Wakaw, Saskatchewan

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subdivision_name2 = Saskatchewan
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = No. 15
subdivision_type4 = Rural Municipality
subdivision_name4 = No. 402
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leader_name = Ed Kidd
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established_title = Post office Founded
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established_title2 = Village Incorporated
established_date2 = 1925
established_title3 = Town Incorporated
established_date3 = 1954
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postal_code = S0K 4P0
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website = [http://www.townofwakaw.com/ Wakaw, Saskatchewan]
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Wakaw is a small town northeast of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and south of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It is about halfway between the two cities. Wakaw is a Cree word meaning "crooked", the name being taken from nearby Wakaw Lake and applied to the town.

Demographics

Canada_CP_2006|pop=884|popDelta=1.7
landArea=3.12|popDensity=283.5|medianAge=55.2|medianAgeM=53.2|medianAgeF=57.8
privateDwell=468|medianHHIncome=24,709

History

Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. Peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin, historically it housed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's law office from 1919 to 1925 and Mr Diefenbaker's first wife Edna Brower was a Wakaw native.

It became a village in 1925, and was declared a town in 1954.

Currently, Wakaw has a population of around 800. This as well as the many cabins at the nearby Wakaw Lake has allowed Wakaw to maintain a fairly successful economy. There are many services available in Wakaw; grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants, insurance companies, computer stores, 5 places of worship, and much more.Fact|date=January 2008

See also

* List of communities in Saskatchewan
* List of towns in Saskatchewan

External links

* [http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/Wakaw.htm Map showing location of Wakaw]
* [http://www.ctreda.ca/webpage/towns/wakaw/wakaw.htm Town of Wakaw website]
* [http://www.townofwakaw.com/ Town of Wakaw]

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=St. Louis
West=Rosthern
Center=Wakaw
East=St. Benedict
South=Cudworth