Ebenezer, Saskatchewan
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Ebenezer | |
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| Village of Ebenezer | |
  Ebenezer Location of Ebenezer in Saskatchewan  Ebenezer Ebenezer (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 51°22′11″N 102°26′54″W / 51.36972°N 102.44833°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province |  Saskatchewan |
| Region | East-central |
| Rural municipality | Orkney No. 244 |
| Post office Founded | 1885 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Ebenezer Village Council |
| • Mayor | Braden Ferris |
| • Administrator | Joyce Palagian |
| • MLA | Greg Ottenbreit |
| • MP | Cathay Wagantall |
| Area | |
| • Land | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 185 |
| • Density | 297.5/km2 (771/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0A 0T0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways |  Highway 9 |
| Railways | Canadian National Railway |
| Website | https://www.villageofebenezersk.com/ |
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Ebenezer (2016 population: 185) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244 and Census Division No. 9. The village is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of the city of Yorkton, on Highway 9.
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 incorporated as a village on July 1, 1948.[5] High speed internet became available in 2015 in this hamlet.
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