Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98

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.

Scott No. 98
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98
Open prairie near Lewvan
Location of the RM of Scott No. 98 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49.900°N 104.240°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	2
SARM division	2
Federal riding	Souris—Moose Mountain
Provincial riding	Indian Head-Milestone Weyburn-Big Muddy
Formed[2]	December 13, 1909
Government [3]
• Reeve	Ryley Richards
• Governing body	RM of Scott No. 98 Council
• Administrator	Shelly Verbeurgt
• Office location	Yellow Grass
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	850.08 km^2 (328.22 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	195
• Density	0.2/km^2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0G 5J0
Area code(s)	306 and 639

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

• Yellow Grass
• Lang

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Lewvan
• Ibsen

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	425	—
1986	371	−12.7%
1991	343	−7.5%
1996	299	−12.8%
2001	235	−21.4%
2006	176	−25.1%
2011	176	+0.0%
2016	195	+10.8%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the RM of Scott No. 98 recorded a population of 176, a 0% change from its 2006 population of 176. With a land area of 850.08 km² (328.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.5/sq mi) in 2011.[7]

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.

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. "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. "Municipality Details: RM of Scott No. 98". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "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, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
8. Sask Biz