Ebenezer, Saskatchewan

{{Short description|Village in Saskatchewan, Canada}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=August 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

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| official_name = Village of Ebenezer

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| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_type3 = Rural municipality

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| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Saskatchewan}}

| subdivision_name2 = East-central

| subdivision_name3 = Orkney No. 244

| established_title = Post office Founded

| established_date = 1885

| established_title2 = Incorporated (Village)

| established_date2 = 1948

| government_type = Municipal

| leader_title = Governing body

| leader_name = [http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=3&mun=1944 Ebenezer Village Council]

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_name1 = Braden Ferris

| leader_title2 = Administrator

| leader_name2 = Joyce Palagian

| leader_title3 = MLA

| leader_name3 = Greg Ottenbreit

| leader_title4 = MP

| leader_name4 = Cathay Wagantall

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| population_density_km2 = 297.5

| timezone = CST

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| elevation_footnotes=

| elevation_ft = 1588

| elevation_m = 484

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = S0A 0T0

| area_code = 306

| blank_name = Highways

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| blank1_name = Railways

| blank1_info = Canadian National Railway

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| footnotes ={{cite web

| title =2011 Community Profiles

| work =Statistics Canada

| publisher =Government of Canada

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| access-date =2014-04-09

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|first=Archivia Net

|title=Post Offices and Postmasters |url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php

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|last=Government of Saskatchewan

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|archive-date=2016-01-15

}}{{Cite web

|last = Commissioner of Canada Elections

|first = Chief Electoral Officer of Canada

|title = Elections Canada On-line

|year = 2005

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Ebenezer (2016 population: {{nts|185}}) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 and Census Division No. 9. The village is located 18 km north of the city of Yorkton, on Highway 9.

History

The first settlers arrived between 1885 and 1887, mostly German-speaking Protestants who named the village after the location of Eben-Ezer mentioned in the Books of Samuel of the Old Testament.

Ebenezer incorporated as a village on July 1, 1948.{{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}}

High speed internet became available in 2015 in this hamlet.

Demographics

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{{Historical populations

| title = Population history
(1981–2016)

| type = Canada

| align = right

| 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|164

|1986|192

|1991|182

|1996|166

|2001|147

|2006|139

|2011|175

|2016|185

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ebenezer had a population of {{val|188|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|77|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|80|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:188-185}}|185|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|185|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|188|0.6|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 Ebenezer recorded a population of {{nts|185}} living in {{nts|73}} of its {{nts|79}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:185-175}}|185|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|175}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.62|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|185|0.62|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}}

See also

References

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{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|villages=yes}}

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Category:Villages in Saskatchewan

Category:Orkney No. 244, Saskatchewan

Category:Division No. 9, Saskatchewan

Category:German-Canadian culture in Saskatchewan

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