Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35

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Benson No. 35
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35
RM of Benson.jpg
SK RM 35 Benson.svg
Location of the RM of Benson No. 35 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°23′31″N103°00′58″W / 49.392°N 103.016°W / 49.392; -103.016 [1]
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Census division 1
SARM division 1
Federal riding Souris—Moose Mountain
Provincial riding Cannington
Estevan
Formed [2] December 13, 1909
Government
[3]
 •  Reeve David Hoffort
 • Governing bodyRM of Benson No. 35 Council
 • AdministratorChantel Walsh
 • Office location Benson
Area
 (2016) [4]
 • Land836.39 km2 (322.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [4]
 • Total472
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone CST
 • Summer (DST) CST
Postal code
S0C 0L0
Area code(s) 306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35 (2016 population: 472) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

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History

The RM of Benson No. 35 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. [2]

Heritage properties

There is one historical property within the RM.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981651—    
1986595−8.6%
1991496−16.6%
1996 435−12.3%
2001 387−11.0%
2006 434+12.1%
2011 490+12.9%
2016 472−3.7%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [6] [7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Benson No. 35 had a population of 450 living in 171 of its 212 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Benson No. 35 recorded a population of 472 living in 177 of its 196 total private dwellings, a

Economy

Agriculture plays an important role in the rural municipality with 207,200 acres (95%) of land in under cultivation. There are also 300 oil wells in the municipality. [9]

Government

The RM of Benson No. 35 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Friday of every month. [3] The reeve of the RM is David Hoffort while its administrator is Chantel Walsh. [3] The RM's office is located in Benson. [3]

Transportation

The two airports within the rural municipality are the Estevan (Blue Sky) Aerodrome and Estevan/Bryant Airport.

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References

  1. ↑ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Municipality Details: RM of Benson No. 35". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ Horizon St. Luke's Lutheran Church
  6. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ Sask Biz
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