Zelma, Saskatchewan

Village of Zelma
Village
Main Street Main Street
Location of Zelma in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	No. 11
Rural Municipality	Bayne No. 371
Post office Founded	1909 (closed 1985)
Incorporated (Village)	August 10, 1910
Government
• Mayor	R. Glen Crockett
Area
• Total	0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	30
• Density	41.9/km2 (109/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0K 0C0
Area code(s)	306

Zelma is a small village in Saskatchewan. The village is located along Saskatchewan Highway 763.

History

During the early years following the establishment of Zelma, the village had a thriving business community with a general store, lumber yards, a hotel, bakery, flour mill and grain elevators; most of these business had disappeared by the end of the 1940s.

The Zelma Church was building in 1909 with a load of $500 for lumber and volunteer labour; initially as a Presbyterian Church, it was reorganised in 1917 as the Zelma United Church.

Until 1912, students were required to attend school in the neighboring communities of Stonemount or Golden Wheat due to reluctance of many of the farmers (who were bachelors) in the area to vote in favor of spending tax money on a school; in 1912 the school district was established, originally using the church for classes until a one room school house was constructed in 1925. The school closed in 1969, with students bussed to Young.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan