Kennedy, Saskatchewan

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Kennedy
Village
Village of Kennedy
Kennedy, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Kennedy, Saskatchewan
Location of Kennedy in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°00′50″N 102°20′46″W / 50.014°N 102.346°W / 50.014; -102.346Coordinates: 50°00′50″N 102°20′46″W / 50.014°N 102.346°W / 50.014; -102.346
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
RegionSoutheast
Census division1
Rural MunicipalityWawken No. 93
Post office FoundedAugust 1, 1904
Incorporated (Village)November 5, 1907
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyKennedy Village Council
 • MayorLinc Brickley
 • AdministratorWard Frazer
 • MPRobert Kitchen
 • MLADan D'Autremont
Area
 • Total1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total214
 • Density138.6/km2 (359/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0G 2R0
Area code(s)306
Highways Hwy 48
RailwaysNone
WebsiteVillage of Kennedy
[1][2][3][4]

Kennedy (2016 population: 216) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wawken No. 93 and Census Division No. 1. The village lies just south of Provincial Highway 48 about 3 km west of Highway 9.

Kennedy is home to the Moose Mountain Pro Rodeo which takes place every year on the third weekend in July. There is a post office (Canada Post), bank (Credit Union), bar/restaurant (Kennedy Hotel), store (Mann's Foods) with gas station, SGI, a K-8 school, and a few other amenities. There are two parks. One is located in the schoolgrounds and one by the campgrounds.

History[]

Kennedy incorporated as a village on November 5, 1907.[5]

Demographics[]

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981275—    
1986305+10.9%
1991296−3.0%
1996231−22.0%
2001243+5.2%
2006187−23.0%
2011241+28.9%
2016216−10.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Kennedy recorded a population of 216 living in 103 of its 143 total private dwellings, a -11.6% change from its 2011 population of 241. With a land area of 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 138.5/km2 (358.6/sq mi) in 2016.[8]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Kennedy recorded a population of 241, a 28.9% change from its 2006 population of 187. With a land area of 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 154.5/km2 (400.1/sq mi) in 2011.[9]

Kennedy, circa 1911

See also[]

  • List of communities in Saskatchewan
  • Villages of Saskatchewan

References[]

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  9. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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