The Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98 ( 2016 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 2 and Division No. 2. It is located in the southeast portion of the province.

History

The RM of Scott No. 98 was incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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Yellow Grass Yellow Grass is a town in southern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, approximately northwest of Weyburn, at the junction of Highways 39 and 621. The town is located on the Canadian Pacific Railw ...

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The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Lewvan *

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Scott No. 98 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Scott No. 98 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy

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Government

The RM of Scott No. 98 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator who meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Ryley Richards while its administrator is Shelly Verbeurgt. The RM's office is located in Yellow Grass.

Transportation

The

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is within the rural municipality.

References

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Scott Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sas ...

* Division No. 2, Saskatchewan