northern (later Canadian National) railway station in Edam
Motto: 
Little piece of Holland in Saskatchewan
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Edam
Location of Edam in Saskatchewan
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Edam
Edam (Canada)
Coordinates: 53°11′N108°46′W / 53.183°N 108.767°W / 53.183; -108.767
Country Canada
Province Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan
Region Central
Census division 17
Rural Municipality Turtle River No. 469
Post office Founded1908
Village1911
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Edam Village Council
 •  Mayor Larry McDaid
 •  MLA Larry Doke
 •  MP Rosemarie Falk
Area
 • Total
1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
480
 • Density403.4/km2 (1,045/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5
Postal code
S0M 0V0
Highways Saskatchewan Highway 26 (jct).svg Highway 26
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Saskatchewan Route 674.svg Highway 674
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Saskatchewan Route 769.svg Highway 769
Railways Canadian National Railway
Website Village of Edam
[1] [2] [3] [4]

Edam (2016 population: 480) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Turtle River No. 469 and Census Division No. 17. Edam is located off Highway 26, south of Turtleford and north of Vawn.

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The village is known as a "Little piece of Holland in Saskatchewan". Established in 1907, the hamlet was named for the city of Edam in the Netherlands, after the name 'Amsterdam' was rejected by the Saskatchewan Government Office as "too long". [5]

History

Edam incorporated as a village on October 12, 1911. [6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2021)
YearPop.±%
1981384—    
1986440+14.6%
1991425−3.4%
1996 398−6.4%
2001 429+7.8%
2006 399−7.0%
2011 444+11.3%
2016 480+8.1%
2021 476−0.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [7] [8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Edam had a population of 476 living in 199 of its 234 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Edam recorded a population of 480 living in 179 of its 210 total private dwellings, a

Notable people

Transportation

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved May 26, 2007
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007, retrieved June 21, 2013
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007, retrieved June 21, 2013
  5. ↑ "The village of Edam". Village of Edam. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Fiona Smith-Bell". Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

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