Английская Википедия:Edam, Saskatchewan
Edam (2016 population: Шаблон:Nts) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Turtle River No. 469 and Census Division No. 17. Edam is located off Highway 26, south of Turtleford and north of Vawn.
The village is known as a "Little piece of Holland in Saskatchewan." Established in 1907, the hamlet was named for the city of Edam in the Netherlands, after the name Amsterdam was rejected by the Saskatchewan Government Office as "too long".[1]
History
Edam incorporated as a village on October 12, 1911.[2]
Demographics
Шаблон:Stack In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Edam had a population of Шаблон:Val living in Шаблон:Val of its Шаблон:Val total private dwellings, a change of Шаблон:Percentage from its 2016 population of Шаблон:Val. With a land area of Шаблон:Convert, it had a population density of Шаблон:Pop density in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Edam recorded a population of Шаблон:Nts living in Шаблон:Nts of its Шаблон:Nts total private dwellings, a Шаблон:Percentage change from its 2011 population of Шаблон:Nts. With a land area of Шаблон:Convert, it had a population density of Шаблон:Pop density in 2016.[4]
Notable people
- Fiona Smith-Bell, hockey player who played on the Canadian women's hockey team.[5]
- Wayne Wouters, former Clerk of the Privy Council (the most senior civil servant) in the Government of Canada.
Transportation
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:Subdivisions of Saskatchewan Шаблон:SKDivision17
