Zelma, Saskatchewan

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Village of Zelma
Village
Main Street
Main Street
Zelma, Saskatchewan is located in Saskatchewan
Zelma, Saskatchewan
Location of Zelma in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 51°50′30″N 105°54′40″W / 51.841694°N 105.91121°W / 51.841694; -105.91121
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census divisionNo. 11
Rural MunicipalityMorris No. 312
Post office Founded1909 (closed 1985)
Incorporated (Village)August 10, 1910
Government
 • MayorR. Glen Crockett
Area
 • Total0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total30
 • Density41.9/km2 (109/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0K 0C0
Area code(s)306

Zelma (2016 population: 35) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312 and Census Division No. 11. The village is located along Saskatchewan Highway 763.

History[]

Zelma incorporated as a village on August 10, 1910.[1]

The Zelma Church was built in 1909 with a load of lumber for $500 and volunteer labour; initially as a Presbyterian Church, it was reorganised in 1917 as the Zelma United Church.[2]

Until 1912, students were required to attend school in the neighbouring communities of or due to reluctance of many of the farmers (who were bachelors) in the area to vote in favour of spending tax money on a school. In 1912 the school district was established, originally using the church for classes until a one-room school house was constructed in 1925. The school closed in 1969, with students bussed to Young.[3]

During the early years following the establishment of Zelma, the village had a thriving business community with a general store, lumber yards, a hotel, bakery, flour mill, and grain elevators; most of these business had disappeared by the end of the 1940s.[4]

Demographics[]

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198162—    
198673+17.7%
199169−5.5%
199643−37.7%
200140−7.0%
200630−25.0%
201135+16.7%
201635+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Zelma recorded a population of 35 living in 14 of its 15 total private dwellings, a 0% change from its 2011 population of 35. With a land area of 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 48.6/km2 (125.9/sq mi) in 2016.[7]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Zelma recorded a population of 35, a 16.7% change from its 2006 population of 30. With a land area of 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 48.6/km2 (125.9/sq mi) in 2011.[8]

See also[]

  • List of communities in Saskatchewan

References[]

  1. ^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Footsteps to follow : a history of Young, Zelma and districts". Young Celebration Committee. 1981. pp. 97–99. ISBN 0-88925-226-2. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  3. ^ "Footsteps to follow : a history of Young, Zelma and districts". Young Celebration Committee. 1981. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-88925-226-2. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  4. ^ "Footsteps to follow : a history of Young, Zelma and districts". Young Celebration Committee. 1981. ISBN 0-88925-226-2. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.

Coordinates: 51°50′28″N 105°54′40″W / 51.841°N 105.911°W / 51.841; -105.911

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