Kennedy, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Kennedy (disambiguation).

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^[5] about 3 km west of Highway 9.

Kennedy
Village
Village of Kennedy
Kennedy c. 1911
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Coordinates: 50.014°N 102.346°W / 50.014; -102.346
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southeast
Census division	1
Rural Municipality	Wawken No. 93
Post office Founded	August 1, 1904
Incorporated (Village)	November 5, 1907
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Kennedy Village Council
• Mayor	Brendon Dayle
• Administrator	Jennifer McMillan
• MP	Robert Kitchen
• MLA	Dan D'Autremont
Area
• Total	1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	214
• Density	138.6/km2 (359/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0G 2R0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 48
Railways	None
Website	Village of Kennedy
[1][2][3][4]

Kennedy is home to the Moose Mountain Pro Rodeo which takes place every year on the third weekend in July. A post office (Canada post), bar/restaurant, and a K-8 school exist. There are two parks; one is located on schoolgrounds and one by the campgrounds.

History

Kennedy incorporated as a village on November 5, 1907.^[6]

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[7][8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
5. "South - Kennedy - Hwy 48". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
6. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
10. "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.