Ernfold Explained

Ernfold
Official Name:Village of Ernfold
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:CAN SK Morse#Saskatchewan
Coordinates:50.448°N -106.892°W
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type4:Rural municipality
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Ernfold Village Council[1]
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Christine Bauck
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Mark Wilson
Leader Title3:MLA
Leader Title4:MP
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:1.19
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:15
Population Density Km2:12.6
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0H 3C0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian Pacific Railway

Ernfold (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165 and Census Division No. 7. Initially situated alongside the original two-lane highway, the village was enclosed by the opposing lanes of the divided Trans-Canada Highway in 1973. In order to avoid complete destruction of the village the eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway was rerouted approximately 3 km south of the village, leaving the village sandwiched between the Trans-Canada.

The village's population peaked at around 300 citizens.[2]

History

Ernfold incorporated as a village on December 4, 1912.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ernfold had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.29km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Ernfold 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]

Heritage site

The Ernfold School is a red brick, -story Georgian Revival structure built in 1919. The building served as a school until it closed in 1972. It was then used as a Baptist church for a short time until the church closed in 1989. On May 6, 1990 the Village of Ernfold passed (Bylaw No. 90-1), placing the building on the Canadian Register of Historic Places as a Municipal Heritage Property.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=1954 Ernfold Village Council
  2. Decline and development of the prairie . Richardson . Mark . . 2012-07-24 . 2017-01-19.
  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: Ernfold School . . 2023-07-03.