Abernethy, Saskatchewan

Abernethy
Village
Abernethy Church
Abernethy Location of Abernethy in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°26′38″N 103°15′07″W / 50.444°N 103.252°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest Saskatchewan
Census division	6
Rural Municipality	Abernethy
Established	1900
Government
• Mayor	Janet Englot
• Administrator	Sheree Emmerson
• Governing body	Abernethy Village Council
Area
• Total	1.03 km^2 (0.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	196
• Density	189.9/km^2 (492/sq mi)
• National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)	4,037
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0A 0A0
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway 22
Historic Sites	Motherwell Homestead
Website	Village of Abernethy
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Abernethy is a small community of 197 people in Saskatchewan, Canada, ranking 4,037th in Canada in terms of population located about one hour east of Regina and one hour west of Yorkton. To the south of Abernethy lies the Qu'Appelle Valley in which Katepwa beach is located.

The current mayor is Janet Englot, and the town council consists of Brian Wilkes, Roy Bearden, Beverley Halford, and Kevin Stryker.

History

Abernethy celebrated its one hundredth anniversary in the summer of 2004 with a centennial celebration held at the same time as the annual agricultural fair.^[6]

Historic sites

• Abernethy is home to the Motherwell Homestead, which is a National Historic Site and is the original homestead of Saskatchewan's first minister of agriculture W.R. Motherwell.
• Abernethy and District Memorial Hall is a Municipal Heritage Property, that was constructed in 1921, to commemorate the return of soldiers from World War I. Funds for the hall were raised through local donations in the community. The hall was designed by Storey and Van Egmond of Regina.^[7]
• Christ Anglican Church is a Municipal Heritage Property, that was constructed near Abernethy in 1886, and relocated into the village in 1904.^[8]

Demographics

In 2006 Abernethy had a population of 197 living in 99 dwellings, a -7.5% decrease from 2001. The village has a land area of 1.03 km² (0.40 sq mi) and a population density of 190.9/km² (494/sq mi).^[9]

Visible minorities and Aboriginal population
Canada 2006 Census		Population	% of Total Population
Visible minority group Source:[10]	South Asian	0	0
	Chinese	0	0
	Black	0	0
	Filipino	0	0
	Latin American	0	0
	Southeast Asian	0	0
	Arab	0	0
	West Asian	0	0
	Korean	0	0
	Japanese	0	0
	Mixed visible minority	0	0
	Other visible minority	10	5.4
Total visible minority population		10	5.4
Aboriginal group Source:[10]	First Nations	30	16.2
	Métis	45	24.3
	Inuit	0	0
Total Aboriginal population		75	40.5
White		100	54.1
Total population		185	100

Industry and commerce

Abernethy is primarily an agricultural community although there are currently several businesses operating in Abernethy. Among them is a CO-OP grocery store, gas bar, and cafe, Canada Post Office, Abernethy Nature Heritage Museum, Tri Way Fertilizer, and two nearby hog barns operated by Hypor International.

Education

School Children are bussed to Lemberg and Neudorf in the east and Balcarres in the west because Abernethy School was closed several years ago and due to lack of proper maintenance had to be destroyed in the summer of 2005.

Trivia

In the summer of 2005 the movie The Messengers which stars Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, and John Corbett was filmed in the valley south of Abernethy and east of Katepwa.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. "2011 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
2. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
3. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System
4. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
5. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
6. Dance on the Bridge: A History of Abernethy and Area. Abernethy Heritage Association, 1983. ISBN 978-0-919533-28-8.
7. Abernethy and District Memorial Hall Heritage Property Details
8. Christ Anglican Church Heritage Property Details
9. Statistics Canada, Canada 2006 Census: Abernethy - Community Profile, retrieved 2009-01-12
10. Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision

External links

• Abernethy Saskatchewan
• Abernethy Agricultural Society
• Regional GenWeb site (Southwest Region)
• 2006 Community Profiles

Coordinates: 50°26′38″N 103°15′07″W / 50.444°N 103.252°W