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Country
  
Canada

Region
  
Southwest Saskatchewan

Rural Municipality
  
Abernethy

Area
  
103 ha

Area code
  
306

Province
  
Saskatchewan

Census division
  
6

Established
  
1900

Population
  
196 (2011)

Abernethy, Saskatchewan

Weather
  
-18°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 79% Humidity

Abernethy saskatchewan


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.

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

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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.

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.
  • Christ Anglican Church is a Municipal Heritage Property, that was constructed near Abernethy in 1886, and relocated into the village in 1904.

    • Demographics

    In 2006 Abernethy had a population of 197 living in 99.5 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).

    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 in 1994 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.

    References

    Abernethy, Saskatchewan Wikipedia
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