Gravelbourg No. 104, Saskatchewan
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This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For the Saskatchewan town, see Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
Gravelbourg No. 104 is a rural municipality
(RM) of 329 rural residents (2006 census) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan
, Canada
. The RM was incorporated December 9, 1912. Whereas, the Local Improvement District, the precursor to an RM was established in 1908. Other urban municipalities in the area include Bateman
, and Gravelbourg
. Wood River and Notukeu Creek are two natural features in this area. A lake resort of Gaumond Bay is near Thomson Lake Regional Park.
A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councillors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
had a population of 329 in 134 dwellings, a 19.6% decrease from 2001. On a surface of 842.08 km² it has a density of 0.5 inhabitants/km².
Towns
Hamlets
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
-Education:The town has for the past four decades been noteworthy for College Mathieu, a francophone boarding school for boys and girls who wish to acquire or retain fluency in French...
Gravelbourg No. 104 is a rural municipality
Rural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...
(RM) of 329 rural residents (2006 census) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The RM was incorporated December 9, 1912. Whereas, the Local Improvement District, the precursor to an RM was established in 1908. Other urban municipalities in the area include Bateman
Bateman, Saskatchewan
Bateman was a small hamlet in the southwest region of Saskatchewan, Canada situated 26 kilometers north of the Red Coat Trail, and was named after Jim Bateman the first settler to come to the area with his family in 1908....
, and Gravelbourg
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
-Education:The town has for the past four decades been noteworthy for College Mathieu, a francophone boarding school for boys and girls who wish to acquire or retain fluency in French...
. Wood River and Notukeu Creek are two natural features in this area. A lake resort of Gaumond Bay is near Thomson Lake Regional Park.
A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councillors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
Demographics
In 2006, the Rural municipalityRural municipality
A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...
had a population of 329 in 134 dwellings, a 19.6% decrease from 2001. On a surface of 842.08 km² it has a density of 0.5 inhabitants/km².
Area statistics
- Lat 49.916758156°
- Long -106.5845268°
- Time zone (est) UTC-6UTC-6UTC−06 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −06. This time is used in:-Central America:*Belize*Costa Rica*El Salvador*Guatemala*Honduras*Nicaragua-Central Standard Time:...
Communities
The following communities are located in this municipality:Towns
- GravelbourgGravelbourg, Saskatchewan-Education:The town has for the past four decades been noteworthy for College Mathieu, a francophone boarding school for boys and girls who wish to acquire or retain fluency in French...
Hamlets
- BatemanBateman, SaskatchewanBateman was a small hamlet in the southwest region of Saskatchewan, Canada situated 26 kilometers north of the Red Coat Trail, and was named after Jim Bateman the first settler to come to the area with his family in 1908....
- Coppen
External links
- Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- Gravelbourg no. 104
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Saskatoon Gen Web