Debden, Saskatchewan

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Debden (2016 population: {{nts|337}}) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 and Census Division No. 16. The village is located on Highway 55 and is {{convert|94|km}} from the city of Prince Albert and {{convert|194|km}} from the city of Saskatoon. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Big River Cree First Nations band government. The village is at the edge of the Prince Albert National Park and with all the lakes nearby it becomes a popular area in the summer months.

History

Debden incorporated as a village on June 7, 1922.{{cite web | url=http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | title=Urban Municipality Incorporations | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations | access-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | archive-date=October 15, 2014}}

Demographics

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(1981–2016)

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| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020}}

|1981|403

|1986|423

|1991|416

|1996|423

|2001|355

|2006|348

|2011|358

|2016|337

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Debden had a population of {{val|327|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|132|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|151|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:327-337}}|337|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|337|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.34|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|327|1.34|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Debden recorded a population of {{nts|337}} living in {{nts|132}} of its {{nts|148}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:337-358}}|337|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|358}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.39|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|337|1.39|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 30, 2020}}

Notable people

Fred Sasakamoose, NHL player, first Indigenous NHL player
William Daniels, Rifleman, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Killed in combat in The Netherlands, 22 April 1945