Edam, Saskatchewan
# Edam, Saskatchewan

Edam (2016 population: 480) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Turtle River No. 469 and Census Division No. 17. Edam is located off Highway 26, south of Turtleford and north of Vawn.

The village is known as a "Little piece of Holland in Saskatchewan." Established in 1907, the hamlet was named for the city of Edam in the Netherlands, after the name Amsterdam was rejected by the Saskatchewan Government Office as "too long".

## History

Edam incorporated as a village on October 12, 1911.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Edam had a population of 476 living in 199 of its 234 total private dwellings, a change of -1.9% from its 2016 population of 485. With a land area of 1.14 $km^2$ (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of $417.5/km^2$ (1,081.4/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Edam recorded a population of 480 living in 179 of its 210 total private dwellings, a 7.5% change from its 2011 population of 444. With a land area of 1.19 $km^2$ (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of $403.4/km^2$ (1,044.7/sq mi) in 2016.

## Notable people

* Fiona Smith-Bell, hockey player who played on the Canadian women's hockey team.
* Wayne Wouters, former Clerk of the Privy Council (the most senior civil servant) in the Government of Canada.

## Transportation

* Saskatchewan Highway 674
* Paynton Ferry
* Edam Airport
