Cando, Saskatchewan

Cando is a hamlet in Rosemount Rural Municipality No. 378, Saskatchewan, Canada. In 2006 the village had a population of 68 people. It previously held the status of village until December 31, 2005. The hamlet is located 48 km south of the City of North Battleford on highway 4. The community was served by Canadian National Railway's Porter Subdivision. The rail line was originally built by the Grand Truck Pacific from Oban to Battleford. The community is situated along the remains of the historic Swift Current-Battleford Trail. The portion of the line from Battleford to Cando was closed in 1974, leaving the portion to Cando from Oban. Once the elevator at Cando closed the remainder of the line was abandoned in the late 1980s.

Cando, North Dakota the community that Cando, Saskatchewan was named after

This hamlet was named after Cando, North Dakota, the original home of Charles Alexander Coulton Edwards, the first postmaster.[1]

History

Prior to December 31, 2005, Cando was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Rosemount on that date.[2]

Demographics
Canada census – Cando, Saskatchewan community profile
2006
Population: 68 (-33.3% from 2001)
Land area: 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population density: 10.9/km2 (28/sq mi)
Median age: NA (M: NA, F: NA)
Total private dwellings: 34
Median household income: $NA
References: 2006[3] earlier[4]

See also

References
  1. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 72. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
  2. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  3. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  4. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

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