Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan

Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°23′35″N 104°56′28″W / 52.393°N 104.941°W / 52.393; -104.941Country

CanadaProvince

SaskatchewanRegionCentralCensus division15Rural Municipality St. Peter No. 369Post office Founded1906Government

• TypeMunicipal • Governing bodyLake Lenore Village Council • MayorTravis Thompson • AdministratorBarb PoliteskiArea

• Total0.97 km² (0.37 sq mi)Population

(2016)

• Total284 • Density292.9/km² (759/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)Postal code

S0K 2J0

Area code306Highways

Hwy 368
Hwy 777 Railways Canadian National RailwayWebsiteVillage of Lake Lenore^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Lake Lenore (2016 population: 284) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of St. Peter No. 369 and Census Division No. 15. The village is located 144 kilometres (89 mi) northeast of the city of Saskatoon. To the north of the village is Lenore Lake, which is designated as a migratory bird sanctuary, an Important Bird Area (IBA) of Canada, and has a National Wildlife Area on Raven Island. Services in Lake Lenore include a school, Co-op Grocery and Agro Service Station, a Credit Union, and Public Library.

History

The first home built in Lake Lenore was built by Bernard Gerwing and he is considered a founder of the community. Later on the community would shift a half a kilometre to be closer to the railroad. Bernard Gerwing's home would become abandoned in 1916-1917, it was made into a historical site by the community and is preserved to this day.^[5] Lake Lenore incorporated as a village on April 28, 1921.^[6] Lake Lenore was previously known as Lenore Lake before the name was changed in the 1920s due to a mistake made in the books of the railway company. Lake Lenore is a primarily German community.^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	361	—
1986	370	+2.5%
1991	336	−9.2%
1996	290	−13.7%
2001	314	+8.3%
2006	306	−2.5%
2011	297	−2.9%
2016	284	−4.4%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics^[7]^[8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lake Lenore had a population of 289 living in 116 of its 135 total private dwellings, a change of 1.8% from its 2016 population of 284. With a land area of 0.97 km² (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 297.9/km² (771.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Lake Lenore recorded a population of 284 living in 117 of its 128 total private dwellings, a -4.6% change from its 2011 population of 297. With a land area of 0.97 km² (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 292.8/km² (758.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[10]

References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on October 6, 2006. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
^ ^a ^b Gallays (1964). "Gallays Family History, Saskatchewan". Self published as a school project in 1964.
^ "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "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.