Furdale, Saskatchewan is an unincorporated community adjacent to the southern city limits of

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, west of Highway 219 and on the east bank of the

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. Furdale primarily consists of acreages and luxury homes, and is considered a major

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of Saskatoon. A similar unincorporated bedroom community, Grasswood Park, lies immediately to the east. Furdale is also the location of many of the Saskatoon area's major horse stable and breeding facilities. The province is planning to build a Perimeter Highway through Furdale in the coming years, which has sparked controversy among residents. Upgrades to Hwy. 219 (also known as Lorne Avenue) were completed during the summer of 2007 in order to handle the large amounts of traffic back and forth to the new

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. An extension to the

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freeway, scheduled to open in 2013, will also benefit residents. Furdale contains virtually no commercial or industrial development, with nearby Saskatoon offering these services. Furdale also relies on Saskatoon for its media, emergency services, etc. Primary access to Furdale is via Lorne Avenue/Highway 219 from Saskatoon, and Grasswood Road from the east which provides a link to Highway 11.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Furdale had a population of 181 living in 70 of its 72 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 188. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

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