The Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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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. *''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 are surrounded by the RM. ;

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

Horizon The horizon is the apparent curve that separates the surface of a celestial body from its sky when viewed from the perspective of an observer on or near the surface of the relevant body. This curve divides all viewing directions based on whethe ...

, (dissolved as a village, December 31, 1973) * Roncott *

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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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 of the RM is Eugene Hoffart while its administrator is Lara Hazen. The RM's office is located in Bengough.

References

{{SKDivision2 * B Division No. 2, Saskatchewan