Rural Municipality of Tecumseh No. 65

Tecumseh No. 65
Coordinates: 49°38′56″N 103°01′35″W / 49.64889°N 103.02639°W / 49.64889; -103.02639
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)
Tecumseh No. 65
RM of Tecumseh No. 65, Saskatchewan

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]

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Coordinates: 49°38′56″N 103°01′35″W / 49.648889°N 103.026389°W / 49.648889; -103.026389

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References

  1. "MRD Municipal Status Information", Ministry of Municipal Affairs (Government of Saskatchewan), archived from the original on 2008-03-25, retrieved 2007-12-26
  2. Saskatchewan Genealogy Association, retrieved 2007-12-26
  3. Sask Biz, Government of Saskatchewan (2004), Tecumseh No. 65, retrieved 2007-12-27
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  5. "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

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