Edam, Saskatchewan

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Edam
Village
Village of Edam
Canadian National Railways Station, Edam, Saskatchewan.jpg
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
Coordinates: 53°11′N108°46′W / 53.183°N 108.767°W / 53.183; -108.767
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Region Central
Census division 17
Rural Municipality Turtle River 469
Post office Founded1908
Village1911
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Edam Village Council
 •  Mayor Larry McDaid
 •  M.L.A. Larry Doke
 •  MP Rosemarie Falk
Area
 • Total1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total480
 • 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 Hwy 26
Saskatchewan Rural Municipal Route.svg
Saskatchewan Route 674.svg Hwy 674
Saskatchewan Rural Municipal Route.svg
Saskatchewan Route 769.svg Hwy 769
Railways Canadian National Railway
Website Village of Edam
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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
(1981–2016)
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%
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

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References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06, retrieved 2007-05-26
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11, retrieved 2013-06-21
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21, retrieved 2013-06-21
  5. ↑ The Village of Edam website
  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.