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Town of Wakaw
Town of Wakaw
	— Town —
	; Location of Wakaw in Saskatchewan
	Coordinates: 52°15′47″N 105°31′55″W / 52.263°N 105.532°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	No. 15
Rural Municipality	No. 402
Post office Founded	N/A
Village Incorporated	1925
Town Incorporated	1954
	Government
- Mayor	Ed Kidd
	Area
- Land	0.95 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
	Population (2006)
- Total	495
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0K 4P0
Area code(s)	306
Website	Wakaw, Saskatchewan

Wakaw is a small town northeast of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and south of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It is about halfway between the two cities. Wakaw is a Cree word meaning "crooked", the name being taken from nearby Wakaw Lake and applied to the town.

[edit] Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census:^[1]

Population:	884 (1.7 from 2001)
Land area:	3.12 km² (1.20 sq mi)
Population density:	283.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (734 /sq mi)
Median age:	55.2 (males: 53.2, females: 57.8)
Total private dwellings:	468
Dwellings occupied by permanent residents:	{{{privateDwellusual}}}
Median household income:	$24,709

[edit] History

Wakaw is in hilly partially forested country east of the South Saskatchewan River. The area is part of the aspen parkland biome. Peopled primarily by settlers of Eastern European origin, historically it housed Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's law office from 1919 to 1925 and Mr Diefenbaker's first wife Edna Brower was a Wakaw native.

It became a village in 1925, and was declared a town in 1954.

Wakaw has a population of 1,000. There are about 800 cabins at nearby Wakaw Lake, some are occupied year round. The lake is 19 km long. Services in Wakaw include grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants, insurance companies, computer stores, 5 places of worship.