The Rural Municipality of The Gap No. 39 (2016 population: 199) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and SARM Division No. 2.

History

The RM of The Gap No. 39 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1903.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Villages

• Ceylon

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Hardy, dissolved as a village, January 1, 2000

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of The Gap No. 39 had a population of 181 living in 77 of its 95 total private dwellings, a change of -9% from its 2016 population of 199. With a land area of 795.76 km (307.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of The Gap No. 39 recorded a population of 199 living in 79 of its 97 total private dwellings, a -13.5% change from its 2011 population of 230. With a land area of 830.92 km (320.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km (0.6/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The RM of The Gap No. 39 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Lorne McClarty while its administrator is Laura Delanoy. The RM's office is located in Ceylon.

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan