- Bethune, Saskatchewan
"disambiguation for people named Bethune and other uses see
Bethune "Infobox Settlement
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subdivision_name1 =Saskatchewan
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subdivision_name2 = Dufferin No. 190
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Doug Patience
leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
leader_name1 = Glenn McEachern
leader_title2 =Federal Electoral District Blackstrap (historical riding Moose Jaw - Lake Centre) M.P.
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leader_title3 =provincial electoral districts Constituency of Thunder Creek M.L.A.
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established_title =Post office Founded
established_date = 1905-06-05
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website = http://www.villageofbethune.com/
footnotes =The village of Bethune lies within the RM Dufferin No. 190, province of
Saskatchewan ,Canada . The village is 56 km northwest of Regina on Highway 11 which is now designated as theLouis Riel Trail. [http://www.villageofbethune.com/] The population of Bethune is 380 people. Bethune is nestled amidst some beautiful waterways. Arm River flows along a river valley north of Bethune and features picturesque camping sites, and theQu'Appelle River is a short way south. Last Mountain Lake or Long Lake is northeast of Bethune whereasBuffalo Pound Lake is just southwest.The post office of Bethune,
Assiniboia , NWT was established 5 June 1905, three months before Saskatchewan became a province. The village takes its name from C.B. Bethune, the engineer on the first train to travel the railway in 1887. [ [http://www.villageofbethune.com/ Village of Bethune] ]Recreational Sites
Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is located within 19 km or 12 mi. Grandview Beach is also located 19 km or 12 mi from Bethune. Kedleston Beach is closer: 15 km or 10 mi from Bethune. Another conservation area named Regina Beach Recreation Site is located 19 km or 12 mi from Bethune.
Publications
Title "Wagon trails to blacktop"Published Bethune, Sask: Bethune & District Historical Society, 1983Note Subtitle on spine: A history of Bethune and districtOther Authors Bethune & District Historical SocietyOther Titles History of Bethune and districtISBN 0919845126 [Citation
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accessdate = 2007-08-06 ]Demographics
Canada_CP_2006|pop= 365|popDelta=-2.9%
landArea=1.04|popDensity=353.4|medianAge=N/A|medianAgeM=N/A|medianAgeF=N/A
privateDwell=148|privateDwellusual=141|medianHHIncome=N/A:::N/A = Data Not AvailableArea statistics
*Lat (DMS) 50° 43' 00" N
*Long (DMS) 105° 13' 00" W
*Dominion Land Survey Sec.24, Twp.20, R.24, W of the 2nd meridian
*Time zone (cst) UTC-6Location
Canadian City Geographic Location
North=Dilke
West=Buffalo Pound Lake -Qu'Appelle River
Center=Bethune
East=Disley
South=Qu'Appelle River -Buffalo Pound Provincial Park
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title =Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory
date =August 17, 2005
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url =http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm
accessdate = ]Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.villageofbethune.com VillageofBethune.com] - Official site of Bethune
* [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/index.html Online Historical Map Digitization Project]
* [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]
* [http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=2&mun=1909 Municipal Directory System]ee also
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List of communities in Saskatchewan
*List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
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