Abernethy (
2021 population: ) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the
Canadian province of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...
within the
Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186
The Rural Municipality of Abernethy No. 186 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 6 and Division No. 1. It is located on the Qu'Appelle River.
History
The RM ...
and
Census Division No. 6. It is about one hour east of
Regina, one hour west of
Yorkton, and approximately five hours northwest of Winnipeg. To the south of Abernethy lies the
Qu'Appelle Valley in which
Katepwa Beach is located.
The current mayor is Kevin Stryker, and the village council consists of Janet Englot, Marty Fayant, Mark Harrison, and Colin Ward.
History
Abernethy was incorporated as a village on July 26, 1904.
Abernethy celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in the summer of 2004 with a centennial celebration held at the same time as the annual agricultural fair.
Historic sites
* Abernethy is home to the
Motherwell Homestead
The Motherwell Homestead is a National Historic Site of Canada located just south of the community of Abernethy, Saskatchewan. The site commemorates the life and achievements of William Richard Motherwell, Saskatchewan's first minister of agri ...
, which is a
National Historic Site and is the original homestead of Saskatchewan's first minister of agriculture
W.R. Motherwell.
* Abernethy and District Memorial Hall is a Municipal Heritage Property, that was constructed in 1921, to commemorate the return of soldiers from World War I. Funds for the hall were raised through local donations in the community. The hall was designed by Storey and Van Egmond of Regina.
* Christ Anglican Church is a Municipal Heritage Property, that was constructed near Abernethy in 1886, and relocated into the village in 1904.
Christ Anglican Church Heritage Property Details
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by Statistics Canada, Abernethy had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Economy
Abernethy is primarily an agricultural community. Businesses in this village include an ice cream store called Grammies, a photographery business named Alena Snaps, a crochet business named Country Cozy Crochet, as well as a CO-OP gas and grocery store. All these local businesses can be found on Facebook.
Education
For schooling, children are bussed to Lemberg and Neudorf in the east and Balcarres in the west. Abernethy School was closed in 1994 and, due to lack of proper maintenance, had to be destroyed in the summer of 2005.
See also
* List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and no ...
* Villages of Saskatchewan
References
External links
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Villages in Saskatchewan
Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan
Division No. 6, Saskatchewan