Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405
Great Bend No. 405 | |
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Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 | |
Coordinates: 52°26′42″N 107°09′43″W / 52.445°N 107.162°WCoordinates: 52°26′42″N 107°09′43″W / 52.445°N 107.162°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Census division | 16 |
SARM division | 6 |
Formed[2] | December 12, 1910 |
Government | |
• Reeve | Ron Saunders |
• Governing body | RM of Great Bend No. 405 Council |
• Administrator | Valerie Fendelet |
• Office location | Borden |
Area (2016)[4] | |
• Land | 830.58 km2 (320.69 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 509 |
• Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
Time zone | CST |
• Summer (DST) | CST |
Area code(s) | 306 and 639 |
The Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 (2016 population: 509) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and SARM Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it is approximately 50 km (31 mi) to the northwest of Saskatoon.
History[]
The RM of Great Bend No. 405 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.[2] It was originally formed as Local Improvement District (LID) No. 405 on June 4, 1910 through the amalgamation of LIDs 20-E-3 (originally established June 5, 1905), 20-D-3 (originally established August 13, 1906), and 21-D-3 (originally established November 14, 1906).[citation needed]
Geography[]
Communities and localities[]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.[5][6][7]
- Towns
- Villages
- Borden
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
- Localities
Demographics[]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Great Bend No. 405 recorded a population of 509 living in 203 of its 232 total private dwellings, a 2% change from its 2011 population of 499. With a land area of 830.58 km2 (320.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Great Bend No. 405 recorded a population of 499, a 9% change from its 2006 population of 458. With a land area of 830.58 km2 (320.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2011.[10]
Economy[]
The majority of economic activity in the area is related to agriculture, predominantly grain farming and cattle ranching.
Government[]
The RM of Great Bend No. 405 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Ron Saunders while its administrator is Valerie Fendelet.[3] The RM's office is located in Borden.[3]
Notable people[]
- John Diefenbaker, the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, lived here as a child from 1906 until 1910, when the family moved to Saskatoon.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Municipality Details: RM of Great Bend No. 405". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved March 28, 2008
- ^ Huang, Yj; Powers, R; Montelione, Gt (February 2005), "Statistics", Journal of the American Chemical Society, Government of Canada, 127 (6): 1665–74, doi:10.1021/ja047109h, PMID 15701001, retrieved March 28, 2008
- ^ "Great Bend No. 405", Sask biz, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved March 28, 2008
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ Newman 1963, p. 15.
- Newman, Peter (1963), Renegade in Power: The Diefenbaker Years, McClelland and Stewart, ISBN 0-7710-6747-X
- Rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
- Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan
- Division No. 16, Saskatchewan