Ebenezer, Saskatchewan
# Ebenezer, Saskatchewan

Ebenezer (2016 population: 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. High speed internet became available in 2015 in this hamlet.

## Demographics

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 $km^2$ (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of $313.3/km^2$ (811.5/sq mi) in 2021.

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 $km^2$ (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of $298.4/km^2$ (772.8/sq mi) in 2016.

