Alameda, Saskatchewan

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Alameda
Town
Fifth Street in 1908
Fifth Street in 1908
Alameda is located in Saskatchewan
Alameda
Alameda
Location of Alameda in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°16′N 102°17′W / 49.26°N 102.28°W / 49.26; -102.28
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division1
Rural MunicipalityMoose Creek
Post office Founded1883
Government
 • MayorPerry Kinder
 • Town ManagerMichelle Needham
 • Governing bodyAlameda Town Council
Area
 • Total2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total369
 • Density144.5/km2 (374/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0C 0A0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHwy 361
ClimateDfb
WebsiteOfficial website
[1][2][3]

Alameda is a town in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 50 km east of Estevan. The definition of Alameda in Spanish is "Poplar Grove" or "Tree Lined Avenue". One popular story is that the town was named for Alameda, California although there is no written documentation to support this.[4] Alameda had a population of 369 in the Canada Census of 2016.

Alameda is situated in the south-east corner of Saskatchewan. The closest larger centres to Alameda are Estevan, Weyburn, Regina, and Minot, North Dakota. Alameda sits in an area that is abundant with grain, oil, and water.

Demographics[]

hideCanada census – Alameda, Saskatchewan community profile
2011 2006
Population: 342 (+11.0% from 2006) 311 (-1.0%% from 2001)
Land area: 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi) 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population density: 133.9/km2 (347/sq mi) 120.6/km2 (312/sq mi)
Median age: 44.2 (M: 39.0, F: 46.7) 42.0 (M: 39.0, F: 46.3)
Total private dwellings: 162 157
Median household income: $29,960
References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]

Amenities[]

Alameda offers the following community facilities: a community ice rink (skating, curling), Heritage museum, and the Alameda Merry Makers Senior Centre.

Alameda offered a wide range of services for its residents, which included a full-service grocery and meat store, a restaurant, a banking institution, full-service campground as well as many others. As with other small communities in Saskatchewan, many of the businesses are closing and/or closed and the residents drive to other communities for services that once were in their community.

Alameda is famous for being the home of the Grant Devine Dam (formerly the Alameda Dam) which has turned into a full-service recreational area. The Grant Devine Dam is the home of the Alameda Fishing Derby which takes place the 3rd weekend of June each year. It is also the home of Moose Creek Regional Park and 9-hole golf course.

Alameda hosts various events throughout the year including the Alameda Agricultural Society fair and 4-H show and sale and the Alameda Flower Show.

  • Grant Devine Reservoir & Dam

  • Views of Alameda 1909

Notable people[]

  • George Ramsay Cook – OC, FRSC, Canadian historian and general editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
  • John James Harrop – Politician
  • Trent Whitfield, drafted 100th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft by the Boston Bruins currently plays for HC Bolzano in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL), is from Alameda.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  3. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Archived from the original on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  4. ^ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780802047250.
  5. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

External links[]

Coordinates: 49°26′N 102°28′W / 49.433°N 102.467°W / 49.433; -102.467 (Alameda, Saskatchewan)

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