Zenon Park, Saskatchewan

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.

Zenon Park
Village
Zenon Park
Zenon Park
Coordinates: 53.064°N 103.754°W / 53.064; -103.754
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionEastern Saskatchewan
Census division14
Rural MunicipalityArborfield
Post office Founded1916
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
 • MayorGilbert Ferre
 • AdministratorLisa LeBlanc
 • Governing bodyZenon Park Village Council
Area
 • Total0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total231
 • Density415.2/km2 (1,075/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0E 1W0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 23
WebsiteOfficial website
[1][2][3][4]

History

In 1910, French-American settlers arrived and later came immigrants from Quebec and Northern United States. In 1913, Zenon Park was named officially, 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%
1996259+2.0%
2001231−10.8%
2006192−16.9%
2011187−2.6%
2016194+3.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[7][8]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Zenon Park recorded a population of 194 living in 82 of its 88 total private dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2011 population of 187. With a land area of 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 346.4/km2 (897.2/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Zenon Park recorded a population of 187, a -2.6% change from its 2006 population of 192. With a land area of 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 333.9/km2 (864.9/sq mi) in 2011.[10]

Transportation

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

Media
  • CKZP-FM - Community Radio Station Operating in Zenon Park

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
  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
  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, 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.
  10. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. Saskatchewan Railway Network

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