Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65
Tecumseh No. 65 | |
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Coordinates: 49°38′56″N 103°01′35″W / 49.64889°N 103.02639°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Rural Municipality | December 13, 1909 |
Area | |
• Land | 826.11 km2 (318.96 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 270 |
• Density | 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC (UTC-6) |
This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Tecumseh (disambiguation)
Tecumseh No. 65 is a rural municipality of 270 rural residents (2006 census) in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 13, 1909.[1] Other urban municipalities in the area include Heward, Stoughton, and Forget.[2]
From legislation put into place by Premier Walter Scott December 13, 1909 saw the province divided into Local Improvement Districts of about 3 townships by 3 townships in size. A rural municipality is an administrative district consisting of an elected reeve, councillors, administrator who provide essential services within their area.
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 [3]
Statistics
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Area statistics
- Lat 49.648889°
- Long -103.026389°
- Time zone (est) UTC-6
Coordinates: 49°38′56″N 103°01′35″W / 49.648889°N 103.026389°W
References
- ↑ "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2007-12-26
- ↑ Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-26
- ↑ Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ↑ "MRD Rural Municipality (RM) Boundary maps", Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original on 2007-12-08, retrieved 2007-12-26
External links
- Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority - SREDA
- Saskatchewan, Canada, Rand McNally 1924 Indexed Pocket Map Tourists' and Shippers' Guide
- GeoNames Query
- Post Offices and Postmasters - ArchiviaNet - Library and Archives Canada
- Saskatchewan Gen Web - One Room School Project
- Canadian Maps: January 1925 Waghorn's Guide. Post Offices in Man. Sask. Alta. and West Ontario.
- Saskatoon Gen Web
- Map of Tecumseh No. 65 at Statcan