Candiac is an organized hamlet located at the intersection of
Highway 48 and
Highway 617 in the southeast quadrant of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
, Canada. It is directly south of
Wolseley, and between
Montmartre
Montmartre ( , , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement of Paris, 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Rive Droite, Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for its a ...
and
Glenavon, approximately one hour's drive southeast of the provincial capital
Regina. It is no longer listed as a separate community by Statistics Canada, and is considered part of the
Rural Municipality of Montmartre No. 126. The population within the community's boundary is less than 50. Besides some bush on the northern end of the town, it is surrounded by open fields and pasture.
Primary income of community members is derived from agricultural businesses (farming, ranching).
History
During the early 1900s, settlers came from east-central Europe, being specifically of German, Polish, and Ukrainian origin. There is a known Polish settlement dated 1896. It has been proposed that the earliest settlement of Ukrainians in Canada was near the town.
At one time, there were two schools that offered education up to grade 12.
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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, Candiac had a population of 10 living in 5 of its 8 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 20. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Places of interest
Churches — one (Polish Catholic, built in 1913)
Poles, Religion
, from Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples, published by multiculturalcanada.ca
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 ...
References
Designated places in Saskatchewan
Montmartre No. 126, Saskatchewan
Organized hamlets in Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan
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