Mazenod, Saskatchewan

49°51′35″N 106°12′46″W / 49.85972°N 106.21278°W / 49.85972; -106.21278CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRural MunicipalitySutton No. 103Government • Governing bodyRural Municipality of Sutton No. 103Area • Total3.85 km² (1.49 sq mi)Population • Total10 • Density2.6/km² (6.7/sq mi)Time zoneCSTArea code306HighwaysHighway 43

Mazenod (/ˈmeɪznɒd/, MAYZ-nod) is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Sutton No. 103, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of a region of wider French Catholic settlement centered around the town of Gravelbourg. The hamlet bears the name of Father Eugène de Mazenod, founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious order active in the settlement of Western Canada.

The hamlet is located 93 km southwest of the City of Moose Jaw on highway 43.

History

Prior to January 1, 2002, Mazenod was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the R.M. of Sutton on that date.^[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mazenod had a population of 25 living in 11 of its 11 total private dwellings, a change of 150% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 3.77 km² (1.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.6/km² (17.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

Notable people

• Frank Fletcher Hamilton
• Jim MacNeill

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets of Saskatchewan

References