| Vanscoy No. 345 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Vanscoy No. 345 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Other Name: | Richland No. 345 (1909) Loganton No. 345 (1909–1934) |
| Mapsize: | 200 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 12 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 5 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Floyd Chapple |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Vanscoy No. 345 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Tony Obrigewitch |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Vanscoy |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | December 13, 1909 |
| Established Title3: | Name change |
| Established Date3: | October 16, 1909 (from RM of Richland No. 345) |
| Established Title4: | Name change |
| Established Date4: | April 16, 1934 (from RM of Loganton No. 345) |
| Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
| Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
| Area Land Km2: | 865.49 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 2840 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3.3 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 51.946°N -106.853°W[2] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
| Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Vanscoy No. 345 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and Division No. 5. Located in the central portion of the province, it is southwest of the city of Saskatoon.
The RM of Richland No. 345 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[3] Its name was changed to the RM of Loganton No. 345 on October 16, 1909 and then renamed again to the RM of Vanscoy No. 345 on April 16, 1934.[4]
The boundaries of the RM of Vanscoy No. 345 extend to the north and northwest by the RM of Corman Park No. 344, to the west side of the South Saskatchewan River, to the south by the RM of Montrose No. 315, and to the west by the RM of Perdue No. 346. To the north used to be the RM of Park No. 375, which was disorganised on December 31, 1969 and assumed by the RM of Corman Park No. 344.
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Vanscoy No. 345 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 861.1km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Vanscoy No. 345 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 865.49km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]
The RM of Vanscoy No. 345 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month.[1] The reeve of the RM is Floyd Chapple while its administrator is Tony Obrigewitch.[1] The RM's office is located in Vanscoy.[1]
Vanscoy is served by the Vanscoy Police Service, which consists of one officer and is in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.