Mazenod, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Mazenod
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:CAN SK Sutton#Saskatchewan
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Rural Municipality of Sutton No. 103
Leader Title1:Reeve
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Title3:MP
Leader Title4:MLA
Area Total Km2:3.85
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:10
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 43
Blank1 Name:Railways

Mazenod is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Sutton No. 103, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of a region of wider French Catholic settlement centered around the town of Gravelbourg. The hamlet bears the name of Father Eugène de Mazenod, founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious order active in the settlement of Western Canada.

The hamlet is located 93 km southwest of the City of Moose Jaw on highway 43.

History

Prior to January 1, 2002, Mazenod was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the R.M. of Sutton on that date.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mazenod had a population of 25 living in 11 of its 11 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Restructured Villages . 2008-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080325234155/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/restructvillages.html. March 25, 2008.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Aug 31, 2022.