Elfros Explained

Elfros
Official Name:Village of Elfros
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Elfros in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:51.7417°N -103.8639°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Elfros Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Arleigh Helgason
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Tina Heistad Douglas
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:2.52
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:90
Population Density Km2:37.5
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0A 0V0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Blank1 Name:Railways

Elfros (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Elfros No. 307 and Census Division No. 10. It is northeast of Regina and southeast of the Quill Lakes at the junction of Highway 16 and Highway 35. It was the hometown of the protagonist in the 2018 Canadian horror film Archons.

History

Elfros was first settled by Icelandic immigrants, and many of the present inhabitants are of Icelandic descent. A post office was opened in 1909.[1] Elfros incorporated as a village on December 1, 1909.[2]

From the Icelandic Pioneer Memorial in Elfros comes the following quotation.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Elfros had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.48km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the village of Elfros recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 2.52km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-03-20 . 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: 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.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  4. 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.