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]
Bounty | |
|---|---|
  Bounty  Bounty | |
| Coordinates: 51°18′36″N 107°13′12″W / 51.310°N 107.220°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 12 |
| Rural Municipality | Fertile Valley |
| Established | 1900 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1904 |
| Restructured (Hamlet) | November 25, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor: Spencer Meisner |
| • Governing body | Fertile Valley No. 285 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 15 |
| Waterways | Macdonald Creek |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
History edit
Prior to November 25, 1997, Bounty was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as an unincorporated community under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Fertile Valley on that date.[7]
Demographics edit
In 1996, the former Village of Bounty had a population of 18 living in six 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 edit
References edit
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ^ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Gen Web Project
- ^ Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley Office
- ^ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
- ^ "1996 Community Profiles".