Edam, Saskatchewan

Edam
Village
Village of Edam
The historic Canadian Northern (later Canadian National) railway station in Edam
Motto(s): 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 / 53.183; -108.767
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 Hwy 26
Hwy 674
Hwy 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, (a 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

Canada census – Edam, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 480 (+8.1% from 2011) 444 (+11.3% from 2006) 399 (-7.0% from 2001)
Land area: 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) 1.13 km2 (0.44 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) 352.7/km2 (913/sq mi)
Median age: 34.5 (M: 33.4, F: 36.4) 35.4 (M: 36.1, F: 34.8) 40.6 (M: 35.5, F: 43.5)
Total private dwellings: 210 203 191
Median household income:
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

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

  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. ↑ "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 2013-06-21.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  10. ↑ http://sasksportshalloffame.com/inductees/fiona-smith-bell/

Coordinates: 53°11′N 108°46′W / 53.183°N 108.767°W / 53.183; -108.767


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