Edam, Saskatchewan

Edam (2016 population: 480) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Turtle River No. 469 and Census Division No. 17. Edam is located off Highway 26, south of Turtleford and north of Vawn.

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
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionCentral
Census division17
Rural MunicipalityTurtle River 469
Post office Founded1908
Village1911
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyEdam Village Council
 • MayorLarry McDaid
 • M.L.A.Larry Doke
 • MPRosemarie Falk
Area
 • Total1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total480
 • Density403.4/km2 (1,045/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5
Postal code
S0M 0V0
Highways Hwy 26
Hwy 674
Hwy 769
RailwaysCanadian National Railway
WebsiteVillage of Edam
[1][2][3][4]

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]

History

Edam incorporated as a village on October 12, 1911.[6]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981384—    
1986440+14.6%
1991425−3.4%
1996398−6.4%
2001429+7.8%
2006399−7.0%
2011444+11.3%
2016480+8.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Edam recorded a population of 480 living in 179 of its 210 total private dwellings, a 7.5% change from its 2011 population of 444. With a land area of 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 403.4/km2 (1,044.7/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Edam recorded a population of 444, a 11.3% change from its 2006 population of 399. With a land area of 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 392.9/km2 (1,017.7/sq mi) in 2011.[10]

Notable people

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. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. "Fiona Smith-Bell". Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

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