Zenon Park ( 2016 population: ) is a

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within the Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456 and Census Division No. 14. Zenon Park is bilingual, using

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History

In 1910, French-American settlers arrived; later came immigrants from

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. In 1913, Zenon Park was officially named after Zenon Chamberland, the

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. The economy then depended on agriculture, including

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farming and lumber. Zenon Park incorporated as a village on July 28, 1941. ;Heritage properties The 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.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, 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 , it had a population density of in 2021. 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 , it had a population density of in 2016.

Transportation

Zenon Park is on the Thunder Rail short-line railway.Saskatchewan Railway Network
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Media

* CKZP-FM - Community Radio Station Operating in Zenon Park

References

External links

* {{Coord, 53.064, N, 103.754, W, display=title, type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki Villages in Saskatchewan Arborfield No. 456, Saskatchewan Division No. 14, Saskatchewan