Dafoe, Saskatchewan

Dafoe
Dafoe
Special service area
	Industrial area in Dafoe
	Location of Dafoe in Saskatchewan Dafoe, Saskatchewan (Canada)
	Coordinates: 51°45′16″N 104°31′39″W / 51.75444°N 104.52750°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	10
Rural Municipality	Big Quill No. 308
Post office founded	July 1, 1911
Incorporated (village)	May 28, 1920
Dissolved (Special service area)	July 31, 2018
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Dafoe Village Council
• Mayor	Bob Pilkey
• Administrator	Santana Dawson
Area
• Total	0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	15
• Density	18.7/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0K 1C0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 6; Highway 16

Dafoe (2016 population: 15) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308 and Census Division No. 10. It was a village prior to August 2018. Dafoe is located east of the intersection of Highway 6 and the Yellowhead Highway southwest of Big Quill Lake, the Dafoe Brook^[6] flows to the east of the community. Dafoe marks the far west end of the area known to Icelandic settlers in Saskatchewan as the Lakes Settlement (Icelandic: Vatnabyggð).^[7]

History

Dafoe incorporated as a village on May 28, 1920.^[8] It restructured on July 31, 2018, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Big Quill No. 308.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Dafoe recorded a population of 15 living in 7 of its 10 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 15. With a land area of 0.8 km² (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.8/km² (48.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[9]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Dafoe recorded a population of 15, a 50% change from its 2006 population of 10. With a land area of 0.8 km² (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.8/km² (48.6/sq mi) in 2011.^[10]

References

^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Dafoe". Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. July 13, 2018. pp. 1581–1583. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
^ 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
^ Google Maps - Dafoe Brook
^ Lindal, W. J. (1946). The Saskatchewan Icelanders: A Strand of the Canadian Fabric. Winnipeg: Columbia Press. p. 167.
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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[UrbanIncorp-1] "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[dissolved-2] "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Dafoe". Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. July 13, 2018. pp. 1581–1583. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[3] National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006

[4] Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007

[5] Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007

[6] Google Maps - Dafoe Brook

[7] Lindal, W. J. (1946). The Saskatchewan Icelanders: A Strand of the Canadian Fabric. Winnipeg: Columbia Press. p. 167.

[Incorporation-8] "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[2016censusSKmunis-9] "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.

[2011censusSKmunis-10] "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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Dafoe, Saskatchewan

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