Ernfold (2016 population: 15) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165 and Census Division No. 7. Initially situated alongside the original two-lane highway, the village was enclosed by the opposing lanes of the divided Trans-Canada Highway in 1973. In order to avoid complete destruction of the village the eastbound lane of the Trans-Canada Highway was rerouted approximately 3 km south of the village, leaving the village sandwiched between the Trans-Canada.
The village's population peaked at around 300 citizens.[6]
History
Ernfold incorporated as a village on December 4, 1912.[7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ernfold had a population of 20 living in 10 of its 12 total private dwellings, a change of 33.3% from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.5/km2 (40.2/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Ernfold recorded a population of 15 living in 8 of its 13 total private dwellings, a -100% change from its 2011 population of 30. With a land area of 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.6/km2 (32.6/sq mi) in 2016.[11]
Heritage site
The Ernfold School is a red brick, 1+1⁄2-story Georgian Revival structure built in 1919. The building served as a school until it closed in 1972. It was then used as a Baptist church for a short time until the church closed in 1989. On May 6, 1990 the Village of Ernfold passed (Bylaw No. 90-1), placing the building on the Canadian Register of Historic Places as a Municipal Heritage Property.[12]
