Jansen ( 2016 population: ) is a

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in the

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within the

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and Census Division No. 10. The village is located along

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150 km east of the City of

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. Jansen is home to Zion

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Church. It has a Community Hall and Summer Recreation Complex as well as a five-pin

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. The C.M Buckaway Library is Jansen's

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. Jansen has a thriving Kinsmen and Kinette club. They host bi-annual community suppers called steak frys and celebrate Canada Day with a large event.

History

Jansen incorporated as a village on October 19, 1908. Jansen was named for

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rancher Peter Jansen.
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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, Jansen 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 Jansen 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.

Education

Children are bused to nearby Lanigan for

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and secondary school.

Notable people

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players

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, Ken Schinkel, Byron Briske, and Shannon Briske all lived here as children.

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and

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C.M. Buckaway, for whom the local library is named, lived in Jansen.

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