Elmsthorpe No. 100 is a rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 in south-eastern Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

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 encompassing 843.12 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality maintains it's office in Avonlea, Saskatchewan

Avonlea, Saskatchewan

Avonlea is a village in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 60 km southwest of Regina.- Demographics :History of the area can be found at ....

. The communities of Truax

Truax, Saskatchewan

Truax is a hamlet that, as of 2009, does not have 'organized hamlet' status in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 80 km southwest of Regina and approximately 75 km southeast of Moose Jaw. Truax was incorporated as a village in on September 9, 1912...

, Claybank

Claybank, Saskatchewan

Claybank is a small hamlet in southern Saskatchewan, Canada at the foot of the Dirt Hills. The community takes it's name from the rich clay deposits found in the area. Claybank is best known for its National Historic Site, the Claybank Brick Plant, which closed in 1989 but remains one of the finest...

 and Crystal Hill

Crystal Hill, Saskatchewan

Crystal Hill is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Elmsthorpe No. 100 in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada....

 are within the rural municipality. The rural municipality in conjunction with the provincial government is in charge of maintenance of highways in its area. As well, the municipality provides policing, fire protection and municipal governance for the rural district, with a reeve as its administrator. The Claybank Brick Plant

Claybank Brick Plant

Claybank Brick Plant was a brickworks factory for the manufacturing of bricks from clay located with a quarry for clay on site. The Claybank Brick plant has been conserved as a part of Saskatchewan's industrial heritage with its official announcement June 29, 1997 as a National Historic Site of...

  (a national historic site) is located within the rural municipality. Agriculture is the major industry in the rural municipality.

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Heritage Properties

There are three historical building located within the rural municipality:

• Claybank Brick Plant
  Claybank Brick Plant
  Claybank Brick Plant was a brickworks factory for the manufacturing of bricks from clay located with a quarry for clay on site. The Claybank Brick plant has been conserved as a part of Saskatchewan's industrial heritage with its official announcement June 29, 1997 as a National Historic Site of...
  
  - Constructed in 1912 - 1914, and located within the hamlet of Claybank the plant is now a historic site. The plant previously operated under the name Saskatchewan Clay Products; Dominion Fire Brick and Pottery Company; Dominion Fire Brick and Clay Products Ltd.; A.P. Green Refectories Ltd.
• Crystal Hill School (now called the Crystal Hill Community Centre) - Constructed in 1930 as a one room school the building served as a school from 1930 until 1954. The building is based on a Waterman-Waterbury Company design.
• Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Elevator #292 - Constructed in 1964, and located within the hamlet of Truax.
• St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church - Constructed in 1928, and located within the hamlet of Claybank.