Waldeck, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Waldeck (disambiguation).

Waldeck
Village
Waldeck
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	7
Rural Municipality	Excelsior
Founded	1882
Post office established	1906-10-01
Incorporated village	1906
Government
• Mayor	Mark Cornelson
• Administrator	Barb Cornelson
• Governing body	Waldeck Village Council
Area
• Total	2.00 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	297
• Density	148.3/km2 (384/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0H 4J0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Trans-Canada Highway
Waterways	Swift Current Creek

Waldeck is a village of 297 people 18 kilometres northeast of Swift Current, Saskatchewan on the Trans-Canada Highway. Waldeck is situated in the Swift Current River Valley.

History

Waldeck is a German word meaning "Wooded Corner" probably named after the willows that grew along the banks of the Swift Current Creek. In 1903 the Canadian Government opened to settlement a tract of land from Swift Current Creek to Herbert. Waldeck was founded as a Hamlet and became a village in 1913. Among the first settlers were Rev. Klaas Peters and Mr. Abraham (probably Abram Klassen) in 1908. The majority of the people in and around Waldeck are of Mennonite ancestry.

Elon Musk worked on a farm near Waldeck after coming to Canada from South Africa in the late 1980s.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

The Bergthaler Mennonites by Klaas Peters. Translated from the German by Margaret Loewen Reimer. With a biography of Klaas Peters by Leonard Doell. CBMC Publications, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1988.

External links

• Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
• Saskatchewan Gen Web Region
• Online Historical Map Digitization Project
• 2001 Community Profiles