The Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality (RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan within
Census Division No. 2 and
Division No. 2. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.
History
The RM of Bengough No. 40 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.
;Heritage properties
There are three historic properties within the RM.
*''Horizon Community Church Centre'' - Constructed in 1928, as the ''St. Cunegunda Roman Catholic Church'' in the then town of
Horizon, Saskatchewan
Horizon, located on the south side of Channel Lake, is a Hamlet (place), hamlet in Bengough No. 40, Saskatchewan, Bengough Rural Municipality No. 40, Saskatchewan, Canada. It previously held the status of village until December 31, 1973. The haml ...
, approximately thirty kilometres west of
Ogema, Saskatchewan
Ogema is a town with a population of 403 located in south Central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately south of Saskatchewan's capital city, Regina, and about midway between Weyburn and Assiniboia on Saskatchewan Highway 13.
History
The ...
.
*''Horizon Federal Elevator'' - Constructed in 1922 in the town of Horizon, the grain elevator was in use until 1996 when the line was abandoned. A group of local farmer purchased the line and grain elevator as part of the
Red Coat Road and Rail Ltd.
*''Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator'' - Constructed in 1953 in the town of Horizon, the grain elevator is still in use.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities
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History
Mu ...
are surrounded by the RM.
;
Towns
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Bengough
The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM.
;Localities
*
Harptree
*
Horizon
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, (dissolved as a village, December 31, 1973)
*
Roncott
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Ritchie
Ritchie may refer to:
People Surname
*Adele Ritchie (1874–1930), singer – comic opera, musical comedy and vaudeville
*Albert Ritchie (1876–1936), governor of Maryland 1920 to 1935
*Alistair Ferguson Ritchie (1890–1954), crossword compiler ...
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Bengough No. 40 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 RM of Bengough No. 40 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.
Government
The RM of Bengough No. 40 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month.
[ The ]reeve
Reeve may refer to:
Titles
*Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents
*Reeve (England), an official elected annually by the serfs to supervise lands for a lord
*High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...
of the RM is Eugene Hoffart while its administrator is Lara Hazen.[ The RM's office is located in Bengough.][
]
References
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Division No. 2, Saskatchewan