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Edam Saskatchewan Information

Edam (2016 population: 480) 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. _x000D_ 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”. _x000D_ Edam incorporated as a village on October 12, 1911. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Edam had a population of 476 living in 199 of its 234 total private dwellings, a change of -1.9% from its 2016 population of 485. With a land area of 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 417.5/km2 (1,081.4/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Edam recorded a population of 480 living in 179 of its 210 total private dwellings, a 7.5% change from its 2011 population of 444. With a land area of 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 403.4/km2 (1,044.7/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ Media related to Edam, Saskatchewan at Wikimedia Commons _x000D_ 53°11?N 108°46?W? / ?53.183°N 108.767°W? / 53.183; -108.767 _x000D_ _x000D_ This article about a location in the Census Division No. 17 of Saskatchewan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it._x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edam,_Saskatchewan