Poplar_Valley_No._12,_Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12
Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada
The Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12 (2016 population: 195) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the southern portion of the province. It is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Daniels County in Montana.
Poplar Valley No. 12 | |
|---|---|
| Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12 | |
Location of the RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 in Saskatchewan | |
| Coordinates: 49.216°N 105.855°W / 49.216; -105.855[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 3 |
| SARM division | 2 |
| Federal riding | Cypress Hills--Grasslands |
| Provincial riding | Wood River |
| Formed[2] | January 1, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Nairn Nielsen |
| • Governing body | RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 Council |
| • Administrator | Lynn Fisher |
| • Office location | Rockglen |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 769.37 km2 (297.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
| • Total | 195 |
| • Density | 0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Postal code | S0H 3R0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 and 639 |
The RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[2]
Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
- Localities
The following parks are within the RM.
- Regional parks
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 347 | — |
| 1986 | 325 | −6.3% |
| 1991 | 309 | −4.9% |
| 1996 | 307 | −0.6% |
| 2001 | 235 | −23.5% |
| 2006 | 245 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 200 | −18.4% |
| 2016 | 195 | −2.5% |
| Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 had a population of 190 living in 81 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of -2.6% from its 2016 population of 195. With a land area of 765.28 km2 (295.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km2 (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 recorded a population of 195 living in 82 of its 97 total private dwellings, a -2.5% change from its 2011 population of 200. With a land area of 769.37 km2 (297.06 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km2 (0.7/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
The RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month.[3] Current reeve is Darrel Swanson, while its administrator is Lynn Fisher.[3]
Sitting Councillors as of the 2020 election are:
- Terry Loucks - Division 1
- Kalissa Regier - Division 2
- Richard Kimball - Division 3
- Kendra Loucks - Division 4
- Brad Christopherson - Division 5
- Calvin Knoss - Division 6[8]
- The RM is a part owner of the Fife Lake Railway.[9]
- Rockglen Airport
- Highway 2
- Highway 18
- "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- "Municipality Details: RM of Poplar Valley No. 12". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- "Fife Lake Railway Project Best Practice Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2010.