Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40
The Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and Division No. 2. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.
History
The RM of Bengough No. 40 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.;Heritage properties
There are three historic properties within the RM.
- Horizon Community Church Centre - Constructed in 1928, as the St. Cunegunda Roman Catholic Church in the then town of Horizon, Saskatchewan, approximately thirty kilometres west of Ogema, Saskatchewan.
- Horizon Federal Elevator - Constructed in 1922 in the town of Horizon, the grain elevator was in use until 1996 when the line was abandoned. A group of local farmer purchased the line and grain elevator as part of the Red Coat Road and Rail Ltd.
- Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator - Constructed in 1953 in the town of Horizon, the grain elevator is still in use.
Geography
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.;Towns
- Bengough
;Localities
- Harptree
- Horizon,
- Roncott
- Ritchie
Demographics
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Bengough No. 40 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.