Waldheim, Saskatchewan

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Waldheim

| image_skyline = Waldheim Saskatchewan 2011.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| image_caption = Central Avenue and Main Street

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| nickname = {{ubl|Home in the woods|The 'Heim}}

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| pushpin_map = Canada Saskatchewan

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| pushpin_map_caption = Town of Waldheim in Saskatchewan

| coordinates = {{coord|52|39|N|106|37|W|region:CA-SK|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Provinces and territories of Canada

| subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan

| subdivision_type2 = Rural Municipalities (RM)

| subdivision_name2 = Laird No. 404

| established_title = Hamlet and Post office Founded in the NWT

| established_date = 1900-06-01

| established_title2 = Village

| established_date2 = 1908

| established_title3 = Town

| established_date3 = 1967

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = John Bollinger

| leader_title1 = Federal Electoral District

| leader_name1 = Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek

| leader_title2 = MP

| leader_name2 = Kelly Block

| leader_title3 = Provincial Constituency

| leader_name3 = Biggar-Sask Valley

| leader_title4 = MLA

| leader_name4 = Randy Weekes

| area_total_km2 = 1.97

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| population_total = 1,035

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = 525.5

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| timezone = CST

| utc_offset = −6

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| website = {{URL|http://waldheim.ca/}}

| footnotes = {{cite web

| last =National Archives

| first =Archivia Net

| title =Post Offices and Postmasters

| url =http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php

| access-date =2007-05-26

| archive-date =2006-10-06

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}}{{cite web

| last =Government of Saskatchewan

| first =MRD Home

| title = Municipal Directory System

| url =http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html

| access-date =2007-05-26

}}{{cite web

| last =Canadian Textiles Institute.

| title =CTI Determine your provincial constituency

| year =2005

| url =http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm

| access-date =2007-05-26

| archive-date =2007-09-11

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| url-status =dead

}}{{cite web

| last =Commissioner of Canada Elections

| first =Chief Electoral Officer of Canada

| title =Elections Canada On-line

| year =2005

| url =http://www.elections.ca/home.asp

| access-date = 2007-04-24

}}

Waldheim is a town of 1,035 residents in the Rural Municipality of Laird No. 404, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, {{convert|57|km}} north of Saskatoon. Waldheim is located on Highway 312 in central Saskatchewan, the "Heart of the Old North-Wes". Fort Carlton, Batoche, Battle of Fish Creek, and Seager Wheeler's Maple Grove Farm are all near Waldheim.

History

Mennonites from Manitoba and South Dakota arrived here to settle and farm in 1893. The Canadian Northern Railway arrived in 1908.{{cite web

| last =Sally Chernoby

| first =Town of Waldheim

| title =Town of Waldheim - history

| url =http://waldheim.ca/history.htm

| access-date = 2007-05-27}}

Particularly in the 1870s, Mennonites of Dutch-German origins residing in colonies in the Black Sea region of present-day Ukraine became alarmed at the rising nationalism in the Russian Empire. Along with land shortages in these growing colonies, pressure toward Russification of minorities was threatening Mennonite values in education. Similarly, the promise made by Catherine the Great to exempt them from military service was quite clearly being challenged and rewritten by the then current Russian government. Canada was seeking farming immigrants, and about 7,000 Mennonites chose to immigrate to Manitoba where the government of Canada set aside two reserves for their resettlement. In the early 1890s, some of these families decided to move on to District of Saskatchewan, thereby establishing a trend that would see considerable Mennonite immigration to the Saskatchewan Valley area before the turn of the century. Many came from Manitoba, but others arrived directly from colonies in Russia, from the Danzig region of Prussia and from Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota where they had settled in the 1870s.

Thriving Mennonite farming communities were quickly established in the Saskatchewan Valley area in the vicinities of Aberdeen, Laird, Waldheim, Langham, Dalmeny, and Rosthern particularly. Churches were established, land was broken and cropped, and roads were built.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waldheim had a population of {{val|1237|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|430|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|451|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1237-1213}}|1213|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1213|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1.97|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1237|1.97|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}}

{{Canada census

| 2006_population = 868 | 2006_pop_delta=-2.4 | 2006_land_area=1.97 | 2006_pop_density=440.7

| 2006_median_age = 38.8 | 2006_median_age_m=38.8 | 2006_median_age_f=38.8

| 2006_total_pvt_dwell = 342 | 2006_mean_hh_income=46,900 | 2006_access_date=2011-03-06

| 2001_population = 889 | 2001_pop_delta=5.7 | 2001_land_area=1.97 | 2001_pop_density=451.4

| 2001_median_age = 38.5 | 2001_median_age_m=38.1 | 2001_median_age_f=39.1

| 2001_total_pvt_dwell = 332 |2001_mean_hh_income=28,972 | 2001_access_date=2011-03-06

| 2011_population = 1,035 | 2011_pop_delta=19.2 | 2011_land_area=1.97 | 2011_pop_density=525.5

| 2011_median_age = | 2011_median_age_m= | 2011_median_age_f=

| 2011_total_pvt_dwell = 369 |2011_mean_hh_income= | 2011_access_date=2012-05-14

}}

Recreation and attractions

Waldheim features a green space in its downtown area: Sam Wendland Heritage Park. This park was created in 2000, and was dedicated to Sam Wendland for his many years of serving as mayor. The Waldheim Pine Ridge Golf and Country Club is a neighbour to the recreational facility built in 1976 (containing an arena and a curling rink). Westview Jubilee Seniors Centre offers events and services to Waldheim's senior population.

Fort Carlton Hockey League serves a large area in the vicinity of Waldheim, such as Rosthern, Warman, Dalmeny, Shellbrook, Bruno, Martensville, Aberdeen, Blaine Lake, and Cudworth.{{cite web

| title =Fort Carlton Hockey League

| url =http://www.fortcarltonhockey.com/

| access-date =2007-05-27 }} Sask Valley Minor Hockey League offers level of hockey for Novice, Atoms, Pee Wee, Bantams and Midget.{{cite web

| title = Sask Valley Minor Hockey League

| url =http://www.svmhl.com/

| access-date =2007-05-27 }}

File:Waldheim Library Museum 2011.jpg

Waldheim station is a former Canadian Northern Railway station that closed in 1976. It is now a library and museum.

Waldheim Valley Regional Park

Waldheim Valley Regional Park ({{Coord|52.6167|-106.6339|display=inline}}){{cite web |title= Valley Regional Park (Waldheim Section) |url=https://toponymes.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAWIV|website=Canadian Geographical Names Database |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=8 September 2023}} is a regional park on the east side of Waldheim. The park has a 13-site campground, picnic area, ball diamonds, and the 9-hole Pine Ridge Golf and Country Club.{{cite web |title=Waldheim Regional Park |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/111/waldheim-regional-park |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=25 September 2023}}{{cite web

| title =Valley - Waldheim regional park

| url =http://www.saskregionalparks.ca/showPark.php?id=waldheim

| access-date = 2007-05-27 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070128092312/http://www.saskregionalparks.ca/showPark.php?id=waldheim |archive-date = 2007-01-28}} The golf course has a licensed clubhouse, grass greens, is a par 33, and 2,870 total yards.{{cite web |title=Pine Ridge Golf Course |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/3069/pine-ridge-golf-course |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=25 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Waldheim Pineridge Golf and Country Club |url=https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/courses/29283-waldheim-pineridge-golf-and-country-club |website=GolfPass |access-date=25 September 2023}} Access is from Highway 312.