Jansen, Saskatchewan


Jansen is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340 and Census Division No. 10. The village is located along Highway 16 150 km east of the City of Saskatoon. Jansen is home to Zion Lutheran Church and Temple Baptist Church. It has a hall and recreation complex as well as a five-pin bowling alley. The C.M Buckaway Library is Jansen's public library.
Jansen has a thriving Kinsmen and Kinette club. They host bi-annual community suppers called steak frys and celebrate Canada Day.

History

Jansen incorporated as a village on October 19, 1908. Jansen was named for Nebraska rancher Peter Jansen.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Jansen recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Jansen recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Education

Children are bused to nearby Lanigan for primary and secondary school.

Notable people

players Brian Propp, Ken Schinkel, Byron Briske, and Shannon Briske all lived here as children.
Author and Poet C.M. Buckaway, for whom the local library is named, lived in Jansen.