Edam, Saskatchewan
| Village of Edam | |
|---|---|
|
The historic Canadian Northern (later Canadian National) railway station in Edam | |
  Village of Edam Location of Edam in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 53°11′N 108°46′W / 53.183°N 108.767°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Turtle River 469 |
| Post office Founded | 1908 |
| Village | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Larry McDaid |
| • M.L.A. of Cut Knife-Turtleford | Larry Doke |
| • MP of Battlefords—Lloydminster | Gerry Ritz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 444 |
| • Density | 392.5/km2 (1,017/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC−6) |
| Postal code | S0M 0V0 |
| Highways |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hwy 26 |
| Website | http://villageofedam.ca/ |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Edam is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada. It had a population of 444 in 2011.[5]
Edam is located off Saskatchewan Highway 26, south of Turtleford and north of Vawn, Saskatchewan.
It 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". [6]
Demographics
| Canada census – Edam, Saskatchewan community profile | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 444 (+11.3% from 2006) | 399 (-7.0% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) | 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 392.5/km2 (1,017/sq mi) | 352.7/km2 (913/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 35.4 (M: 36.1, F: 34.8) | 40.6 (M: 35.5, F: 43.5) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 203 | 191 | |
| Median household income: | |||
| References: 2011[7] 2006[8] | |||
Notables
Edam is the home town of Fiona Smith,[9] 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.
See also
References
- ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 2007-05-26
- ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, retrieved 2013-06-21
- ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, retrieved 2013-06-21
- ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed September 1, 2012).
- ↑ The Village of Edam website
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ↑ http://sasksportshalloffame.com/inductees/fiona-smith-bell/
Coordinates: 53°11′N 108°46′W / 53.183°N 108.767°W
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