Stockholm, Saskatchewan Explained

Stockholm
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:5
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Fertile Belt No. 183
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jason Nichols[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Lorie Jackson
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Stockholm Town Council
Leader Title3:MP Yorkton—Melville
Leader Name3:Cathay Wagantall
Leader Title4:MLA Melville-Saltcoats
Leader Name4:Warren Kaeding
Established Title:Settled
Established Title2:Post Office
Established Date2:1904
Established Title3:Incorporated
Established Date3:1905
Area Total Km2:1.65
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Demonym:Stockholmite
Population Total:329
Population Density Km2:206.6
Timezone:CST
Coordinates:50.66°N -102.3°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0A 3Y0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 9 Highway 22
Website:https://stockholmsask.com/
Footnotes:[3] [4]

Stockholm (2021 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183 and Census Division No. 5. It is 720NaN0 south of the city of Yorkton along Highways 9 and 22. The municipal office for the Rural Municipality of Fertile Belt No. 183 is located in Stockholm.[5]

History

Named after the capital of Sweden, the village was founded in the 1880s by Swedish settlers. Stockholm incorporated as a village on June 30, 1905.[6] According to a Village of Stockholm commemorative plaque dated July 1, 1995, A J Stenberg and wife Svea named the community.[7]

Heritage propertiesLandmarks in Stockholm include the New Stockholm Lutheran Church, also called the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran New Stockholm Church, which was erected in 1917 by Swedish immigrants.[8]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stockholm had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.63km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Stockholm recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.65km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[10]

Media

From 1997 to 2007, Jody Herperger operated an FM radio-rebroadcaster CFZY-FM for CHOZ-FM (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador). The station filled a need for commercial top-40 programming on the FM band. The station was maintained for a number of years after CFGW-FM in Yorkton started commercial broadcasting, and ended transmissions in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/pub/mds/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=2231 Municipal Directory System
  2. Web site: 2021 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2022-02-09.
  3. 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. October 6, 2006.
  4. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan. MRD Home. Municipal Directory System. 2014-03-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx. January 15, 2016.
  5. http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx Saskatchewan Municipal Database
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: History | Stockholm Sask.
  8. http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/219.pdf New Stockholm Lutheran Church
  9. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  10. 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.