Edam, Saskatchewan

Village of Edam

The historic Canadian Northern (later Canadian National) railway station in Edam
Village of Edam

Location of Edam in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 53°11′N 108°46′W / 53.183°N 108.767°W / 53.183; -108.767
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural Municipalities (R.M.) Turtle River 469
Post office Founded 1908
Village 1911
Government
 • Mayor Larry McDaid
 • M.L.A. of Cut Knife-Turtleford Larry Doke
 • MP of Battlefords—Lloydminster Gerry Ritz
Area
 • Total 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 444
 • Density 392.5/km2 (1,017/sq mi)
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC−6)
Postal code S0M 0V0
Highways Hwy 26
Website http://villageofedam.ca/
[1][2][3][4]

Edam is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada. It had a population of 444 in 2011.[5]

Edam is located off Saskatchewan Highway 26, south of Turtleford and north of Vawn, Saskatchewan.

It is known as a "Little piece of Holland in Saskatchewan." The hamlet was established in 1907 and named for the city of Edam in the Netherlands, after the name Amsterdam was rejected by the Saskatchewan Government Office as "too long". [6]

Demographics

Canada census – Edam, Saskatchewan community profile
2011 2006
Population: 444 (+11.3% from 2006) 399 (-7.0% from 2001)
Land area: 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi) 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population density: 392.5/km2 (1,017/sq mi) 352.7/km2 (913/sq mi)
Median age: 35.4 (M: 36.1, F: 34.8) 40.6 (M: 35.5, F: 43.5)
Total private dwellings: 203 191
Median household income:
References: 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]

Notables

Edam is the home town of Fiona Smith,[10] of the Canadian Women's Hockey team.

Edam is the birthplace of Wayne Wouters, former Clerk of the Privy Council (the most senior civil servant) in the Government of Canada.

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06, retrieved 2007-05-26
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11, retrieved 2013-06-21
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21, retrieved 2013-06-21
  5. ↑ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed September 1, 2012).
  6. ↑ The Village of Edam website
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  10. ↑ http://sasksportshalloffame.com/inductees/fiona-smith-bell/

Coordinates: 53°11′N 108°46′W / 53.183°N 108.767°W / 53.183; -108.767


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