# Debden, Saskatchewan

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**Debden** ([2016 population](/source/Canada_2016_Census): ) is a [village](/source/Village) in the [Canadian province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan) within the [Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494](/source/Rural_Municipality_of_Canwood_No._494) and [Census Division No. 16](/source/Division_No._16,_Saskatchewan). The village is located on [Highway 55](/source/Saskatchewan_Highway_55) and is 94 kilometres (58 mi) from the city of [Prince Albert](/source/Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan) and 194 kilometres (121 mi) from the city of [Saskatoon](/source/Saskatoon). It is also the administrative headquarters of the Big River Cree [First Nations](/source/First_Nations_in_Canada) [band government](/source/Band_government). The village is at the edge of the [Prince Albert National Park](/source/Prince_Albert_National_Park) and with all the lakes nearby it becomes a popular area in the summer months.

## History

Debden incorporated as a village on June 7, 1922.[2]

## Demographics

In the [2021 Census of Population](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), Debden had a population of 327 living in 132 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change of -2.97% from its 2016 population of 337. With a land area of 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the [2016 Census of Population](/source/2016_Canadian_census), the Village of Debden recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a -6.23% change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

## Notable people

- [Fred Sasakamoose](/source/Fred_Sasakamoose), NHL player, first Indigenous NHL player
- [William Daniels](/source/William_Daniels), Rifleman, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Killed in combat in The Netherlands, 22 April 1945

## See also

- [List of communities in Saskatchewan](/source/List_of_communities_in_Saskatchewan)
- [List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan](/source/List_of_francophone_communities_in_Saskatchewan)
- [Villages of Saskatchewan](/source/Villages_of_Saskatchewan)

## References

1. ["Village of Debden official website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180218150929/http://debden.net/). Archived from [the original](http://www.debden.net/) on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2013-02-20.

1. ["Urban Municipality Incorporations"](http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates). Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates) October 15, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

1. ["Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan"](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

1. ["Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)"](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

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