Country Canada Founded 1885 Time zone CST (UTC-6) Population 175 (2011) Province Saskatchewan | Rural municipality Orkney No. 244 Incorporation 1948 Elevation 484 m Local time Friday 11:18 AM | |
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Weather -25°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 50% Humidity | ||
Ebenezer is a Canadian village in the province of Saskatchewan, with an estimated population in 2006 of 139. It is located 18 km north of the city of Yorkton, on Highway 9 in the Rural Municipality of Orkney No. 244.
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Map of Ebenezer, SK, Canada
History
The first settlers arrived between 1885 and 1887, mostly German-speaking Protestants who named the village after the location of Eben-Ezer mentioned in the Books of Samuel of the Old Testament. Ebenezer was incorporated as a village in 1948.
References
Ebenezer, Saskatchewan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA