Bounty, Saskatchewan Explained

Bounty
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Coordinates:51.31°N -107.22°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Name2:Southwest Saskatchewan
Subdivision Name4:Fertile Valley
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1900
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:1904
Established Title3:Restructured (Hamlet)
Established Date3:November 25, 1997
Government Type:Mayor: Spencer Meisner
Area Land Km2:1.68
Population Total:5
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:3.0
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Fertile Valley No. 285
Timezone:CST
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 15
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Bounty (formally known as Botany[1]) 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 21km (13miles) west of Outlook. At one time Bounty was said to have nobody living in the community.[2]

History

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.[3]

Demographics

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 1.68km2.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sksaskat/Saskatoon/newlinksB.html Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Gen Web Project
  2. Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley Office
  3. Web site: Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Restructured Villages . 2008-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080325234155/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/restructvillages.html. March 25, 2008.
  4. Web site: 1996 Community Profiles .