Sceptre (2021 population: ) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Clinworth No. 230 and Census Division No. 8. It held village status between 1913 and 2022.
History Sceptre incorporated as a village on 30 April 1913. It restructured on 1 January 2023, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Clinworth No. 230.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sceptre 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, Sceptre had 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.
Arts and culture Sceptre is home to various works of public art, including cartoon-like fire hydrants, murals, and the world's largest metal wheat sculpture. The latter was created in 1990 and stands tall.
The former school was reopened in 1988 as the Great Sandhills Museum, with exhibits showcasing the area's natural and human history.
Attractions Sceptre is north of the Great Sand Hills, a vast area of arid grassland and sand dunes. One of the more accessible parts of the dunes is approximately south of the community. Though located on private land, the public is permitted to enter the area.
Notable people Bert Olmstead (1926–2015), ice hockey left winger and five-time Stanley Cup winner Jimmy Shields (1909–1996), curler and racehorse owner Harry Whiteside (1909–1984), former member of Parliament for Swift Current
See also List of communities in Saskatchewan
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