Gravelbourg No. 104, Saskatchewan

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established_title = Local improvement district
established_date = 1908
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established_date2 = December 9, 1912
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"This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Gravelbourg (disambiguation)"

Gravelbourg No. 104 is a rural municipality (RM) of 329 rural residents (2006 census) in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 9, 1912. [Citation
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title =MRD Municipal Status Information
work =Ministry of Municipal Affairs
publisher =Government of Saskatchewan
date =
year =
url =http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/incorp/rmincorpdatenum.html
accessdate = 2007-12-26] Whereas, the Local Improvement District, the precursor to an RM was established in 1908. Other urban municipalities in the area include Bateman, and Gravelbourg . Wood River and Notukeu Creek are two natural features in this area. [Citation
author-link =
last2 =
first2 =
author2-link =
title =Saskatchewan Genealogy Association
date =
year =
url =http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmname.asp
accessdate = 2007-12-26] A lake resort of Gaumond Bay is near Thomson Lake Regional Park. [Citation
title =Sask Biz
work =Saskatchewan profile
publisher =Government of Saskatchewan
date =
year =
url =http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=744
accessdate = 2007-12-26]

A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councillors, administrator who provide essential services within their area. Quotation1|A person could work for the municipality and have his earnings put toward the taxes on his land; at one time, money collected in each Division stayed in that Division....The RM has as its responsibilities for many areas: agricultural programs and concerns in general; tax collections for needs of the municipality - road construction and maintenance; protective services - pest control, fire protection, weed control, environmental development, cultural and educational services; medical and veterinary needs and so forth.|Tecumseh No. 65 [Citation
last =Sask Biz
first =Government of Saskatchewan
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title =Tecumseh No. 65
date =
year =2004
url =http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=1003
accessdate = 2007-12-27]

Demographics

In 2006, the Rural municipality had a population of 329 in 134 dwellings, a 19.6% decrease from 2001. On a surface of 842.08 km² it has a density of 0.5 inhabitants/km². [2006 Community Profiles http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?B1=All&Code1=4703068&Code2=47&Custom=&Data=Count&Geo1=CSD&Geo2=PR&Lang=E&SearchPR=01&SearchText=Gravelbour+No.+104&SearchType=Begins]

Area statistics

*Lat 49.916758156°
*Long -106.5845268°
*Time zone (est) UTC-6

Communities

The following communities are located in this municipality:

Towns
*Gravelbourg

Hamlets
*Bateman
*Coopen

References

External links

* [http://www.sreda.com/regional-profile_members.php# Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA]
* [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://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=744 Gravelbourg no. 104]
* [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/school/ Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmaps/1925Waghorn/ Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario. ]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~sksaskat/Saskatoon/ Saskatoon Gen Web]

Saskatchewan rural municipalities navbox
ThisRM = Gravelbourg No. 104
NorthRM = Shamrock No. 134
WestRM = Glen Bain No. 105
EastRM = Sutton No. 103
SouthRM = Wood River No. 74 [Citation
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title =MRD Rural Municipality (RM) Boundary maps
work =Ministry of Municipal Affairs
publisher =Government of Saskatchewan
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url =http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/cpb/maps/rurmunbound.html
accessdate = 2007-12-26]