Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35

The Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and SARM Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History
The RM of Benson No. 35 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

There is one historical property within the RM.
 * Heritage properties


 * St. Luke's Lutheran Church - Constructed in 1929, in the hamlet of Woodley, Saskatchewan.

Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.


 * Localities
 * Benson
 * Bryant
 * Cullen
 * Woodley

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Benson No. 35 had a population of $450$ living in $171$ of its $212$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $472$. With a land area of 808.53 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Benson No. 35 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 836.39 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy
Agriculture plays an important role in the rural municipality with 207,200 acres (95%) of land in under cultivation. There are also 300 oil wells in the municipality.

Government
The RM of Benson No. 35 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Friday of every month. The reeve of the RM is David Hoffort while its administrator is Chantel Walsh. The RM's office is located in Benson.

Transportation
The two airports within the rural municipality are the Estevan (Blue Sky) Aerodrome and Estevan/Bryant Airport.