Census division 7 Founded 1882 Area 200 ha Local time Thursday 11:37 PM Area code 306 | Rural Municipality Excelsior Post office established 1906-10-01 Population 297 (2011) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 51% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Waldeck, SK, Canada
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.
References
Waldeck, Saskatchewan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA