Waldeck | |
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| Village of Waldeck | |
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| Coordinates:50°21′29″N107°35′49″W / 50.358°N 107.597°W /50.358; -107.597 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | South-central |
| Census division | 7 |
| Rural Municipality | Excelsior No. 166 |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Post office Founded | 1906-10-01 |
| Incorporated (Village) | December 23, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Waldeck Village Council |
| • Mayor | Russel Hildebrand |
| • Administrator | Sherry Kinney |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.00 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 297 |
| • Density | 148.3/km2 (384/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0H 4J0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 1  Highway 628 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
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Waldeck (2016 population:277) is avillage in theCanadian province ofSaskatchewan within theRural Municipality of Excelsior No. 166 andCensus Division No. 7. Waldeck is 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the city ofSwift Current on theTrans-Canada Highway. Waldeck is situated in theSwift Current River Valley.[5]
Waldeck is aGerman word meaning "Wooded Corner"; the community is probably named after the willows that grew along the banks of theSwift Current Creek.In 1903 the Canadian Government opened to settlement a tract of land from Swift Current Creek to Herbert. Among the first settlers were Rev. Klaas Peters and Mr. Abraham (probably Abram Klassen) in 1908. Waldeck incorporated as a village on December 23, 1913.[6]
The majority of the people in and around Waldeck are ofMennonite ancestry.
Elon Musk worked on a farm near Waldeck after coming to Canada from South Africa in the late 1980s.[7]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Waldeck had a population of294 living in114 of its119 total private dwellings, a change of6.1% from its 2016 population of277. With a land area of 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi), it had a population density of147.7/km2 (382.6/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
In the2016 Census of Population, the Village of Waldeck recorded a population of277 living in113 of its117 total private dwellings, a-7.2% change from its 2011 population of297. With a land area of 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi), it had a population density of138.5/km2 (358.7/sq mi) in 2016.[11]
Places adjacent to Waldeck, Saskatchewan | |
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