Kenaston, Saskatchewan

Kenaston (2016 population: 282) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 and Census Division No. 11. Kenaston is located on Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail) at the junction of Highway 15 and is also near Highway 19. This is a scenic area of Saskatchewan situated within the rolling Allan Hills. Kenaston is located between Danielson Provincial Park and Blackstrap Provincial Park.

Kenaston
Village
Village of Kenaston
Kenaston's Business District
Motto(s): 
Heritage, Spirit, Vision
Kenaston
Location of Kenaston in Saskatchewan
Kenaston
Kenaston (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°30′N 106°17′W
Country Canada
Provinces and territories of Canada Saskatchewan
RegionSoutheast
Census division11
Rural MunicipalityMcCraney No. 282
Settled1902
Bonnington, NWT Post Office FoundedOctober 1, 1904
Kenaston, SK Post office FoundedJanuary 1, 1906
Government
 • TypeMunicipal
 • Governing bodyKenaston Village Council
 • MayorMichael Menzies
 • AdministratorCarman Fowler
Area
 • Land1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total282
 • Density240.9/km2 (624/sq mi)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code
S0G 2N0
Highways Hwy 11 / Hwy 15
RailwaysCanadian National Railway
Last Mountain Railway
WebsiteOfficial website
[1][2][3][4]

CN currently serves Kenaston; however the line terminates at Davidson where the Last Mountain Railway (Craik subdivision) begins and takes over the remainder of the line.[5][6]

History
J. Powells Farm, Kenaston, SK (1907)
Grain elevators

The settlement was first known as Bonnington Springs in the District of Assiniboia in the Northwest Territories but usually referred to as "Bonnington". In late 1905, when Saskatchewan became a province, the name was changed to "Kenaston", honouring F.E. Kenaston, who was the Vice President of the Saskatchewan Valley Land Company.[7][8] The railroad reached Bonnington in late 1889, but there is no record of any permanent residents until 1902. In that year the Saskatchewan Valley Land Company was formed made up of wealthy men from the United States.[9] The president was Colonel Andrew Duncan Davidson[10] and F. E. Kenaston was vice-president.

The Saskatchewan Valley Land Company purchased 839,000 acres (3,400 km2) of land from the railway for $1.53 an acre and another 250,000 acres (1,000 km2) from the Dominion Government for $1.00 an acre. By adopting spectacular methods of advertising and employing dozens of land agents, the wide open spaces between Regina and Saskatoon were peopled with hundreds of settlers in the time between 1902 and 1910.

Needs of settlers created a necessity for business places and the settlement grew. Kenaston incorporated as a village on July 18, 1910.[11] The Kenaston School opened its doors to its first fourteen pupils in August 1905, while the town was still officially known as Bonnington. The first store was built in 1903, the post office and hotel were established in 1904, the first telephone installed in 1909, and the first of Kenaston's grain elevator was built in 1906 by the Canadian Elevator Company. In 1910, the 40,000 gallon water tower was built by CNR in proximity to the train station and just across from the first hotel.

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981345—    
1986359+4.1%
1991309−13.9%
1996323+4.5%
2001282−12.7%
2006259−8.2%
2011285+10.0%
2016282−1.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[12][13]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Kenaston recorded a population of 282 living in 126 of its 131 total private dwellings, a -1.1% change from its 2011 population of 285. With a land area of 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi), it had a population density of 241.0/km2 (624.3/sq mi) in 2016.[14]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Kenaston recorded a population of 285, a 10% change from its 2006 population of 259. With a land area of 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi), it had a population density of 243.6/km2 (630.9/sq mi) in 2011.[15]

Attractions

Kenaston hosts a sporting facility named Kenaston Place which brings to the village the event Super Draft. Kenaston Snowman Park is near the historic water tower restoration. Kenaston's large roadside attraction is a Snowman which is 18 Feet (5.5 Metres) in height and honours the nickname of Kenaston being the Blizzard capital of Saskatchewan. Bonnington Springs is the name of the campground at Kenaston. Kenaston Recreation Site is a conservation area near Kenaston at 17-29-2-W3.[17][18][19]

Notable people
  • Bill Hobel was a World War II veteran and Kenaston general store owner.[20]
  • Allan Kerpan is a politician born in Kenaston.
  • Logan McVeigh is an ice hockey player.
  • Mike Prpich is a professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing 3rd line center for the Blizzards Senior Hockey team.
  • Lynne Yelich is the Member of Parliament representing the federal riding of Blackstrap. She was raised in Kenaston and continues to call Kenaston home.[21]
  • A large number of Creelmans in Saskatchewan and indeed western Canada can trace their ancestry to William Alexander Creelman of Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, who settled in Kenaston at the turn of the 19th century.

Media

Education

Kenaston is part of the Sun West School Division. It's also Home to the Distance Learning Center which provides education to the province through online studies.

See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved May 26, 2007
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System (village of Kenaston), archived from the original on 2016-01-15, retrieved 2013-09-24
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007, retrieved May 26, 2007
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007, retrieved April 24, 2007
  5. Gov't Rail Map 2010
  6. Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
  7. Kenaston History Committee (1980), Kith 'n kin : the history of Kenaston and district, Altona, Manitoba: Friesen Printers, ISBN 0-88925-085-5, 066533950X
  8. "Kenaston, Saskatchewan". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. 2006. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  9. "Peel's Prairie Provinces (Saskatchewan Valley Land Co.)". c. 1906. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  10. "The Canadian Encyclopedia (DAVIDSON, ANDREW DUNCAN)". 1911–1920. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  11. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  12. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  13. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. Kenneth N. Beckie, Kenaston, Saskatchewan's Croatian Pioneers, retrieved 2007-05-27
  17. Kenaston Recreation Site, archived from the original on June 8, 2011, retrieved May 27, 2007
  18. LARGE CANADIAN ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS, Snowman, Kenaston, archived from the original on June 9, 2007, retrieved May 27, 2007
  19. BIG THINGS IN SASKATCHEWAN, Village of Kenaston, retrieved May 27, 2007
  20. Canadian Prairie People Gallery, Bill Hobel, Kenaston, Saskatchewan, 1987, archived from the original on June 29, 2007, retrieved May 27, 2007
  21. http://lynneyelich.ca

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