Valparaiso, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Valparaiso (disambiguation).

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
Village of Valparaiso
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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	Highway 3
Railways	Canadian National Railway
[1][2][3][4]

History

Valparaiso incorporated as a village on July 18, 1924.^[6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

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]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters".
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008.
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005). "CTI Determine your provincial constituency". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11.
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005). "Elections Canada On-line".
5. Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780802047250.
6. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
10. "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.

52°50′59″N 104°10′49″W