Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada

Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
49°54′00″N 104°14′24″W / 49.900°N 104.240°W / 49.900; -104.240[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division2SARM division2Federal ridingSouris—Moose MountainProvincial ridingIndian Head-Milestone
Weyburn-Big MuddyFormed[2]December 13, 1909Government • ReeveRyley Richards • Governing bodyRM of Scott No. 98 Council • AdministratorShelly Verbeurgt • Office locationYellow GrassArea
 (2016)[4]
 • Land850.08 km2 (328.22 sq mi)Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total195 • Density0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTPostal code
S0G 5J0
Area code(s)306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98 (2016 population: 195) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Scott No. 98 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981425—    
1986371−12.7%
1991343−7.5%
1996299−12.8%
2001235−21.4%
2006176−25.1%
2011176+0.0%
2016195+10.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Scott No. 98 had a population of 215 living in 86 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of 10.3% from its 2016 population of 195. With a land area of 846.58 km2 (326.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.7/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Scott No. 98 recorded a population of 195 living in 78 of its 94 total private dwellings, a 10.8% change from its 2011 population of 176. With a land area of 850.08 km2 (328.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km2 (0.6/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Economy

Agriculture is the major industry in the RM.[8]

Government

The RM of Scott No. 98 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.[3] The reeve of the RM is Ryley Richards while its administrator is Shelly Verbeurgt.[3] The RM's office is located in Yellow Grass.[3]

Transportation

The Lewvan (Farr Air) Airport is within the rural municipality.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Municipality Details: RM of Scott No. 98". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Sask Biz
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