Rural Municipality of Elmsthorpe No. 100

The RM of Elmsthorpe No. 100 was incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1910.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha |title=Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical) | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421074230/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha | archive-date=April 21, 2011}}

There are four historical properties located within the RM.

• Claybank Brick Plant - Constructed in 1912 - 1914, and located within Claybank the plant is now a national historic site. The plant previously operated under the name Saskatchewan Clay Products; Dominion Fire Brick and Pottery Company; Dominion Fire Brick and Clay Products Ltd.; A.P. Green Refectories Ltd.[http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/577 Claybank Brick Plant]
• Crystal Hill School (now called the Crystal Hill Community Centre) - Constructed in 1930 as a one-room school the building served as a school from 1930 until 1954. The building is based on a Waterman-Waterbury Company design.[http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/140.pdf Crystal Hill School]
• Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator #292 - Constructed in 1964, and located within the hamlet of Truax.{{Cite web |url=http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/2219.pdf |title=Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator #292 |access-date=July 19, 2010 |archive-date=August 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817202624/http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/2219.pdf |url-status=dead }}
• St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - Constructed in 1928, and located within the hamlet of Claybank.{{Cite web |url=http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/2846.pdf |title=St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church |access-date=July 19, 2010 |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314172202/http://heritageapp.cyr.gov.sk.ca/assets/pdf/2846.pdf |url-status=dead }}

{{See also|List of historic places in rural municipalities of Saskatchewan}}

Geographical features in the RM include the Dirt Hills, Watson Reservoir, Avonlea Badlands, and Avonlea Creek.

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

;Villages

• Avonlea

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Organized hamlets{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/100183/formats/110537/download | title=2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 4, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

• Claybank

;Localities

• Gravelbourg Junction
• Truax (dissolved as a village, December 30, 1970){{cite web |publisher= Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs|title= Restructured Villages |access-date=2008-02-10 |url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/restructvillages.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080325234155/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/div/munadvisory/munchanges/restructvillages.html| archive-date = March 25, 2008}}

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{{Historical populations

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(1981–2016)

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| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020}}

|1981|496

|1986|441

|1991|405

|1996|328

|2001|320

|2006|258

|2011|210

|2016|226

}}

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Elmsthorpe No. 100 had a population of {{val|195|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|92|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|112|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:195-226}}|226|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|226|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|824.15|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|195|824.15|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 13, 2022}}

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Elmsthorpe No. 100 recorded a population of {{nts|226}} living in {{nts|98}} of its {{nts|115}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:226-210}}|210|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|210}}. With a land area of {{convert|843.12|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|226|843.12|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 1, 2020}}

Agriculture is its major industry.[http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/communityprofile.asp?CommunityID=816 Sask Biz ]

The RM of Elmsthorpe No. 100 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the first Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Ken Miller while its administrator is Jaimie Paranuik. The RM's office is located in Avonlea.

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