Amsterdam | |
Official Name: | Hamlet of Amsterdam |
Settlement Type: | Organized Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | East-central |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Buchanan No. 304 |
Government Type: | Municipal |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | Rural Municipality of Buchanan |
Leader Title1: | Reeve |
Leader Name1: | Don Skoretz |
Leader Title2: | Administrator |
Leader Name2: | Twila Hadubiak |
Established Title: | Post office Founded |
Established Title2: | Incorporated (Village) |
Established Title3: | Incorporated (Town) |
Area Total Km2: | 0.31 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 25 |
Population Density Km2: | 80.7 |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 51.627°N -102.448°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | S0A 0L0 |
Area Code: | 306 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank1 Name: | Railways |
Blank1 Info: | (Canadian National Railway) |
Amsterdam is a hamlet within the Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 25 in the Canada 2016 Census.[1] The hamlet is located 63.9 km north of the city of Yorkton and 1.5 km west of Highway 9. The community was founded at the turn of the 20th century by Dutch immigrants, hence the name. In its prime, the community had a post office, grain elevator, garage, and a school. It, like many small towns, has been hit hard by the gradual trend toward urbanization. The hamlet now has fewer than 25 people; most are of Ukrainian descent.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Amsterdam had a population of 30 living in 13 of its 14 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 25. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]