Ernfold
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
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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 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the village, leaving the village sandwiched between the Trans-Canada.
Ernfold | |
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| Village of Ernfold | |
  Ernfold Location within Morse No. 165  Ernfold Location within Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 50.448°N 106.892°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest |
| 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
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]
