Jansen, Saskatchewan
Jansen (2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Prairie Rose No. 309 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. It has a Community Hall and Summer 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 with a large  event. History. Jansen incorporated as a village on October 19, 1908. Jansen was named for Nebraska rancher Peter Jansen. Demographics. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jansen had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, 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. Education. Children are bused to nearby Lanigan for primary and secondary school. Notable people. Hockey 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.