Bounty (formally known as Botany) is an
unincorporated community
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in
Fertile Valley No. 285 Saskatchewan
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, Canada. The population was 5 at the
2001 Census. It previously held the status of village until November 25, 1997. The community is located on
Range Road
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Western Ca ...
104 and
Township Road 300, about west of
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. At one time Bounty was said to have nobody living in the community.
History
Prior to November 25, 1997, Bounty was incorporated as a
village
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, and was restructured as an unincorporated community under the jurisdiction of the
Rural municipality
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These include:
* Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...
of Fertile Valley on that date.
Demographics
In 1996, the former Village of Bounty had a population of 18 living in six
dwellings, a -35.7% decrease from 1991. The former village had a land area of .
See also
*
Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
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Ghost towns are towns that once had a considerable population, that have sinc ...
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
References
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1908 establishments in Saskatchewan
Fertile Valley No. 285, Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Populated places established in 1908
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Populated places disestablished in 1997