Amsterdam, Saskatchewan

Hamlet of Amsterdam
Hamlet
Hamlet of Amsterdam
Coordinates: 51°37′37″N 102°26′53″W / 51.627°N 102.448°W / 51.627; -102.448Coordinates: 51°37′37″N 102°26′53″W / 51.627°N 102.448°W / 51.627; -102.448
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Census division 9
Rural Municipality Buchanan
Post office Founded NA
Incorporated (Village) NA
Incorporated (Town) NA
Population (2001)
 • Total 25
Time zone CST
Postal code S0A 0L0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway
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Amsterdam is a hamlet north of Canora in Saskatchewan. It was founded at the turn of the 20th century by Dutch immigrants, hence the name. In its heyday, it 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. It now has fewer than 25 people, and most are of Ukrainian descent.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 2008-11-21
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
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