Rural Municipality of Bengough No. 40

The RM of Bengough No. 40 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913. ;Heritage properties There are three historic properties within the RM. • Horizon Community Church Centre - Constructed in 1928, as the St. Cunegunda Roman Catholic Church in the then town of Horizon, Saskatchewan, approximately thirty kilometres west of Ogema, Saskatchewan. • Horizon Federal Elevator - Constructed in 1922 in the town of Horizon, the grain elevator was in use until 1996 when the line was abandoned. A group of local farmer purchased the line and grain elevator as part of the Red Coat Road and Rail Ltd. • Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator - Constructed in 1953 in the town of Horizon, the grain elevator is still in use. == Geography ==

Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;Towns • Bengough The following unincorporated communities are located within the RM. ;Localities • Harptree • Horizon, (dissolved as a village, December 31, 1973) • Roncott • Ritchie == Demographics ==

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Bengough No. 40 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Bengough No. 40 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. == Government ==

The RM of Bengough No. 40 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Eugene Hoffart while its administrator is Lara Hazen. The RM's office is located in Bengough. == References ==