Valparaiso,_Saskatchewan
Valparaiso, Saskatchewan
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
Valparaiso (2016 population: 15) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Star City No. 428 and Census Division No. 14. The village is located at the junction of Highway 3 and Range Road No. 160, approximately 20 km east of the City of Melfort. The name comes from that of Valparaíso in Chile.[5]
Valparaiso | |
|---|---|
| Village of Valparaiso | |
| Coordinates: 52.505964°N 104.104995°W / 52.505964; -104.104995 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | Central |
| Census division | 13 |
| Rural Municipality | Star City No. 428 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Valparaiso Village Council |
| • Mayor | Margaret Emro |
| • Administrator | Ann Campbell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 15 |
| • Density | 21.6/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0E 1P0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Hwy 3 |
| Railways | Canadian National Railway |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Valparaiso incorporated as a village on July 18, 1924.[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 43 | — |
| 1986 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 30 | −31.8% |
| 1996 | 18 | −40.0% |
| 2001 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | −25.0% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Valparaiso had a population of 25 living in 11 of its 11 total private dwellings, a change of 66.7% from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 33.8/km2 (87.5/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Valparaiso recorded a population of 15 living in 9 of its 11 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 15. With a land area of 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 21.7/km2 (56.3/sq mi) in 2016.[10]
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- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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