Benson, Saskatchewan

Benson
Benson
	Location of Benson in Saskatchewan Benson, Saskatchewan (Canada)
	Coordinates: 49°26′48″N 102°59′39″W / 49.446570°N 102.994290°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality	Benson
Postal code	S0C 0L0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 47

Benson is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located between Estevan and Stoughton on Highway 47. Currently it has a curling rink, community hall and the municipal offices of Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35. The geographical location for Benson is north of the Canada–US border and North Dakota.

On July 1, 1935, Benson was hit by a tornado, killing 1, injuring 2, and levelling multiple structures.

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Benson had a population of 95 living in 33 of its 42 total private dwellings, a change of -18.1% from its 2016 population of 116. With a land area of 0.45 km² (0.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 211.1/km² (546.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Gallery[edit]

Grain elevator
The Benson School in 1995 after it closed

References[edit]

^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

External links[edit]

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[2021census-1] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

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