Rural Municipality of The Gap No. 39

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.

The Gap No. 39
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of The Gap No. 39
Location of the RM of The Gap No. 39 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49.425°N 104.628°W / 49.425; -104.628[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	2
SARM division	2
Federal riding	Souris—Moose Mountain
Provincial riding	Weyburn-Big Muddy
Formed[2]	December 12, 1903
Government [3]
• Reeve	Lorne McClarty
• Governing body	RM of The Gap No. 39 Council
• Administrator	Laura Delanoy
• Office location	Ceylon
Area  (2016)[4]
• Land	830.92 km2 (320.82 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[4]
• Total	199
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0C 0T0
Area codes	306 and 639

History

The RM of The Gap No. 39 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 12, 1903.^[2]

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^[5]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	422	—
1986	389	−7.8%
1991	320	−17.7%
1996	278	−13.1%
2001	280	+0.7%
2006	245	−12.5%
2011	230	−6.1%
2016	199	−13.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

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 km² (307.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

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 km² (320.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

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.^[3] The reeve of the RM is Lorne McClarty while its administrator is Laura Delanoy.^[3] The RM's office is located in Ceylon.^[3]

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan