過疎
Despite reaching a peak population of 114 in 1931, the end was already in site for the community.  In 1947, one of the grain elevators was dismantled.  The town still had two grain elevators in operation in the late 1970s; however the rail line was abandoned in the mid 1980s.  Today, there are no elevators in Ruthilda.  The  Ruthilda school was closed in 1964.  Children were bused to the nearby community of Plenty, Saskatchewan.  Population decline soon followed.  In 1966 the community boasted 85 residents, however, by 1971 that number had fallen to 48.  Business closures quickly followed.  Today, there are only five residents and no businesses left in the community.