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Poplar Valley No. 12
Rural municipality
Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12
RockglenConstanceFife Lake
Location of the RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 in Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 49°12′58″N 105°51′18″W / 49.216°N 105.855°W / 49.216; -105.855
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	3
SARM division	2
Federal riding	Cypress Hills--Grasslands
Provincial riding	Wood River
Formed	January 1, 1913
Government
• Reeve	Nairn Nielsen
• Governing body	RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 Council
• Administrator	Lynn Fisher
• Office location	Rockglen
Area
• Land	769.37 km (297.06 sq mi)
Population
• Total	195
• Density	0.3/km (0.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0H 3R0
Area code(s)	306 and 639

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.

History

The RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.

Towns

• Rockglen

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Localities

• Fife Lake

The following parks are within the RM.

Regional parks

• Rockin Beach Park

Demographics

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 km (295.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.2/km (0.6/sq mi) in 2021.

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 km (297.06 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.3/km (0.7/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

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. Current reeve is Darrel Swanson, while its administrator is Lynn Fisher.

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

Transportation

• The RM is a part owner of the Fife Lake Railway.
• Rockglen Airport
• Highway 2
• Highway 18

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip)". Government of Canada. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. ^ "Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical)". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
3. ^ "Municipality Details: RM of Poplar Valley No. 12". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
5. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
6. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
8. "RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 « SARM | Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities".
9. "Fife Lake Railway Project Best Practice Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2010.

v t e Places adjacent to Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12
Rural Municipality of Willow Bunch No. 42 Rural Municipality of Old Post No. 43 Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12 Rural Municipality of Hart Butte No. 11 Daniels County, Montana

v t e Division No. 3, Saskatchewan
Towns	Assiniboia Coronach Gravelbourg Lafleche Mossbank Ponteix Rockglen Willow Bunch
Villages	Hazenmore Kincaid Limerick Mankota Neville Vanguard Wood Mountain
Rural municipalities	Auvergne 76 Excel 71 Glen Bain 105 Glen McPherson 46 Gravelbourg 104 Hart Butte 11 Lake Johnston 102 Lake of the Rivers 72 Mankota 45 Old Post 43 Pinto Creek 75 Poplar Valley 12 Stonehenge 73 Sutton 103 Terrell 101 Waverley 44 Whiska Creek 106 Willow Bunch 42 Wood River 74
First Nations	Wood Mountain Dakota Sioux
Indian reserves	Wood Mountain 160
Unincorporated communities	Organized hamlets Bateman Bayard McCord Ormiston Scout Lake Special service areas Aneroid Meyronne Hamlets Ardill Crane Valley Fife Lake Spring Valley Vantage Viceroy Arbuthnot Billimun Bishopric Buffalo Gap Canopus Cardross Coppen Crystal Hill Davyroyd Dunkirk Elm Springs Esme Ettington Expanse Ferland Fir Mountain Galilee Glen Bain Glentworth Grand Valley Gye Horse Creek Killdeer Lisieux Little Woody Lonesome Butte Macworth Maxwellton Mazenod McEachern Melaval Milly Mitchellton Palmer Quantock Readlyn Reliance Royer St. Boswells St. Victor Strathallen Summercove Twin Valley Verwood West Poplar Wideview Willows Willowvale Woodrow
See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan Census divisions of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

• Poplar Valley No. 12, Saskatchewan
• Rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
• Division No. 3, Saskatchewan