Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405
{{Short description|Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Great Bend No. 405
|official_name = Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405
|settlement_type = Rural municipality
|other_name =
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|image_caption =
|imagesize = 200
|image_map = SK RM 405 Great Bend.svg
|mapsize = 200
|map_caption = Location of the RM of Great Bend No. 405 in Saskatchewan
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 =
|subdivision_type3 = Census division
|subdivision_name3 = 16
|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
|subdivision_name4 = 6
|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding
|subdivision_name5 =
|subdivision_type6 = Provincial riding
|subdivision_name6 =
|government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2407 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Great Bend No. 405 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=Feb 12, 2023}}
|leader_title = Reeve
|leader_name = Gary Nickel
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = RM of Great Bend No. 405 Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Diane Tracksell
|leader_title3 = Office location
|leader_name3 = Borden
|leader_title4 =
|leader_name4 =
|established_title = Formed ({{abbr|LID|Local improvement district}})
|established_date =
|established_title2 = Formed
|established_date2 = December 12, 1910
|established_title3 = Name change
|established_date3 =
|established_title4 = Name change
|established_date4 =
|established_title5 = Amalgamated
|established_date5 =
|area_land_km2 = 830.58
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 509
|population_density_km2 = 0.6
|timezone = CST
|timezone_DST = CST
|coordinates = {{coord|52.445|N|107.162|W|region:CA-SK_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}{{cite web | url=http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_csv_eng/ | title=Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip) | publisher=Government of Canada | date=July 24, 2019 | access-date=May 23, 2020}}
|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code =
|area_code = 306 and 639
|blank_name = Highway(s)
|blank_info =
|blank1_name = Railway(s)
|blank1_info =
|blank2_name = Waterway(s)
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The Rural Municipality of Great Bend No. 405 (2016 population: {{nts|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 {{convert|50|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the northwest of Saskatoon.
History
The RM of Great Bend No. 405 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha |title=Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical) | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421074230/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha | archive-date=April 21, 2011}} 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|date=June 2014}}
Geography
= Communities and localities =
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.{{Citation | title =Saskatchewan Genealogy Association | url =http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmname.asp | access-date = 2008-03-28 }}{{Citation | title =Statistics | publisher =Government of Canada |date= Feb 2005 | url =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= | access-date = 2008-03-28 |author1=Huang, Yj |author2=Powers, R |author3=Montelione, Gt | volume =127 | issue =6 | pages =1665–74 | pmid =15701001 | doi =10.1021/ja047109h | journal =Journal of the American Chemical Society }}{{Citation | title =Great Bend No. 405 | work =Sask biz | publisher =Government of Saskatchewan | url =http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=774 | access-date=2008-03-28}}
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Localities
Demographics
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{{Historical populations
| title = Population history
(1981–2016)
| type = Canada
| align = right
| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020}}
|1981|623
|1986|616
|1991|546
|1996|542
|2001|529
|2006|458
|2011|499
|2016|509
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Great Bend No. 405 had a population of {{val|381|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|147|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|181|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:381-509}}|509|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|509|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|825.9|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|381|825.9|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 13, 2022}}
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Great Bend No. 405 recorded a population of {{nts|509}} living in {{nts|203}} of its {{nts|232}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:509-499}}|499|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|499}}. With a land area of {{convert|830.58|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|509|830.58|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 1, 2020}}
Economy
Government
The RM of Great Bend No. 405 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Gary Nickel while its administrator is Diane Tracksell. The RM's office is located in Borden.
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.{{sfn|Newman|1963|p=15}}
References
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- {{citation | last = Newman | first = Peter | year = 1963 | title = Renegade in Power: The Diefenbaker Years | publisher = McClelland and Stewart | isbn = 0-7710-6747-X | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/renegadeinpowerd0000newm_q9o4 }}
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{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|rural=yes}}
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