Waseca, Saskatchewan


Waseca is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 and Census Division No. 17. Waseca is located on Highway 16, the Yellowhead Highway, in northwest Saskatchewan. Waseca is located east of Lashburn and west of Maidstone. It was probably named after Waseca, Minnesota. A former resident of the Waseca area has stated she was told that Waseca was an Indigenous name meaning "looking upwards" and the name was assigned when the CN railway station was built.

History

Waseca incorporated as a village on March 15, 1911.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Waseca recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Waseca recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Climate