Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Poplar Valley No. 12

|official_name = Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12

|settlement_type = Rural municipality

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{{Location map+ |CAN SK Poplar Valley

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{{Location map~ |CAN SK Poplar Valley

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|lat_deg = 49.1797

|lon_deg = -105.9513}}

{{Location map~ |CAN SK Poplar Valley

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{{Location map~ |CAN SK Poplar Valley

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|image_map1 = SK RM 12 Poplar Valley.svg

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|map_caption1 = Location of the RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 in Saskatchewan

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Canada

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan

|subdivision_type2 = Region

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|subdivision_type3 = Census division

|subdivision_name3 = 3

|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

|subdivision_name4 = 2

|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding

|subdivision_name5 = Cypress Hills--Grasslands

|subdivision_type6 = Provincial riding

|subdivision_name6 = Wood River

|government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2516 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}

|leader_title = Reeve

|leader_name = Nairn Nielsen

|leader_title1 = Governing body

|leader_name1 = RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 Council

|leader_title2 = Administrator

|leader_name2 = Lynn Fisher

|leader_title3 = Office location

|leader_name3 = Rockglen

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|established_title = Formed ({{abbr|LID|Local improvement district}})

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|established_title2 = Formed

|established_date2 = January 1, 1913

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|established_title4 = Name change

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|established_title5 = Amalgamated

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|area_footnotes = (2016)

|area_land_km2 = 769.37

|population_as_of = 2016

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|population_total = 195

|population_density_km2 = 0.3

|timezone = CST

|timezone_DST = CST

|coordinates = {{coord|49.216|N|105.855|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 = S0H 3R0

|area_code = 306 and 639

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The Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12 (2016 population: {{nts|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.{{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}}

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

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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|347

|1986|325

|1991|309

|1996|307

|2001|235

|2006|245

|2011|200

|2016|195

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 had a population of {{val|190|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|81|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|105|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:190-195}}|195|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|195|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|765.28|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|190|765.28|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 Poplar Valley No. 12 recorded a population of {{nts|195}} living in {{nts|82}} of its {{nts|97}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:195-200}}|200|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|200}}. With a land area of {{convert|769.37|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|195|769.37|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 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{{Cite web|url=https://sarm.ca/about/rm-directory/rm-of-poplar-valley--no-12|title = RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 « SARM | Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities}}

Transportation

The RM is a part owner of the Fife Lake Railway.{{Cite web |url=http://www.municipalcapacity.ca/assets/File/Best%20Practices/Economic%20Development/Fife%20Lake%20Rail%20Project.pdf |title=Fife Lake Railway Project Best Practice Report |access-date=December 15, 2010 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706185913/http://www.municipalcapacity.ca/assets/File/Best%20Practices/Economic%20Development/Fife%20Lake%20Rail%20Project.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Rockglen Airport
Highway 2
Highway 18