Bengough, Saskatchewan

Infobox City
official_name = Bengough
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motto = Gateway to the Big Muddy


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Provinces and territories of Canada
subdivision_type2 = Rural Municipalities (R.M.)
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
subdivision_name2 = Bengough No. 40
leader_title = Mayor
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leader_title1 =Federal Electoral District Assiniboia M.P.
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leader_title2 =Provincial Consituency Weyburn-Big Muddy M.L.A.
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established_title =Post office Founded
established_date = 1912-03-01
established_title2 = Village
established_date2 = 1911
established_title3 = Town
established_date3 = 1958
area_magnitude = 9
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area_total_km2 = 1.07
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population_as_of =2006
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population_total = 337
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population_density_km2 = 314.4
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longd= 105|longm=08 |longs= |longEW=W
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website = http://www.bengough.com/
footnotes = [Citation
last =National Archives
first =Archivia Net
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title =Post Offices and Postmasters
date =
year =
url =http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php
accessdate = 2007-05-26 ] [Citation
last =Government of Saskatchewan
first =MRD Home
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title = Municipal Directory System
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year =
url =http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/index.html
accessdate =2007-05-26 ] [Citation
last =Canadian Textiles Institute.
first =
author-link =
last2 =
first2 =
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title =CTI Determine your provincial constituency
date =
year =2005
url =http://www.textiles.ca/eng/nonAuthProg/redirect.cfm?path=IssPolContacts&sectionID=7601.cfm
accessdate = 2007-05-26] [Citation
last =Commissioner of Canada Elections
first =Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
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title =Elections Canada On-line | Home
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year =2005
url =http://www.elections.ca/home.asp
accessdate = 2007-04-24] Bengough (IPAEng|ˈbɛngoʊ) 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. The name Bengough was named after the famous cartoonist John Wilson Bengough (1851-1923). Bengough also plays host to the Gateway Festival www.gatewayfestival.ca which showcases several top notch musicians and several other events through the weekend.It usually takes place in late July.

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. [Citation
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url =http://www.bengough.com/
accessdate = 2007-06-16

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. [Citation
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title =Bengough & District Regional Park
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url =http://www.saskregionalparks.ca/showPark.php?id=bengough
accessdate = 2007-06-16]

Demographics

Canada_CP_2006|pop= 337|popDelta=--16.0%
landArea=1.07|popDensity=314.4|medianAge=N/A|medianAgeM=N/A|medianAgeF=N/A
privateDwell=239|privateDwellusual=184|medianHHIncome=N/A:::N/A = Data Not Available

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

Location

Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Glasnevin
West=Willow Bunch
Center=Bengough
East=Ceylon-Radville
South=Big Beaver
Citation
last = Becquet's Custom Programming
first =
author-link =
last2 =
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title =Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory
date =August 17, 2005
year =
url =http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm
accessdate = 2007-06-06 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/AB-ON/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.]
* [http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm Saskatchewan City & Town Maps]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk/school/ Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project ]
* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~cansk Saskatchewan Gen Web Region]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/RandMcNally1924/index.html Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide]
* [http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php GeoNames Query ]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E 2006 Community Profiles]