Kennedy, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

50°00′50″N 102°20′46″W / 50.014°N 102.346°W / 50.014; -102.346Country

SaskatchewanRegionSoutheastCensus division1Rural Municipality Wawken No. 93Post office FoundedAugust 1, 1904Incorporated (Village)November 5, 1907Government

• TypeMunicipal • Governing bodyKennedy Village Council • MayorBrendon Dayle • AdministratorJennifer McMillan • MPRobert Kitchen • MLADan D'AutremontArea

• 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 code306Highways

Hwy 48 RailwaysNoneWebsiteVillage 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), bar/restaurant, and a K-8 school. There are two parks; one is located on schoolgrounds and one by the campgrounds.

History

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

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	275	—
1986	305	+10.9%
1991	296	−3.0%
1996	231	−22.0%
2001	243	+5.2%
2006	187	−23.0%
2011	241	+28.9%
2016	216	−10.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[6]^[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kennedy had a population of 232 living in 115 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of 7.4% from its 2016 population of 216. With a land area of 1.57 km² (0.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 147.8/km² (382.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, 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.^[9]

Kennedy, circa 1911

References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "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.