The Rural Municipality of Victory No. 226 (
2016 population: ) is a
rural municipality (RM) in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan within
Census Division No. 7 and
Division No. 3.
History
The RM of Victory No. 226 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 8, 1919.
The first settlers to the area came in the early 1900s. The community of
Demaine was established by the summer of 1908 by a band of settlers who hauled supplies from the
Riverhurst
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area to the east, and across the
South Saskatchewan River. Originally all supplies had to be moved from other areas as the settlements were being established.
As with current life in rural municipality the first settlers to the area were farmers who began to grow grain. They farmed with teams of oxen and mules prior to the invention of modern-day farming machinery. Eventually two larger settlements were established. These turned into the Village of Beechy and the Organized Hamlet of Demaine.
Geography
Victory No. 226 is bordered by
King George No. 256 in the north,
Canaan No. 225 in the east,
Lake Diefenbaker, which is part of the
South Saskatchewan River in the south, and
Lacadena No. 228 in the west. With wide open spaces and small rolling hills the land of Victory No. 226 comprises fertile soil perfect for grain farming. Naturally, much of the landscape is covered by grain farming operations.
Communities and localities
The following
urban municipalities
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History
Mu ...
are surrounded by the RM.
;
Villages
*
Beechy
Beechy ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Victory No. 226 and Census Division No. 7. The village is located in the Coteau Hills region of the province, at the intersectio ...
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;
Organized hamlets
*
Demaine
Climate
The rural municipality follows the typical climate and weather patterns of the southern half of Saskatchewan by having harsh, dry cold winters, and warm summers.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the RM of Victory No. 226 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 Victory No. 226 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
Its economy is based on agriculture, primarily grain farming with livestock ranching as well.
Government
The RM of Victory No. 226 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Tuesday of every month.
[ The ]reeve
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of the RM is Lee Galbraith while the administrator is Diane Watt.[ The RM's office is located in Beechy.][
]
Notable people
* Elwin Hermanson - politician
* Herbert Swan - former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1982–1986)
References
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