Zenon Park (
2016 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 ...
in the
Canadian province of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Arborfield No. 456 and
Census Division No. 14. Zenon Park is bilingual, using
English
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* English language
* English people
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and
French.
History
In 1910,
French-American settlers arrived; later came immigrants from
Quebec
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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.
;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
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, 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
Thunder Rail is a short line railway located in the North East region of Saskatchewan, with its headquarters located in the community of Arborfield. The line came into being when Carlton Trail Railway decided to abandon the line due to its is ...
short-line railway.
Saskatchewan Railway Network
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Media
* CKZP-FM - Community Radio Station Operating in Zenon Park
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 nor ...
* Villages of Saskatchewan
A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municipalities Act'' i ...
References
External links
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Villages in Saskatchewan
Arborfield No. 456, Saskatchewan
Division No. 14, Saskatchewan