Kenlis Explained

Kenlis, Saskatchewan
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southwest Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Abernethy
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Thom Barker
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Abernethy No. 186
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1880s
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Population As Of:2006
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:CST
Coordinates:50.444°N -103.252°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0A 0A0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Historic Sites
Blank1 Info:Kenlis United Church

Kenlis is a small farming community in Abernethy Rural Municipality No. 186, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located 10 km south of the village of Abernethy close to the Qu'appelle Valley on range road 112 about 15 km northeast of the town of Indian Head.

History

When the Canadian Pacific Railway constructed tracks through the village of Abernethy many residents and businesses from Kenis moved to be closer to the rail line. The Kenlis United Church and a Cairn Memorial to the school are still located on the former town site. Every summer the congregation from the United Church in Abernethy have a service in the old Kenlis Church. The Kenlis cemetery also still exists approximately two miles to the north with occasional burials still taking place.

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