Bethune, Saskatchewan

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Coordinates: 50°43′N 105°13′W / 50.717, -105.217
Bethune, Saskatchewan
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality	Dufferin No. 190
Post office Founded	1905-06-05
Village established	1912
Government
- Mayor	Doug Patience
- Deputy Mayor	Glenn McEachern
- Federal Electoral District Blackstrap (historical riding Moose Jaw - Lake Centre) M.P.
- provincial electoral districts Constituency of Thunder Creek M.L.A.
Area
- Total	1.04 km² (0.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	365
Time zone	Central (UTC-6)
Postal code	S0N 2G0
Area code(s)	306
Website: http://www.villageofbethune.com/

Bethune

Village of Bethune, Saskatchewan

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 the Louis Riel Trail.^[1]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 the Qu'Appelle River is a short ways south. Last Mountain Lake or Long Lake is north east of Bethune whereas Buffalo Pound Lake is just south west.

The post office of Bethune, Assiniboia, NWT formed on June 6, 1905, which was 3 months before Saskatchewan became a province. The village takes it's name from C.B. Bethune, the engineer on the first train to travel the railway in 1887.^[1]

1 Recreational Sites
2 Publications
3 Demographics
4 Area statistics
5 Location
6 Notes and references
7 External links
8 See also

[edit] 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 also located 19 km or 12 mi from Bethune.

[edit] Publications

Title Wagon trails to blacktop Published Bethune, Sask. : Bethune & District Historical Society, 1983 Note Subtitle on spine: A history of Bethune and district Other Authors Bethune & District Historical Society Other Titles History of Bethune and district ISBN 0919845126 ^[2]

[edit] Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census^[3]:

• Population:	365 (-2.9% from 2001)
• Land area:	1.04 km² (0.40 sq mi)
• Population density:	353.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (915 /sq mi)
• Median age:	N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A)
• Total private dwellings:	148
• Dwellings occupied by permanent residents:	141
• Mean household income:	$N/A

N/A = Data Not Available

[edit] Area 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-6

[edit] Location

Coordinates: 50°43′N, 105°13′W

Bethune, Saskatchewan is at coordinates 50°43′00″N 105°13′00″W / 50.716667, -105.216667 (Bethune, Saskatchewan)Coordinates: 50°43′00″N 105°13′00″W / 50.716667, -105.216667 (Bethune, Saskatchewan)

Dilke

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Buffalo Pound Lake-Qu'Appelle River

Disley

Bethune

Qu'Appelle River-Buffalo Pound Provincial Park

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[edit] Notes and references

^ Village of Bethune
^ WebPAC PRO © Innovative Interfaces, Inc., University of Saskatchewan Online Library Database, <http://sundog.usask.ca/>. Retrieved on 6 August 2007
^ 2006 Community Profile
^ Becquet's Custom Programming (August 17, 2005), Saskatchewan City & Town Maps - Directory, <http://www.becquet.com/director/maps/index.htm>

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

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