| Sceptre | |
| Settlement Type: | Special service area |
| Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sceptre in Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates: | 50.9°N -109.26°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southwest |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Type4: | Rural municipality |
| Leader Title: | Administrator |
| Leader Name: | Sherry Egeland |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated (village) |
| Established Date1: | April 30, 1913 |
| Established Title2: | Dissolved |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 2023 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.33 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 78 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0N 2H0 |
| Area Code: | 306 |
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.
Sceptre incorporated as a village on April 30, 1913.[1] It restructured on January 1, 2023, relinquishing its village status in favour of becoming a special service area under the jurisdiction of the Rural Municipality of Clinworth No. 230.[2]
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 1.33km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
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 1.23km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]
Sceptre is home to various works of public art, including cartoon-like fire hydrants, murals, and the world's largest metal wheat sculpture.[5] The latter was created in 1990 and stands 33feet tall.[6]
The former school was reopened in 1988 as the Great Sandhills Museum, with exhibits showcasing the area's natural and human history.[7]
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.[8] Though located on private land, the public is permitted to enter the area.