Alameda, Saskatchewan Explained

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.

Demographics

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]

Amenities

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.

Notable people

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php . 2006-10-06 .
  2. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . January 15, 2016 .
  3. Web site: Commissioner of Canada Elections . Chief Electoral Officer of Canada . Elections Canada On-line . 2005 . 2014-04-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp . 2007-04-21 .
  4. Book: Rayburn. Alan. Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. 2001. University of Toronto Press. 9780802047250. 117.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.