Rural Municipality of Bone Creek No. 108
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
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The Rural Municipality of Bone Creek No. 108 (2016 population: 394) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 4 and SARM Division No. 3. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.
Bone Creek No. 108 | |
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| Rural Municipality of Bone Creek No. 108 | |
Administrative office in Shaunavon | |
 Location of the RM of Bone Creek No. 108 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 49.830°N 108.246°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 4 |
| SARM division | 3 |
| Federal riding | Cypress Hills—Grasslands |
| Provincial riding | Cypress Hills |
| Formed[2] | December 11, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Mel Larson |
| • Governing body | RM of Bone Creek No. 108 Council |
| • Administrator | Lana Bavle |
| • Office location | Shaunavon |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 847.16 km2 (327.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 394 |
| • Density | 0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0N 2M0 |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
History
The RM of Bone Creek No. 108 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.[2]
Geography
Communities and localities
The following unincorporated communities are located in the RM of Bone Creek No. 108.
- Hamlets
- Localities[5]
- Illerbrun
- Instow, former seat of municipality, dissolved as a village, December 31, 1953.[6]
- Scotsguard, former seat of municipality, dissolved as a village, December 31, 1951.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Bone Creek No. 108 had a population of 362 living in 107 of its 150 total private dwellings, a change of −8.1% from its 2016 population of 394. With a land area of 834.81 km2 (322.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.1/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Bone Creek No. 108 recorded a population of 394 living in 111 of its 128 total private dwellings, a 15.9% change from its 2011 population of 340. With a land area of 847.16 km2 (327.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.2/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
Government
Transportation
- Roads
- Highway 13 – serves Instow and Scotsguard
- Highway 631 – serves Scotsguard and Simmie
- Highway 343 – serves Simmie