Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405
| Great Bend No. 405, Saskatchewan | |
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| 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 4th, 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).[citation needed]
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
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
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
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Bibliography
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