Bengough, Saskatchewan
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| Motto: Gateway to the Big Muddy | |
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| Coordinates: 49°24′N 105°08′W / 49.4°N 105.133°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces and territories of Canada | Saskatchewan |
| Rural Municipalities (R.M.) | Bengough No. 40 |
| Post office Founded | 1912-03-01 |
| Village | 1911 |
| Town | 1958 |
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| • Federal Electoral District Assiniboia M.P. | |
| • Provincial Consituency Weyburn-Big Muddy M.L.A. | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 337 |
| • Density | 314.4/km2 (814/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.bengough.com/ |
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Bengough (
/ˈbɛn.ɡɔːf/)[5] is a town in the rural municipality of Bengough No. 40, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A southeastern Saskatchewan prairie town, Bengough is located east of Willow Bunch Lake on Highway 34 near Highway 705. It is named Bengough after cartoonist John Wilson Bengough. Bengough also plays host to the Gateway Festival which showcases various musicians and several other events through the weekend, usually taking place in late July.
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[edit] Economy
Located in a mixed farming and ranching area, Bengough's main economic industry is agriculture. Regina, Assiniboia and Weyburn are the closest neighbouring major communities.[6]
[edit] Geography
Bengough is located within the Missouri Coteau near Willow Bunch Lake, Big Muddy Lake, Salt Lake and Channel Lake. Just to the south is located the Big Muddy Badlands. Bengough and District Regional Park features camping, an outdoor swimming pool, 9-hole golf course as well as play area.[7]
[edit] Demographics
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[edit] Area statistics
- Lat (DMS) 49°24′00″ N
- Long (DMS) 105°08′00″ W
- Dominion Land Survey Sec.23, Twp.5, R.24, W2
- Time zone (cst) UTC−6
[edit] Location
Coordinates: 49°24′N 105°08′W / 49.4°N 105.133°W
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[edit] References
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php, retrieved 2007-05-26
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home (– Scholar search), Municipal Directory System, http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html, retrieved 2007-05-26[dead link]
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts§ionID=7601.cfm, retrieved 2007-05-26
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, http://www.elections.ca/home.asp, retrieved 2007-04-24
- ^ H-net online
- ^ Town Of Bengough, http://www.bengough.com/, retrieved 2007-06-16
- ^ Bengough & District Regional Park, archived from the original on 2005-11-05, http://web.archive.org/web/20051105002818/http://www.saskregionalparks.ca/showPark.php?id=bengough, retrieved 2007-06-16
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Becquet's Custom Programming (August 17, 2005) (– Scholar search), Saskatchewan City & Town Maps – Directory, http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm, retrieved 2007-06-06[dead link]
