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This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Great Bend
Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality of 458 rural residents (2006 census) in the northwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. Local Improvement District (L.I.D.) 20 E 3 was established on June 5, 1905. Local L.I.D 20 D 3 was formed on August 13, 1906. L.I.D. 21 D 3 was formed on November 14, 1906. on June 4, 1910 L.I.D. No. 405 combined all the L.I.D.s mentioned into one.The RM was incorporated December 12, 1910.[1] Other localities in the area include the village of Borden, Saskatchewan and the town of Radisson [2] [3] [4]
A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councilors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
| In the summer of 1904, the elder Diefenbaker homesteaded on the southeast quarter of Section 8, Township 41, Range 8, west of the Third Meridian, located in the RM of Great Bend No. 405, with their two young sons. The future Prime Minister attended a nearby country school. The late Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker became Canada's 13th Prime Minister. |
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— Great Bend No. 405 [5]
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[edit] Statistics
According to the Canada 2006 Census[6]:
| • Population: |
458 (-13.4 % from 2001) |
| • Land area: |
830.57 km² (320.68 sq mi) |
| • Population density: |
0.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.6 /sq mi) |
| • National population rank (Out of 5,008): |
Ranked Not Available |
| • Median age: |
Not Available (males: Not Available, females: Not Available) |
| • Total private dwellings: |
170 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: |
165 |
| • Mean household income: |
$Not Available |
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[edit] Area statistics
- Lat 52° 30' 00" N
- Long 107° 10' 00" W
- Time zone (est) UTC-6
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[edit] References
- ^ MRD Municipal Status Information, Government of Saskatchewan, <http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/incorp/rmincorpdatenum.html>. Retrieved on 28 March 2008
- ^ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, <http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmname.asp>. Retrieved on 28 March 2008
- ^ Statistics, Government of Canada, <http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4716008&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchText=Great%20Bend&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=>. Retrieved on 28 March 2008
- ^ Great Bend No. 405, Government of Saskatchewan, <http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=774>. Retrieved on 28 March 2008
- ^ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan, Great Bend No. 405, <http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=846>. Retrieved on 27 December 2007
- ^ 2006 Community Profile
- ^ 2006 Community Profiles. Statistics Canada. Government of Canada (2006). Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America. World Index. Rumbletum.org (2004). Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
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