Alameda, Saskatchewan

Alameda is a town in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Estevan. A translation of Alameda from Spanish is "Poplar Grove" or "Tree Lined Avenue". One popular story is that the town was named for Alameda, California although there is no written documentation to support this.^[4] Alameda had a population of 345 in the Canada Census of 2021.

Alameda
Town
Alameda, Sk
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Coordinates: 49.26°N 102.28°W / 49.26; -102.28
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	1
Rural Municipality	Moose Creek
Post office Founded	1883
Government
• Mayor	Perry Kinder
• Town Manager	Michelle Needham
• Governing body	Alameda Town Council
Area
• Total	2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	345
• Density	144.5/km2 (374/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0C 0A0
Area code	306
Highways	Hwy 361
Climate	Dfb
Website	Official website
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Alameda is situated in the south-east corner of Saskatchewan. The closest larger centres to Alameda are Estevan, Weyburn, Regina. Alameda sits in an area that is abundant with grain, oil, and water.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alameda had a population of 345 living in 162 of its 187 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2016 population of 369. With a land area of 2.53 km² (0.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 136.4/km² (353.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Canada census – Alameda community profile

	2021	2011
Population	345 (-6.5% from 2016)	342 (+11.0% from 2006)
Land area	2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)	2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population density	136.6/km2 (354/sq mi)	133.9/km2 (347/sq mi)
Median age	40.0 (M: 38.0, F: 43.2)	44.2 (M: 39.0, F: 46.7)
Private dwellings	187 (total)  162 (occupied)	162 (total)
Median household income	$88,000

References: 2021^[6] 2011^[7]

Amenities

Alameda offers the following community facilities: a community ice rink (skating, curling), Heritage museum, and the Alameda Merry Makers Senior Centre.

Alameda offered a wide range of services for its residents, which included a full-service grocery and meat store, a restaurant, a banking institution, full-service campground as well as many others. As with other small communities in Saskatchewan, many of the businesses are closing and/or closed and the residents drive to other communities for services that once were in their community.

Alameda is near the Grant Devine Dam (formerly the Alameda Dam). There is a full-service regional park on the eastern shore of Grant Devine Reservoir called Moose Creek Regional Park. The Grant Devine Reservoir is the home of the Alameda Fishing Derby which takes place the 3rd weekend of June each year.

Alameda hosts various events throughout the year including the Alameda Agricultural Society fair and 4-H show and sale and the Alameda Flower Show.

Gallery

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  Grant Devine Reservoir & Dam
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  Views of Alameda 1909
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  Fifth Street in 1908

Notable people

• George Ramsay Cook – OC, FRSC, Canadian historian and general editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
• John James Harrop – Politician
• Trent Whitfield, former National Hockey League player

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of towns in Saskatchewan
• Lists of Canadian tornadoes and tornado outbreaks