title: Valparaiso, Saskatchewan
text: # Valparaiso, Saskatchewan
  
  Valparaiso (2016 population: 15) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Star City No. 428 and Census Division No. 14. The village is located at the junction of Highway 3 and Range Road No. 160, approximately 20 km east of the City of Melfort. The name comes from that of Valparaíso in Chile.
  
  ## History
  
  Valparaiso incorporated as a village on July 18, 1924.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Valparaiso had a population of 25 living in 11 of its 11 total private dwellings, a change of 66.7% from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of 0.74 $km^2$ (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of $33.8/km^2$ (87.5/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Valparaiso recorded a population of 15 living in 9 of its 11 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 15. With a land area of 0.69 $km^2$ (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of $21.7/km^2$ (56.3/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  