Ebenezer, Saskatchewan

Ebenezer
Village
Village of Ebenezer
Ebenezer
Location of Ebenezer in Saskatchewan
Ebenezer
Ebenezer (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°22′11″N 102°26′54″W / 51.36972°N 102.44833°W / 51.36972; -102.44833Coordinates: 51°22′11″N 102°26′54″W / 51.36972°N 102.44833°W / 51.36972; -102.44833
Country  Canada
Province  Saskatchewan
Region East-central
Rural municipality Orkney No. 244
Post office Founded 1885
Incorporated (Village) 1948
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Ebenezer Village Council
 • Mayor Braden Ferris
 • Administrator Joyce Palagian
 • MLA Greg Ottenbreit
 • MP Cathay Wagantall
Area
 • Land 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation 484 m (1,588 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 185
 • Density 297.5/km2 (771/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code S0A 0T0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Hwy 9
Railways Canadian National Railway
[1][2][3][4]

Ebenezer is a village within the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The village is located 18 km north of the city of Yorkton, on Highway 9. The village had a population of 187 in the 2016 Canada Census, (a 5.7% increase from 175 in the 2011 Canada Census).

History

The first settlers arrived between 1885 and 1887, mostly German-speaking Protestants who named the village after the location of Eben-Ezer mentioned in the Books of Samuel of the Old Testament. Ebenezer was incorporated as a village in 1948.[5]

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Demographics

Canada census – Ebenezer, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 185 (+5.7% from 2011) 175 (+25.9% from 2006) 139 (-5.4% from 2001)
Land area: 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Population density: 297.5/km2 (771/sq mi) 281.4/km2 (729/sq mi) 223.5/km2 (579/sq mi)
Median age: 36.5 (M: 36.5, F: 36.5) 31.4 (M: 32.0, F: 30.2) 32.6 (M: 30.6, F: 34.5)
Total private dwellings: 79 72 67
Median household income:
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. ↑ Ebenezer, The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, retrieved 2007-08-09
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  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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