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.

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
• Portreeve, dissolved as a village, December 31, 1972

Demographics

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 km (554.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km (0.3/sq mi) in 2021.

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 km (553.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km (0.3/sq mi) in 2016.

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. The reeve of the RM is Krista Loudon while its administrator is Sherry Egeland. The RM's office is located in Sceptre.

Transportation

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

Notable people

• Harry Whiteside

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan