Ebenezer, Saskatchewan

Ebenezer
Village
Ebenezer

Location of Ebenezer in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 51°22′11″N 102°26′54″W / 51.36972°N 102.44833°W / 51.36972; -102.44833Coordinates: 51°22′11″N 102°26′54″W / 51.36972°N 102.44833°W / 51.36972; -102.44833
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Rural municipality Orkney No. 244
Founded 1885
Incorporation 1948
Area
 • Land 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation 484 m (1,588 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 175
 • Density 281.4/km2 (729/sq mi)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
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Ebenezer is a Canadian village in the province of Saskatchewan, with an estimated population in 2006 of 139.[5] It is located 18 km north of the city of Yorkton, on Highway 9 in the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244.

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 was incorporated as a village in 1948.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  2. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line". Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Saskatchewan Population Report, 2006 Census of Canada" (PDF).
  6. ↑ Ebenezer, The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, retrieved 2007-08-09
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