Valparaiso, Saskatchewan

Valparaiso
Village
Village of Valparaiso
Valparaiso
Valparaiso
Coordinates: 52°30′21″N 104°06′18″W / 52.505964°N 104.104995°W / 52.505964; -104.104995
Country  Canada
Province  Saskatchewan
Region Central
Census division 13
Rural Municipality Star City No. 428
Government
 • Type Municipal
 • Governing body Valparaiso Village Council
 • Mayor Margaret Emro
 • Administrator Ann Campbell
Area
 • Total 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Population (2016)
 • Total 15
 • Density 21.6/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code S0E 1P0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Hwy 3
Railways Canadian National Railway
[1][2][3][4]

Valparaiso is a village within the Rural Municipality of Star City No. 428, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The village had a population of 15 at the 2016 Canada Census, (a 0.0% change from 15 in the 2011 Canada Census). The village is located at the junction of Highway 3 and Range road No. 160 approximately 20 km east of the City of Melfort. The name comes from that of Valparaíso in Chile.[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, Dafoe, Keeler and Krydor all with a population of 15.

Canada census – Valparaiso, Saskatchewan community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 15 (0.0% from 2011) 115 (-25.0% from 2006) 20 (0.0% from 2001)
Land area: 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Population density: 21.6/km2 (56/sq mi) 21.6/km2 (56/sq mi) 28.8/km2 (75/sq mi)
Median age:
Total private dwellings: 11 11 9
Median household income:
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters".
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008.
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005). "CTI Determine your provincial constituency". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11.
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line".
  5. ↑ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780802047250.
  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.

Coordinates: 52°50′59″N 104°10′49″W / 52.84972°N 104.18028°W / 52.84972; -104.18028

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