Bounty, Saskatchewan

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subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = SK
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Southwest Saskatchewan
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = 12
subdivision_type4 = Rural Municipality
subdivision_name4 = Fertile Valley
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1900
established_title2 = Incorporated (Village)
established_date2 = 1904
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established_date3 = November 25, 1997
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area_code = 306
blank_name = Highways
blank_info = Highway 15
blank1_name = Waterways
blank1_info = Macdonald Creek
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Bounty is an unincorporated hamlet in Fertile Valley No. 285 Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 18 at the 1996 Census. The hamlet is located on Range road 104 and Township road 300, about 21 km (9 mi) west of Outlook.

Population

Bounty, like so many other communities throughout Saskatchewan, has struggled to maintain a sturdy population causing it to become a semi ghost town.

Prior to November 25, 1997, Bounty was a village, but it was restructured as a hamlet on that date. [cite web
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publisher = Saskatchewan Health
title = Covered population 2002
accessdate = 2008-04-17
url = http://www.health.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=1578,94,88,Documents&MediaID=1019&Filename=covered-population-2002.pdf]

Demographics:

In 1996 Bounty had a population of 18 living in 6 dwellings, a -35.7% decrease from 1991. The village had a land area of km2 to mi2|1.68|abbr=yes|wiki=yes. [1996 Community Profiles http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=10622&PSGC=47&SGC=4712021&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=47&PlaceName=Bounty&CMA=0&CSDNAME=Bounty&A=&TypeNameE=Village]

History

Bounty was once a small village of 200 residents, with nineteen businesses, including three grain elevators, two banks, a three-story 24-room hotel, and a newspaper called the Fertile Valley Echo. Around 1911, Bounty had a professional baseball team that played other towns in the area. Today, Bounty sits lonely on the prairie skyline, for all that remains is a few scattered buildings, a community hall, and a cemetery.

See also

* List of places with fewer than ten residents
* List of communities in Saskatchewan
* Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
* Hamlets of Saskatchewan

External links

* [http://www.ghosttownpix.com/sask/towns/index.shtml Ghost towns list]
* [http://www.ghosttownscanada.ca/ Ghost Towns Canada]
* [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]

Footnotes

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
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