Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 (2016 population: 281) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.
Bengough No. 40 | |
|---|---|
| Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 | |
| Motto: Big Muddy Country | |
Location of the RM of Bengough No. 40 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 49.401°N 105.160°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 2 |
| SARM division | 2 |
| Federal riding | Souris—Moose Mountain |
| Provincial riding | Weyburn-Big Muddy Wood River |
| Formed[2] | January 1, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Eugene Hoffart |
| • Governing body | RM of Bengough No. 40 Council |
| • Administrator | Lara Hazen |
| • Office location | Bengough |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 1,036.91 km2 (400.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 281 |
| • Density | 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0C 0K0 |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
The RM of Bengough No. 40 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[2]
- 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, approximately thirty kilometres west of Ogema, Saskatchewan.[5]
- 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.[6]
- Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator - Constructed in 1953 in the town of Horizon, the grain elevator is still in use.[7]
Geography
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Bengough No. 40 had a population of 305 living in 116 of its 133 total private dwellings, a change of 8.5% from its 2016 population of 281. With a land area of 1,008.64 km2 (389.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) in 2021.[11]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Bengough No. 40 recorded a population of 281 living in 111 of its 136 total private dwellings, a −14.6% change from its 2011 population of 329. With a land area of 1,036.91 km2 (400.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]