Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
Debden (2016 population : 337 ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 and Census Division No. 16 . The village is located on Highway 55 and is 94 kilometres (58 mi) from the city of Prince Albert and 194 kilometres (121 mi) from the city of Saskatoon . It is also the administrative headquarters of the Big River Cree First Nations band government . The village is at the edge of the Prince Albert National Park and with all the lakes nearby it becomes a popular area in the summer months.
History
Debden incorporated as a village on June 7, 1922.[ 6]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Debden had a population of 327 living in 132 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of -3% from its 2016 population of 337 . With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 244.0/km2 (632.0/sq mi) in 2021.[ 9]
In the 2016 Census of Population , the Village of Debden recorded a population of 337 living in 132 of its 148 total private dwellings, a -6.2% change from its 2011 population of 358 . With a land area of 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 242.4/km2 (627.9/sq mi) in 2016.[ 10]
Notable people
Fred Sasakamoose , NHL player, first Indigenous NHL player
William Daniels , Rifleman, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Killed in combat in The Netherlands, 22 April 1945
See also
References
^ a b "Village of Debden official website" . Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2013 .
^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters , archived from the original on October 6, 2006
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System , archived from the original on January 15, 2016
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency , archived from the original on September 11, 2007
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line , archived from the original on April 21, 2007
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations" . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020 .
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF) . Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020 .
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" . Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020 .
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan" . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022 .
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)" . Statistics Canada . February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
Places adjacent to Debden, Saskatchewan
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