Ebenezer
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Village of Ebenezer | |
Location of Ebenezer in Saskatchewan Show map of SaskatchewanEbenezer (Canada) Show map of Canada | |
Coordinates: 51°22′11″N 102°26′54″W / 51.36972°N 102.44833°W / 51.36972; -102.44833 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | East-central |
Rural municipality | Orkney No. 244 |
Post office Founded | 1885 |
Incorporated (Village) | 1948 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Governing body | Ebenezer Village Council |
• Mayor | Braden Ferris |
• Administrator | Joyce Palagian |
• MLA | Greg Ottenbreit |
• MP | Cathay Wagantall |
Area | |
• Land | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
Population
(2016)
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• Total | 185 |
• Density | 297.5/km2 (771/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Postal code |
S0A 0T0
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Area code | 306 |
Highways | Hwy 9 |
Railways | Canadian National Railway |
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Ebenezer (2016 population: 185) is a village in the Canadian provinceofSaskatchewan 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.
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.[5] High speed internet became available in 2015 in this hamlet.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ebenezer had a population of 188 living in 77 of its 80 total private dwellings, a change of 1.6% from its 2016 population of 185. With a land area of 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 313.3/km2 (811.5/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Ebenezer recorded a population of 185 living in 73 of its 79 total private dwellings, a 5.4% change from its 2011 population of 175. With a land area of 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 298.4/km2 (772.8/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
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