Kenaston | |
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| Village of Kenaston | |
 Kenaston's Business District (2008) | |
| Motto(s): Heritage, Spirit, Vision | |
  Kenaston Kenaston (Canada) Show map of Canada | |
| Coordinates:51°30′N106°17′W / 51.500°N 106.283°W /51.500; -106.283 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Provinces and territories of Canada |  Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 11 |
| Rural Municipality | McCraney No. 282 |
| Settled | 1902 |
| Bonnington, NWT Post Office Founded | October 1, 1904 |
| Kenaston, SK Post office Founded | January 1, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Governing body | Kenaston Village Council |
| • Mayor | Dallas Lowdermilk |
| • Administrator | Carman Fowler |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 282 |
| • Density | 240.9/km2 (624/sq mi) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Postal code | S0G 2N0 |
| Highways |   Highway 11 /Highway 15 |
| Railways | Canadian National Railway Last Mountain Railway |
| Website | Official website |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Kenaston (2016 population:282) is avillage in theCanadian province ofSaskatchewan within theRural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 andCensus Division No. 11. Kenaston is located onHighway 11 (Louis Riel Trail) at the junction ofHighway 15 and is also nearHighway 19. This is a scenic area of Saskatchewan situated within the rolling Allan Hills. Kenaston is located betweenDanielson Provincial Park andBlackstrap Provincial Park.
First known as Bonnington Springs in the District ofAssiniboia in theNorthwest Territories, the settlement was 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.[5][6]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.[7] The president was Colonel Andrew Duncan Davidson[8] 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.[9] 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.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Kenaston had a population of292 living in130 of its153 total private dwellings, a change of3.5% from its 2016 population of282. With a land area of 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi), it had a population density of256.1/km2 (663.4/sq mi) in 2021.[12]
In the2016 Census of Population, the Village of Kenaston recorded a population of282 living in126 of its131 total private dwellings, a-1.1% change from its 2011 population of285. With a land area of 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi), it had a population density of241.0/km2 (624.3/sq mi) in 2016.[13]
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 largeroadside attraction is a Snowman which is 18 Feet (5.5 Metres) in height and honours the nickname of Kenaston being theBlizzard 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.[14][15][16]
Kenaston is part of theSun West School Division. It's also Home to the Distance Learning Center which provides education to the province through online studies.
Canadian National Railway currently serves Kenaston; however the line terminates atDavidson where theLast Mountain Railway (Craik subdivision) begins and takes over the remainder of the line.[17][18]
51°30′N106°17′W / 51.500°N 106.283°W /51.500; -106.283 (Kenaston, Saskatchewan)
