Rural Municipality of Lake Johnston No. 102

The Rural Municipality of Lake Johnston No. 102 (2021 population: 140) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and SARM Division No. 2. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is north of the town of Assiniboia and south of the city of Moose Jaw.

Lake Johnston No. 102
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Lake Johnston No. 102
Moss- bank Ardill Expanse Bishopric Dunkirk Mitchellton
Location of the RM of Lake Johnston No. 102 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49.898°N 105.815°W / 49.898; -105.815[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	3
SARM division	2
Federal riding	Cypress Hills—Grasslands
Provincial riding	Wood River
Formed[2]	December 9, 1912
Government [3]
• Reeve	Ivan Costley
• Governing body	RM of Lake Johnston No. 102 Council
• Administrator	Chris Costley
• Office location	Mossbank
Area  (2021)[4]
• Land	555.8 km2 (214.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	140
• Density	0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0H 3G0
Area code(s)	306 and 639

History

The RM of Lake Johnston No. 102 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 9, 1912.^[2]

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Mossbank

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Ardill, dissolved as a village, December 31, 1972
• Bishopric
• Dunkirk
• Expanse, dissolved as a village, January 1, 1935
• Mitchellton, dissolved as a village, January 1, 1939^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2021)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	312	—
1986	303	−2.9%
1991	242	−20.1%
1996	195	−19.4%
2001	175	−10.3%
2006	161	−8.0%
2011	160	−0.6%
2016	170	+6.2%
2021	140	−17.6%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Lake Johnston No. 102 had a population of 140 living in 54 of its 64 total private dwellings, a change of -17.6% from its 2016 population of 170. With a land area of 555.8 km² (214.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Lake Johnston No. 102 recorded a population of 170 living in 62 of its 67 total private dwellings, a 6.3% change from its 2011 population of 160. With a land area of 567.24 km² (219.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km² (0.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[8]

Attractions

Two nearby conservation areas include the Old Wives Lake Bird Sanctuary and the Isle of Bays Wildlife Refuge. They are 16 km (9.9 mi) and 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Expanse respectively.

Government

The RM of Lake Johnston No. 102 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 Sacha Martens while its Administrator is Boyd Holland.^[3] The RM's office is located in Mossbank.^[3]

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 Lake Johnston No. 102". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
5. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2008.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "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.