Waseca (
2016 population: ) is a village in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 and
Census Division No. 17. Waseca is located on
Highway 16, the
Yellowhead Highway
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, in the west central part of Saskatchewan.
Waseca is located east of
Lashburn
Lashburn is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 35 km (22 miles) east of Lloydminster and 107 km (66 miles) west of North Battleford on the Yellowhead Highway, on the banks of the Battle River. It was founded in 1903 with th ...
and west of
Maidstone
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.
History
Waseca incorporated as a village on March 15, 1911.
The village was probably named after
Waseca, Minnesota
Waseca ( ) is a city in Waseca County, Minnesota, Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,229 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, t ...
.
A former resident of the Waseca area (1923–1942) has stated she was told that Waseca was an Indigenous name meaning "looking upwards" and the name was assigned when the CN railway station was built.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Waseca 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 Waseca 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.
Climate
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities.
Types ...
*
List of villages in Saskatchewan
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References
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Villages in Saskatchewan
Eldon No. 471, Saskatchewan
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan