Rural Municipality of Clinworth No. 230

Clinworth No. 230
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Clinworth No. 230
Sceptre Lemsford Portreeve
Location of the RM of Clinworth No. 230 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50°59′13″N109°06′40″W / 50.987°N 109.111°W / 50.987; -109.111 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	8
SARM division	3
Formed [2]	December 9, 1912
Government [3]
•  Reeve	Tyler Trew
• Governing body	RM of Clinworth No. 230 Council
• Administrator	Sherry Egeland
• Office location	Sceptre
Area  (2016) [4]
• Land	1,432.75 km2 (553.19 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [4]
• Total	154
• Density	0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Area code(s)	306 and 639

The Rural Municipality of Clinworth No. 230 (2016 population: 154) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3.

History

The RM of Clinworth No. 230 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912. ^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

• Sceptre, dissolved as a village as of January 1, 2023.

• Lemsford, dissolved as a village, January 1, 1951 ^[5]
• Portreeve, dissolved as a village, December 31, 1972 ^[6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	444	—
1986	394	−11.3%
1991	347	−11.9%
1996	331	−4.6%
2001	272	−17.8%
2006	228	−16.2%
2011	211	−7.5%
2016	154	−27.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [7] [8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Clinworth No. 230 had a population of 168 living in 76 of its 85 total private dwellings, a change of 9.1% from its 2016 population of 154. With a land area of 1,436.33 km² (554.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km² (0.3/sq mi) in 2021. ^[9]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Clinworth No. 230 recorded a population of 154 living in 70 of its 77 total private dwellings, a -27% change from its 2011 population of 211. With a land area of 1,432.75 km² (553.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km² (0.3/sq mi) in 2016. ^[4]

Attractions

• Lemsford Ferry Regional Park
• Lemsford Ferry
• Great Sandhills Ecological Reserve
• Great Sand Hills Museum - Sceptre
• Lancer Centennial Museum

Government

The RM of Clinworth No. 230 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. ^[3] The reeve of the RM is Krista Loudon while its administrator is Sherry Egeland. ^[3] The RM's office is located in Sceptre. ^[3]

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 32
• Saskatchewan Highway 649
• Canadian Pacific Railway
• Lemsford Ferry

Notable people

• Harry Whiteside

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

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 Clinworth No. 230". 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. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
6. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.