Ernfold

Ernfold (2016 population: 15) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165 and Census Division No. 7. Initially situated alongside the original two-lane highway, the village was enclosed by the opposing lanes of the divided Trans-Canada Highway in 1973. In order to avoid complete destruction of the village the eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway was rerouted approximately 3 km south of the village, leaving the village sandwiched between the Trans-Canada.

Ernfold
Village
Village of Ernfold
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Coordinates: 50.448°N 106.892°W / 50.448; -106.892
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipality	Morse No. 165
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Ernfold Village Council[1]
• Mayor	Christine Bauck
• Administrator	Mark Wilson
• MLA	Lyle Stewart
• MP	Jeremy Patzer
Area
• Total	1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	15
• Density	12.6/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0H 3C0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 1 Highway 19
Railways	Canadian Pacific Railway
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The village's population peaked at around 300 citizens.^[6]

History

Ernfold incorporated as a village on December 4, 1912.^[7]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	91	—
1986	77	−15.4%
1991	64	−16.9%
1996	51	−20.3%
2001	50	−2.0%
2006	35	−30.0%
2011	30	−14.3%
2016	15	−50.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[8][9]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ernfold had a population of 20 living in 10 of its 12 total private dwellings, a change of 33.3% from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of 1.29 km² (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.5/km² (40.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[10]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Ernfold recorded a population of 15 living in 8 of its 13 total private dwellings, a -100% change from its 2011 population of 30. With a land area of 1.19 km² (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.6/km² (32.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[11]

Heritage site

The Ernfold School is a red brick, 1+1⁄2-story Georgian Revival structure built in 1919. The building served as a school until it closed in 1972. It was then used as a Baptist church for a short time until the church closed in 1989. On May 6, 1990 the Village of Ernfold passed (Bylaw No. 90-1), placing the building on the Canadian Register of Historic Places as a Municipal Heritage Property.^[12]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. Ernfold Village Council
2. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
4. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
5. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
6. Richardson, Mark (2012-07-24). "Decline and development of the prairie". Maclean's. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
7. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
9. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
10. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
11. "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.
12. "Ernfold School". Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2023-07-03.

50.448°N 106.892°W / 50.448; -106.892