Official Name: | Alameda |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Alameda in Saskatchewan |
Coordinates: | 49.26°N -102.28°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 1 |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Moose Creek |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Perry Kinder |
Leader Title1: | Town Manager |
Leader Name1: | Michelle Needham |
Leader Title2: | Governing body |
Leader Name2: | Alameda Town Council |
Established Title: | Post office Founded |
Established Date: | 1883 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated (Village) |
Established Title3: | Incorporated (Town) |
Area Total Km2: | 2.55 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 369 |
Population Density Km2: | 144.5 |
Timezone: | CST |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | S0C 0A0 |
Area Code: | 306 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | Hwy 361 |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Blank2 Name: | Climate |
Website: | Official website |
Footnotes: | [1] [2] [3] |
Alameda is a town in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately east of Estevan. A translation of Alameda from Spanish is "Poplar Grove" or "Tree Lined Avenue". One popular story is that the town was named for Alameda, California although there is no written documentation to support this.[4] Alameda had a population of 369 in the Canada Census of 2016.
Alameda is situated in the south-east corner of Saskatchewan. The closest larger centres to Alameda are Estevan, Weyburn, Regina. Alameda sits in an area that is abundant with grain, oil, and water.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alameda had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.53km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
Alameda offers the following community facilities: a community ice rink (skating, curling), Heritage museum, and the Alameda Merry Makers Senior Centre.
Alameda offered a wide range of services for its residents, which included a full-service grocery and meat store, a restaurant, a banking institution, full-service campground as well as many others. As with other small communities in Saskatchewan, many of the businesses are closing and/or closed and the residents drive to other communities for services that once were in their community.
Alameda is near the Grant Devine Dam (formerly the Alameda Dam). There is a full-service regional park on the eastern shore of Grant Devine Reservoir called Moose Creek Regional Park. The Grant Devine Reservoir is the home of the Alameda Fishing Derby which takes place the 3rd weekend of June each year.
Alameda hosts various events throughout the year including the Alameda Agricultural Society fair and 4-H show and sale and the Alameda Flower Show.