Zenon Park, Saskatchewan

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Zenon Park
Village
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Zenon Park
Coordinates: 53°03′50″N103°45′14″W / 53.064°N 103.754°W / 53.064; -103.754
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Eastern Saskatchewan
Census division 14
Rural Municipality Arborfield
Post office Founded1916
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
 •  Mayor Eric Valois
 • AdministratorLisa LeBlanc
 • Governing body Zenon Park Village Council
Area
 • Total
0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
231
 • Density415.2/km2 (1,075/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Postal code
S0E 1W0
Area code 306
Highways Highway 23
Website Official website
[1] [2] [3] [4]

Zenon Park (2016 population: 194) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456 and Census Division No. 14. Zenon Park is bilingual, using English and French.

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History

In 1910, French-American settlers arrived; later came immigrants from Quebec and Northern United States. In 1913, Zenon Park was officially named after Zenon Chamberland, the postmaster. The economy then depended on agriculture, including alfalfa farming and lumber. Zenon Park incorporated as a village on July 28, 1941. [5]

Heritage properties

The community has one designated heritage property, the Paroisse Notre Dame de la Nativité (Our Lady of the Nativity Roman Catholic Church) (previously called the Eglise Notre Dame de la Nativité) was constructed in between 1930 - 1931 by Filion & Sons Co. [6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981273—    
1986286+4.8%
1991254−11.2%
1996 259+2.0%
2001 231−10.8%
2006 192−16.9%
2011 187−2.6%
2016 194+3.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [7] [8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Zenon Park had a population of 176 living in 82 of its 100 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Zenon Park recorded a population of 194 living in 82 of its 88 total private dwellings, a

Transportation

Zenon Park is on the Thunder Rail short-line railway. [11]

Media

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System (village Zenon Park), archived from the original on January 15, 2016, retrieved 2013-09-24
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11, retrieved 2008-02-19
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
  5. ↑ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Registry of Historical Properties". Archived from the original on 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  7. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. ↑ Saskatchewan Railway Network