Vonda, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Vonda
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Vonda in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.323°N -106.092°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:15
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Grant
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Cindy Beaulieu
Leader Title1:Town Manager
Leader Name1:Linda Denis
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Vonda Town Council
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:April 1, 1905
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:1905
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Established Date3:1907
Area Total Km2:2.79
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:322
Population Density Km2:112.7
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0K 4N0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 27
Website:Official website
Footnotes:[1] [2]

Vonda is located on Highway 27, a half-hour drive north east of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The town was named after the daughter of American journalist Cy Warman.[3]

Vonda is home to the École Providence French language school providing Kindergarten to Grade 12, while Aberdeen Composite School in neighbouring Aberdeen provides Kindergarten to Grade 12 instruction in English. The town also contains the Paroisse St. Philippe de Neri Parish Roman Catholic Church and the Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Church.[4] The town is also home to the Vonda Memorial Rink.[5] The town contains a Co-op, hotel and service businesses.

The Vonda post office originally opened on April 1, 1905 under the name Vaunder, changing its name to Vonda on May 1, 1906.[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Vonda had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.75km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2013-11-22.
  2. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2013-11-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . January 15, 2016.
  3. What's in a Name: Saskatchewan Place Names, by E.T. Russel
  4. Web site: Adamson . Julia . Saskatchewan Roman Catholic Churches ~ Online Parish Registers ~ History >Vonda . Saskatchewan Gen Web . Ancestry.com . 21 Feb 2013 . 2013-02-16 .
  5. Web site: Town of Vonda Services . www.townofvonda.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090120211739/http://www.townofvonda.ca/services.html . 2009-01-20.
  6. Web site: Item Display - Post Offices and Postmasters - Library and Archives Canada . www.collectionscanada.gc.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012062216/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/post-offices/001001-119.01-e.php?&isn_id_nbr=11821&interval=24&&PHPSESSID=kg30d6a30g1gg85ho9fkg5ntc1 . 2012-10-12.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.