The Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 1 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Benson No. 35 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. ;Heritage properties There is one historical property within the RM. *''St. Luke's Lutheran Church'' - Constructed in 1929, in the hamlet of

Woodley, Saskatchewan Woodley is an unincorporated community in Benson Rural Municipality No. 35, Saskatchewan, Canada. Demographics Woodley, like many other small communities throughout Saskatchewan, has struggled to maintain a steady population causing it to ...

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities *

Benson Benson may refer to: Animals *Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain Places Geography Canada *Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality *Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet United Kingdom * Benson, Oxfordshire ...

Bryant Bryant may refer to: Organizations * Bryant Bank, a bank in Alabama, United States * Bryant Electric Company, an American manufacturer of electrical components * Bryant Homes, a British house builder, part of Taylor Woodrow * Bryant University ...

* Cullen * Woodley

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

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, the RM of Benson No. 35 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 Benson No. 35 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.

Economy

Agriculture plays an important role in the rural municipality with 207,200 acres (95%) of land in under cultivation. There are also 300 oil wells in the municipality.Sask Biz
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Government

The RM of Benson No. 35 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Friday of every month. The reeve of the RM is David Hoffort while its administrator is Chantel Walsh. The RM's office is located in Benson.

Transportation

The two airports within the rural municipality are the Estevan (Blue Sky) Aerodrome and Estevan/Bryant Airport.

References

{{SKDivision1 B * Division No. 1, Saskatchewan