Xena, Saskatchewan

Xena, Saskatchewan (/ˈziːnə/) was a village in Saskatchewan. The last building was demolished in the 1970s. It is now an unincorporated area in the rural municipality of Morris No. 312, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Xena is on Highway 2 in central Saskatchewan.

Xena
Locality
Xena is located in Morris No. 312
Xena
Xena
Xena is located in Saskatchewan
Xena
Xena
Coordinates: 51.7126°N 105.6033°W / 51.7126; -105.6033
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural municipalityMorris No. 312
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
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History

Xena was part of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway's (later the Canadian National Railway) alphabetical naming system, appearing between Watrous, Young, and Zelma.[5] Consequentially, it is the only railway station in Western Canada ever to begin with the letter X.

Demographics

The population of an unincorporated area is so small, that the census enumerates the residents as a part of the rural municipality.

Attractions

Manitou District Regional Park is located within 10 km (6.2 mi).

See also

Notes
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MDS, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on January 15, 2016, retrieved 2015-06-07
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11, retrieved 2007-08-07
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
  5. "Canadian Maps - Alphabet Railway". Retrieved 2007-08-06.
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