Dafoe, Saskatchewan

Dafoe
Village
Village of Dafoe
Industrial area in Dafoe
Location of Dafoe in Saskatchewan
Dafoe, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°45′16″N 104°31′39″W / 51.75444°N 104.52750°W / 51.75444; -104.52750Coordinates: 51°45′16″N 104°31′39″W / 51.75444°N 104.52750°W / 51.75444; -104.52750
Country  Canada
Province  Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 10
Rural Municipality Big Quill No. 308
Post office Founded 1911-07-01
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Dafoe Village Council
 • Mayor Rose Jordan
 • Administrator Lana M. Bolt
Area
 • Total 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 15
 • Density 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code S0K 1C0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Hwy 6
Hwy 16
[1][2][3]

Dafoe is a village within the Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308, Saskatchewan, Canada. The village had a population of 15 in the 2016 Census. The village is located east of the intersection of Highway 6 and the Yellowhead Highway southwest of Big Quill Lake, the Dafoe Brook[4] flows to the east of the village. Dafoe marks the far west end of the area known to Icelandic settlers in Saskatchewan as the Lakes Settlement (Icelandic: Vatnabyggð).[5]

Demographics

Consisting of 15 residents at the 2016 Canada Census the community is one of four villages with the smallest population in the province, Keeler, Krydor and Valparaiso all with a population of 15.

Canada census – Dafoe, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 15 (0.0% from 2011) 15 (50.0% from 2006) 10 (-3.3% from 2001)
Land area: 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi) 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi) 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population density: 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) 12.5/km2 (32/sq mi)
Median age:
Total private dwellings: 10 8 6
Median household income:
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  3. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  4. ↑ Google Maps - Dafoe Brook
  5. ↑ Lindal, W. J. (1946). The Saskatchewan Icelanders: A Strand of the Canadian Fabric. Winnipeg: Columbia Press. p. 167.
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.


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