Debden, Saskatchewan


Debden is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 and Census Division No. 16. The village is location is on Highway 55 and is 94 km from the City of Prince Albert and 194 km from the City of Saskatoon. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Big River Cree First Nations band government. The village is at the edge of the 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.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Debden 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 Debden recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011. French was the mother tongue of 105 of the residents in 2011.