Kenaston, Saskatchewan

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subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
subdivision_name2 = McCraney No. 282
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leader_name = O'Handley, Dan
leader_title1 =Federal Electoral District Rosetown - Biggar (previously Humboldt defunct) M.P.
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established_title =Kenaston, SK Post office Founded
established_date = 1906-01-0
established_title2 = Bonnington, NWT Post Office Founded
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Kenaston is a village in the rural municipality of McCraney No. 282, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Kenaston Post office was established 1906-01-01, whereas the previous name was "Bonnington", provisional district of Assinboia, North West Territories and this post office was formed 1904-10-01. [Citation
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accessdate = 2007-05-27 ] Kenaston is located on Highway 11 or 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 geographical feature. Kenaston is located between Danielson Provincial Park and Blackstrap Provincial Park. The village population according to the municipality and 2006 census was 259 persons. [Kenaston, Saskatchewan#Demographics]

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 nick name 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.Citation
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Demographics

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privateDwell=159|privateDwellusual=113|medianHHIncome=N/A:::N/A = Data Not Available

Ethnic Roots

* Slovak and Scandinavian ethnic bloc settlements were near Kenaston.
*Croatian immigrants settled in this area around Kenaston. Croatian family backgrounds are set out in this article [http://www.lynneyelich.com/images/stories//kenaston,saskatchewan.doc Kenaston, Saskatchewan’s Croatian Pioneers] [Citation
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Notable Natives

* [http://lynneyelich.ca Lynne Yelich] is the Member of Parliament representing the federal riding of Blackstrap. She was raised in Kenaston and continues to call Kenston home.
*Allan Kerpan is a politician born in Kenaston.
*A large number of Creelmans in Saskatchewan and indeed western Canada can trace their ancestry to William Alexander Creelman of Stewiacke, who settled in Kenaston at the turn of the 19th century. [Creelman [http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lazydog&id=I666]
*Bill Hobel was a World War II veteran and Kenaston general store owner. [Citation
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History

Kith ‘n Kin History Book details the history of the area around Kenaston. This book relates that the Vice President of the Saskatchewan Valley Land Company, F.E. Kenaston, was the village's namesake. [Citation
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askatchewan Railways and Railway Stations

(historic or current)

*Regina Branch C.N.R -- serves Bethune, Findlater, Chamberlain, Aylesbury, Craik, Girvin, Davidson, Bladworth, Kenaston, Strong.

[ [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.] ]

Media

The Davidson Leader is a newspaper which serves Kenaston.

Education

Kenaston is part of the Sun West School Division

=Area statistics=
*Lat (DMS) 51° 30' 00" N
*Long (DMS) 106° 17' 00" W
*Dominion Land Survey 19-29-2-W3Time zone (cst) UTC-6

ee also

*Highway 19
*Highway 15
*Highway 11
*Corman Park No. 344, Saskatchewan

References

External links

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/AB-ON/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.]
* [http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/Oxbow.htm Saskatchewan City & Town Maps]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/school/ Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project ]
* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk Saskatchewan Gen Web Region]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/RandMcNally1924/index.html Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide]
* [http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php GeoNames Query ]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E 2006 Community Profiles]
* [http://www.harrypalmergallery.ab.ca/galsentplaces/blizzard.html Blizzard Capital and Country Elevator, Kenaston, Saskatchewan]

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Dundurn-Hanley
West=Glenside
Center=Kenaston
East=Amazon-Simpson
South=Bladworth