Ernfold
Village
Village of Ernfold
Ernfold is located in Morse No. 165
Ernfold
Ernfold
Ernfold is located in Saskatchewan
Ernfold
Ernfold
Coordinates: 50°26′53″N 106°53′31″W / 50.448°N 106.892°W / 50.448; -106.892
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalityMorse No. 165
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyErnfold Village Council[1]
 • MayorChristine Bauck
 • AdministratorMark Wilson
 • MLALyle Stewart
 • MPJeremy Patzer
Area
 • Total1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total15
 • Density12.6/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0H 3C0
Area code306
Highways Hwy 1
Hwy 19
RailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway
[2][3][4][5]

Ernfold (2016 population: 15) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165 and Census Division No. 7. Initially situated alongside the original two-lane highway, the village was enclosed by the opposing lanes of the divided Trans-Canada Highway in 1973. In order to avoid complete destruction of the village the eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway was rerouted approximately 3 km south of the village, leaving the village sandwiched between the Trans-Canada.

The village's population peaked at around 300 citizens.[6]

History

Ernfold incorporated as a village on December 4, 1912.[7]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198191—    
198677−15.4%
199164−16.9%
199651−20.3%
200150−2.0%
200635−30.0%
201130−14.3%
201615−50.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[8][9]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ernfold had a population of 20 living in 10 of its 12 total private dwellings, a change of 33.3% from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.5/km2 (40.2/sq mi) in 2021.[10]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Ernfold recorded a population of 15 living in 8 of its 13 total private dwellings, a -100% change from its 2011 population of 30. With a land area of 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.6/km2 (32.6/sq mi) in 2016.[11]

Heritage site

The Ernfold School is a red brick, 1+1⁄2-story Georgian Revival structure built in 1919. The building served as a school until it closed in 1972. It was then used as a Baptist church for a short time until the church closed in 1989. On May 6, 1990 the Village of Ernfold passed (Bylaw No. 90-1), placing the building on the Canadian Register of Historic Places as a Municipal Heritage Property.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ernfold Village Council
  2. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  3. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  4. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  5. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  6. ^ Richardson, Mark (2012-07-24). "Decline and development of the prairie". Maclean's. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  7. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  11. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  12. ^ "Ernfold School". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2023-07-03.

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