Ernfold ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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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

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in 1973. In order to avoid complete destruction of the village the eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway was rerouted approximately 3 km south of the village, leaving the village sandwiched between the Trans-Canada. The village's population peaked at around 300 citizens.

History

Ernfold incorporated as a village on December 4, 1912.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Ernfold had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Ernfold recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Heritage sites

First and foremost the most significant historical heritage site in Ernfold is the 80 km sign. Th
Ernfold School
is a stately red brick, -story

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structure built in 1919. The building served as an integral part of the community 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. The schoolhouse remains a notable landmark with its bell tower and symmetrical form, to passersby through the village, driving westbound on the Trans-Canada Highway. On May 6, 1990 the Village of Ernfold passed (

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No. 90-1), placing the building on the

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as a Municipal Heritage Property.Ernfold School
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References

Villages in Saskatchewan Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan Division No. 7, Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-geo-stub

History

Demographics

Heritage sites

See also

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