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Fertile Valley No. 285 Saskatchewan Information

The Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley No. 285 (2016 population: 539) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and SARM Division No. 5. It is located in the southwest portion of the province. _x000D_ The RM of Fertile Valley No. 285 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909. _x000D_ The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. _x000D_ The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. _x000D_ The eastern boundary of the RM runs along the South Saskatchewan River with the south-east corner at Gardiner Dam on Lake Diefenbaker. A portion of Danielson Provincial Park is within the RM near the dam. _x000D_ On the RM’s eastern boundary, and the western bank of the South Saskatchewan River, is Coldwell Park Recreation Site (51°18?35?N 106°56?07?W? / ?51.3098°N 106.9353°W? / 51.3098; -106.9353). It is a provincial recreation site that has a day-use area, access to the river, a picnic site, and 19 rustic campsites. Access is off Highway 44. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Fertile Valley No. 285 had a population of 604 living in 169 of its 181 total private dwellings, a change of 12.1% from its 2016 population of 539. With a land area of 1,010.19 km2 (390.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km2 (1.5/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Fertile Valley No. 285 recorded a population of 539 living in 170 of its 182 total private dwellings, a 5.5% change from its 2011 population of 511. With a land area of 1,016.37 km2 (392.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.4/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ The RM of Fertile Valley No. 285 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Barry Friesen while its administrator is L Jean Jones. The RM’s office is located in Conquest. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Fertile_Valley_No._285