Edam, Saskatchewan Explained

Edam
Official Name:Village of Edam
Settlement Type:Village
Motto:Little piece of Holland in Saskatchewan
Pushpin Map:Canada Saskatchewan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Edam in Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Name2:Central
Subdivision Name3:17
Subdivision Name4:Turtle River 469
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Edam Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Larry McDaid
Leader Name2:Larry Doke
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Name3:Rosemarie Falk
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1908
Established Title2:Village
Established Date2:1911
Area Total Km2:1.19
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:480
Population Density Km2:403.4
Timezone:Central Standard Time
Utc Offset:−6
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Coordinates:53.1833°N -154°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0M 0V0
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:

Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian National Railway
Website:Village of Edam
Footnotes:[1]

Edam (2016 population:) 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.

The village is known as a "Little piece of Holland in Saskatchewan." Established in 1907, the hamlet was named for the city of Edam in the Netherlands, after the name Amsterdam was rejected by the Saskatchewan Government Office as "too long".[2]

History

Edam incorporated as a village on October 12, 1911.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Edam had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.14km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Edam recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.19km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

Notable people

Transportation

See also

External links

53.1833°N -154°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2013-06-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . 2016-01-15 .
  2. http://villageofedam.ca/about_us.html The Village of Edam website
  3. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.
  6. Web site: Fiona Smith-Bell. Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. July 7, 2019.