Cando is a

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in Rosemount Rural Municipality No. 378,

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. The hamlet is located 48 km south of the City of

North Battleford North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The B ...

on Highway 4. It is the headquarters of the

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of the

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people. The community was served by

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's Porter Subdivision. The rail line was originally built by the

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from

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Battleford Battleford ( 2021 population 4,400) is a town located across the North Saskatchewan River from the city of North Battleford, in Saskatchewan, Canada. Battleford and North Battleford are collectively referred to as "The Battlefords". Although ...

. The community is situated along the remains of the historic

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. The portion of the line from Battleford to Cando was closed in 1974, leaving the portion to Cando from Oban. Once the elevator at Cando closed the remainder of the line was abandoned in the late 1980s. This hamlet was named after

Cando, North Dakota Cando ( ) is a city in Towner County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Towner County. The population was 1,117 at the 2020 census. Cando was founded in 1884. History Cando was founded in 1884 as the seat of the newly for ...

, the original home of Charles Alexander Coulton Edwards, the first postmaster.

History

Prior to December 31, 2005, Cando was incorporated as a

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, and was restructured as a

under the jurisdiction of the

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of Rosemount on that date.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Cando had a population of 70 living in 24 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 66. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

Designated places in Saskatchewan Former villages in Saskatchewan Rosemount No. 378, Saskatchewan Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan Populated places disestablished in 2005 {{Saskatchewan-geo-stub

History

Demographics

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