Elfros | |
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| Village of Elfros | |
 Icelandic settler statue inElfros | |
  Location of Elfros in Saskatchewan Show map of Saskatchewan Elfros (Canada) Show map of Canada | |
| Coordinates:51°44′30″N103°51′50″W / 51.74167°N 103.86389°W /51.74167; -103.86389 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Central |
| Census division | 10 |
| Rural Municipality | Elfros |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Elfros Village Council |
| • Mayor | Arleigh Helgason |
| • Administrator | Tina Heistad Douglas |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 90 |
| • Density | 37.5/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0A 0V0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 16 Highway 35 |
| Railways | Canadian Pacific Railway |
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Elfros (2016 population:90) is avillage in theCanadian province ofSaskatchewan within theRural Municipality of Elfros No. 307 andCensus Division No. 10. It is northeast ofRegina and southeast of theQuill Lakes at the junction ofHighway 16 andHighway 35. It was the hometown of the protagonist in the 2018 Canadian horror filmArchons.
Elfros was first settled byIcelandic immigrants, and many of the present inhabitants are of Icelandic descent. A post office was opened in 1909.[4] Elfros incorporated as a village on December 1, 1909.[5]
From the Icelandic Pioneer Memorial in Elfros comes the following quotation.
"There were two waves of Icelandic settlement to and within Saskatchewan. The first group came directly from Iceland, paused briefly in Winnipeg, then moved on to Saskatchewan. The second group trekked north and west from older settlements in North Dakota and Manitoba.
In June 1882, the first Icelandic families came to Fishing Lake. The magnets were hay and water. Settlements followed atFoam Lake, Kristnes,Leslie, Mt Hecla, Holar, Elfros,Mozart,Wynyard,Kandahar andDafoe, creating the largest Icelandic settlement outside of Iceland.
Icelanders were not natural farmers. They were poets, musicians and visionaries, people who saw work as a means to an end. Icelandic communities became cultural centres with bands, choirs and libraries. Icelanders built community halls. Many schools in the Vatnabyggd area have Icelandic names.
Important celebrations includedTorrablot, the First Day of Summer, and Independence Day celebrations onJune 17 and August 2.
For spiritual nourishment, Icelanders relied on traveling preachers, meeting in homes and community halls.
The Icelanders who came to Saskatchewan became competent farmers but saw the land as a means to improve conditions both for themselves and for their children. Aware of the value of family and community, they left a legacy of art, literacy, music and social responsibility."Elfros at Flickriver
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Elfros had a population of90 living in48 of its56 total private dwellings, a change of0% from its 2016 population of90. With a land area of 2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi), it had a population density of36.3/km2 (94.0/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the2016 Census of Population, the village of Elfros recorded a population of90 living in52 of its58 total private dwellings, a-6.7% change from its 2011 population of96. With a land area of 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi), it had a population density of35.7/km2 (92.5/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
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