Rural Municipality of Fox Valley No. 171
{{Short description|Rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Fox Valley No. 171
|official_name = Rural Municipality of Fox Valley No. 171
|settlement_type = Rural municipality
|other_name = Keebleville No. 171 (1913–1926)
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|image_caption =
|imagesize = 200
|image_map =
{{Location map+ |CAN SK Fox Valley
|caption =
|float = center
|places =
{{Location map~ |CAN SK Fox Valley
|label = Fox Valley
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg
|marksize = 6
|position = top
|lat_deg = 50.4639
|lon_deg = -109.4830}}
{{Location map~ |CAN SK Fox Valley
|label = Linacre
|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg
|marksize = 4
|position = bottom
|lat_deg = 50.4755
|lon_deg = -109.6255}}
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|image_map1 = SK RM 171 Fox Valley.svg
|mapsize1 = 200
|map_caption1 = Location of the RM of Fox Valley No. 171 in Saskatchewan
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 =
|subdivision_type3 = Census division
|subdivision_name3 = 8
|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities
|subdivision_name4 = 3
|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding
|subdivision_name5 =
|subdivision_type6 = Provincial riding
|subdivision_name6 =
|government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2390 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Fox Valley No. 171 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}
|leader_title = Reeve
|leader_name = Anthony Hoffart
|leader_title1 = Governing body
|leader_name1 = RM of Fox Valley No. 171 Council
|leader_title2 = Administrator
|leader_name2 = Stephanie MacPhail
|leader_title3 = Office location
|leader_name3 = Fox Valley
|leader_title4 =
|leader_name4 =
|established_title = Formed ({{abbr|LID|Local improvement district}})
|established_date =
|established_title2 = Formed
|established_date2 = October 29, 1913
|established_title3 = Name change
|established_date3 = November 27, 1926 (from RM of Keebleville No. 171)
|established_title4 = Name change
|established_date4 =
|established_title5 = Amalgamated
|established_date5 =
|area_land_km2 = 1253.79
|population_as_of = 2016
|population_total = 330
|population_density_km2 = 0.3
|timezone = CST
|timezone_DST = CST
|coordinates = {{coord|50.466|N|109.431|W|region:CA-SK_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}{{cite web | url=http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_csv_eng/ | title=Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN, Canada/Province/Territory (cgn_sk_csv_eng.zip) | publisher=Government of Canada | date=July 24, 2019 | access-date=May 23, 2020}}
|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code =
|area_code = 306 and 639
|blank_name = Highway(s)
|blank_info =
|blank1_name = Railway(s)
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|blank2_name = Waterway(s)
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The Rural Municipality of Fox Valley No. 171 (2016 population: {{nts|330}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3.
History
The RM of Keebleville No. 171 was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on October 29, 1913.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha |title=Rural Municipality Incorporations (Alphabetical) | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421074230/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/RM-Incorporated-Dates-Alpha | archive-date=April 21, 2011}} Its name was changed to the RM of Fox Valley No. 171 on November 27, 1926.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Renamed-Municipalities |title=Renamed Rural Municipalities | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225141644/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Renamed-Municipalities | archive-date=February 25, 2012}}
Geography
= Communities and localities =
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
;Localities
Demographics
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{{Historical populations
| title = Population history
(1981–2016)
| type = Canada
| align = right
| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 9, 2020}}
|1981|572
|1986|503
|1991|400
|1996|387
|2001|414
|2006|368
|2011|345
|2016|330
}}
}}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Fox Valley No. 171 had a population of {{val|344|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|76|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|91|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:344-330}}|330|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|330|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1253.4|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|344|1253.4|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 13, 2022}}
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Fox Valley No. 171 recorded a population of {{nts|330}} living in {{nts|72}} of its {{nts|85}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:330-345}}|345|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|345}}. With a land area of {{convert|1253.79|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|330|1253.79|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 1, 2020}}
Government
The RM of Fox Valley No. 171 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Anthony Hoffart while its administrator is Stephanie MacPhail. The RM's office is located in Fox Valley.
Transportation
;RoadsEversoft Streets and Trips
- Highway 21—serves Fox Valley, Saskatchewan
- Highway 371—intersects Highway 21