Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 (2016 population: 509) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and SARM Division No. 6. Located in the west-central portion of the province, it is approximately 50 km (31 mi) to the northwest of Saskatoon.
Great Bend No. 405 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 | |
Location of the RM of Great Bend No. 405 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 52.445°N 107.162°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 16 |
| SARM division | 6 |
| Formed[2] | December 12, 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Gary Nickel |
| • Governing body | RM of Great Bend No. 405 Council |
| • Administrator | Diane Tracksell |
| • Office location | Borden |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 830.58 km2 (320.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 509 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
The RM of Great Bend No. 405 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.[2] It was originally formed as Local Improvement District (LID) No. 405 on June 4, 1910 through the amalgamation of LIDs 20-E-3 (originally established June 5, 1905), 20-D-3 (originally established August 13, 1906), and 21-D-3 (originally established November 14, 1906).[citation needed]
Geography
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Great Bend No. 405 had a population of 381 living in 147 of its 181 total private dwellings, a change of −25.1% from its 2016 population of 509. With a land area of 825.9 km2 (318.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.2/sq mi) in 2021.[10]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Great Bend No. 405 recorded a population of 509 living in 203 of its 232 total private dwellings, a 2% change from its 2011 population of 499. With a land area of 830.58 km2 (320.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
Economy
Government
Notable people
- John Diefenbaker, the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, lived here as a child from 1906 until 1910, when the family moved to Saskatoon.[11]