Rural Municipality of Surprise Valley No. 9

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Surprise Valley No. 9

|official_name = Rural Municipality of Surprise Valley No. 9

|settlement_type = Rural municipality

|other_name =

|motto =

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{{Location map+ |CAN SK Surprise Valley

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|float = center

|places =

{{Location map~ |CAN SK Surprise Valley

|label = Minton

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = left

|lat_deg = 49.1643

|lon_deg = -104.5846}}

{{Location map~ |CAN SK Surprise Valley

|label = Gladmar

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 49.1634

|lon_deg = -104.4559}}

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|image_map1 = SK RM 9 Surprise Valley.svg

|mapsize1 = 200

|map_caption1 = Location of the RM of Surprise Valley No. 9 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 = 2

|subdivision_type4 = Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

|subdivision_name4 = 2

|subdivision_type5 = Federal riding

|subdivision_name5 = Souris—Moose Mountain

|subdivision_type6 = Provincial riding

|subdivision_name6 = Weyburn-Big Muddy

|government_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/muniDetails.aspx?cat=10&mun=2562 | title=Municipality Details: RM of Surprise Valley No. 9 | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=May 21, 2020}}

|leader_title = Reeve

|leader_name = Herb Axten

|leader_title1 = Governing body

|leader_name1 = RM of Surprise Valley No. 9 Council

|leader_title2 = Administrator

|leader_name2 = Loran Tessier

|leader_title3 = Office location

|leader_name3 = Minton

|leader_title4 =

|leader_name4 =

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

|established_date =

|established_title2 = Formed

|established_date2 = January 1, 1913

|established_title3 = Name change

|established_date3 =

|established_title4 = Name change

|established_date4 =

|established_title5 = Amalgamated

|established_date5 =

|area_footnotes = (2016)

|area_land_km2 = 813.93

|population_as_of = 2016

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 217

|population_density_km2 = 0.3

|timezone = CST

|timezone_DST = CST

|coordinates = {{coord|49.140|N|104.600|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 = S0C 1T0

|area_code = 306 and 639

|blank_name = Highway(s)

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|blank1_name = Railway(s)

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The Rural Municipality of Surprise Valley No. 9 (2016 population: {{nts|217}}) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and SARM Division No. 2. Located in the southeast portion of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Sheridan County in Montana.

History

The RM of Surprise Valley No. 9 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.

;Villages[http://www.saskgenealogy.com/cemetery/cem_rmno.asp SGS Sask Cemeteries by RM No.]

Minton

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

;Localities

Gladmar (dissolved as a village)
Regway
Sybouts

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|383

|1986|316

|1991|274

|1996|231

|2001|215

|2006|199

|2011|193

|2016|217

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Surprise Valley No. 9 had a population of {{val|211|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|89|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|117|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:211-217}}|217|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|217|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|802.64|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|211|802.64|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 Surprise Valley No. 9 recorded a population of {{nts|217}} living in {{nts|88}} of its {{nts|99}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:217-251}}|251|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|251}}. With a land area of {{convert|813.93|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|217|813.93|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 Surprise Valley No. 9 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 Herb Axten while its administrator is Loran Tessier. The RM's office is located in Minton.