Bounty, Saskatchewan

Bounty (formally known as Botany[5]) is an unincorporated community in Fertile Valley No. 285 Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 5 at the 2001 Census. It previously held the status of village until November 25, 1997. The community is located on Range Road 104 and Township Road 300, about 21 km (13 mi) west of Outlook. At one time Bounty was said to have nobody living in the community.[6]

For other uses, see Bounty (disambiguation).
Bounty
Unincorporated community
Bounty
Bounty
Coordinates: 51.310°N 107.220°W / 51.310; -107.220
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSouthwest Saskatchewan
Census division12
Rural MunicipalityFertile Valley
Established1900
Incorporated (Village)1904
Restructured (Hamlet)November 25, 1997
Government
 • TypeMayor: Spencer Meisner
 • Governing bodyFertile Valley No. 285
Area
 • Land1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5
 • Density3.0/km2 (8/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 15
WaterwaysMacdonald Creek
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History

Prior to November 25, 1997, Bounty was incorporated as a village, and was restructured becoming an unincorporated community under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Fertile Valley on that date.[7]

Demographics

In 1996, the former Village of Bounty had a population of 18 living in 6 dwellings, a -35.7% decrease from 1991. The former village had a land area of 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi).[8]

See also

References
  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 2007-04-21
  5. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Gen Web Project
  6. Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley Office
  7. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  8. "1996 Community Profiles".

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