The Rural Municipality of Lake Johnston No. 102 ( 2021 population: ) is a

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(RM) in the

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within Census Division No. 3 and Division No. 2. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is north of the town of

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and south of the city of

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History

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

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;

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* Mossbank The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Localities * Ardill, dissolved as a village, December 31, 1972 *

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* Expanse, dissolved as a village, January 1, 1935 * Mitchellton, dissolved as a village, January 1, 1939

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, the RM of Lake Johnston No. 102 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 Lake Johnston No. 102 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.

Attractions

Two nearby conservation areas include the

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Bird Sanctuary and the Isle of Bays Wildlife Refuge. They are and 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. The reeve of the RM is Sacha Martens while its Administrator is Boyd Holland. The RM's office is located in Mossbank.

References

{{SKDivision3 Lake Johnston * Division No. 3, Saskatchewan