Zenon Park, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Zenon Park
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Eastern Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Eric Valois
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Lisa LeBlanc
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Zenon Park Village Council
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1916
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:N/A
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Established Date3:N/A
Area Total Km2:0.56
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:231
Population Density Km2:415.2
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:CST
Coordinates:53.064°N -103.754°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0E 1W0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 23
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Website:Official website

Zenon Park (2016 population:) 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.

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.[1]

Heritage propertiesThe 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.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Zenon Park had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.53km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Zenon Park recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.56km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

Transportation

Zenon Park is on the Thunder Rail short-line railway.[5]

Media

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  2. http://www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/heritage-property-search Registry of Historical Properties
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.
  5. http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=227,81,1,Documents&MediaID=2591&Filename=railnetwork2010.pdf Saskatchewan Railway Network