Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405
| Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|
  Location of Great Bend No. 405, in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′42″N 107°09′44″W / 52.44500°N 107.16222°WCoordinates: 52°26′42″N 107°09′44″W / 52.44500°N 107.16222°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipality (RM) | Great Bend No. 405 |
| Local Improvement District | Amalgamated June 4, 1910 |
| Rural Municipality | December 12, 1910 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 830.58 km2 (320.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 499 |
| • Density | 0.60/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan, is a rural municipality in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada, with a population of 499 residents (2011). The RM was incorporated on December 12, 1910.[1]
The RM was formerly Local Improvement District (L.I.D.) No. 405 (established June 4, 1910), which was itself an amalgamation of the former improvement districts 20 E 3 (June 5, 1905), 20 D 3 (August 13, 1906), and 21 D 3 (November 14, 1906).
The village of Borden and the town of Radisson are within the municipality.[2][3][4]
The nearest major centre is Saskatoon, approximately 50 km (31 mi) to the southeast.
Demographics
| Canada census – Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 community profile | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 499 (+9.0% from 2006) | 458 (-13.4% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 830.58 km2 (320.69 sq mi) | 830.57 km2 (320.68 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 47.2 (M: 47.6, F: 47.0) | 45.2 (M: 46.5, F: 44.3) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 224 | 170 | |
| Median household income: | $NA | $NA | |
| References: 2011[5] 2006[6] | |||
The population of the region primarily descends from German and Ukrainian immigrants that homesteaded in the area beginning in the 1890s. The wave of immigration was mostly complete by the beginning of the First World War.
Like much of rural Saskatchewan, residents here tend to be older than their urban counterparts. The median age in the RM is nine years older than that of the province as a whole.
Communities
- Towns
- Villages
- Unincorporated communities
- Great Deer
Economy
The majority of economic activity in the area is related to agriculture, predominantly grain farming and cattle ranching.
Notable residents
- John Diefenbaker, the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, lived here as a child from 1906 until 1910, when the family moved to Saskatoon.[7]
Area statistics
References
Bibliography
- Newman, Peter (1963), Renegade in Power: The Diefenbaker Years, McClelland and Stewart, ISBN 0-7710-6747-X
- ↑ "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ↑ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ↑ Huang, Yj; Powers, R; Montelione, Gt (Feb 2005), "Statistics", Journal of the American Chemical Society, Government of Canada, 127 (6): 1665–74, doi:10.1021/ja047109h, PMID 15701001, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ↑ "Great Bend No. 405", Sask biz, Government of Saskatchewan, retrieved 2008-03-28
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ↑ Newman 1963, p. 15.
- ↑ "Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America". World Index. Rumbletum.org. 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ↑ "MRD Rural Municipality (RM) Boundary maps", Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Government of Saskatchewan, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2008-03-28