Edam, Saskatchewan
Edam | |
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| Village of Edam | |
 The historic Canadian Northern (later Canadian National) railway station in Edam | |
| Motto: Little piece of Holland in Saskatchewan | |
  Edam Location of Edam in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 53°11′N 108°46′W / 53.183°N 108.767°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Central |
| Census division | 17 |
| Rural Municipality | Turtle River 469 |
| Post office Founded | 1908 |
| Village | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Edam Village Council |
| • Mayor | Larry McDaid |
| • M.L.A. | Larry Doke |
| • MP | Gerry Ritz |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 480 |
| • Density | 403.4/km2 (1,045/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 |
| Postal code | S0M 0V0 |
| Highways |  Highway 26  Highway 674 Highway 769 |
| Railways | Canadian National Railway |
| Website | Village of Edam |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Edam is a village within the Rural Municipality of Turtle River No. 469, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Edam is located off Highway 26, south of Turtleford and north of Vawn. The village had a population of 480 in the 2016 Canada Census, (an 8.1% increase from 444 in the 2011 Canada Census).
The village is known as a "Little piece of Holland in Saskatchewan." The hamlet was established in 1907 and named for the city of Edam in the Netherlands, after the name Amsterdam was rejected by the Saskatchewan Government Office as "too long".[5]
Demographics
| 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 480 (+8.1% from 2011) | 444 (+11.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) | 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Population density | 403.4/km2 (1,045/sq mi) | 392.5/km2 (1,017/sq mi) |
| Median age | 34.5 (M: 33.4, F: 36.4) | 35.4 (M: 36.1, F: 34.8) |
| Private dwellings | 210 (total) | 203 (total) |
| Median household income |
Notable people
Edam is the home town of Fiona Smith,[10] of the Canadian Women's Hockey team.
Edam is the birthplace of Wayne Wouters, former Clerk of the Privy Council (the most senior civil servant) in the Government of Canada.
Transportation
See also
References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06, retrieved 2007-05-26
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11, retrieved 2013-06-21
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ The Village of Edam website
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ http://sasksportshalloffame.com/inductees/fiona-smith-bell/
External links
- Village of Edam - Official web-page
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