Abernethy | |
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Village of Abernethy | |
![]() Abernethy Church | |
Coordinates: 50°26′38″N103°15′07″W / 50.444°N 103.252°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Southwest |
Census division | 6 |
Rural Municipality | Abernethy |
Established | 1904 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kevin Stryker |
• Administrator | Lisa Fayant |
• Governing body | Abernethy Village Council |
Area | |
• Total | 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [1] | |
• Total | 190 |
• Density | 197.7/km2 (512/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
Postal code | S0A 0A0 |
Area codes | 306, 639 |
Highways | Highway 22 |
Historic Sites | Motherwell Homestead |
Website | Village of Abernethy |
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Abernethy (2021 population: 190) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186 and Census Division No. 6. It is about one hour east of Regina, one hour west of Yorkton, and approximately five hours northwest of Winnipeg. To the south of Abernethy lies the Qu'Appelle Valley in which Katepwa Beach is located.
The current mayor is Kevin Stryker, and the village council consists of Janet Englot, Marty Fayant, Mark Harrison, and Colin Ward.
Abernethy was incorporated as a village on July 26, 1904. [6] Abernethy celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in the summer of 2004 with a centennial celebration held at the same time as the annual agricultural fair. [7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Abernethy had a population of 190 living in 86 of its 108 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 204. With a land area of 0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 193.9/km2 (502.1/sq mi) in 2021. [12]
In the 2016 Census of Population, Abernethy recorded a population of 204 living in 84 of its 104 total private dwellings, a 3.9% change from its 2011 population of 196. With a land area of 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 198.1/km2 (513.0/sq mi) in 2016. [13]
Abernethy is primarily an agricultural community. Businesses in this village include an ice cream store called Grammies, a photographery business named Anela Snaps, a crochet business named Country Cozy Crochet, as well as a CO-OP gas and grocery store. All these local businesses can be found on Facebook.
For schooling, children are bussed to Lemberg and Neudorf in the east and Balcarres in the west. Abernethy School was closed in 1994 and, due to lack of proper maintenance, had to be destroyed in the summer of 2005.[ citation needed ]
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