| Fertile Valley No. 285 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley No. 285 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| Image Map1: | SK RM 285 Fertile Valley.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 200 |
| Map Caption1: | Location of the RM of Fertile Valley No. 285 in Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 12 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 5 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Barry Friesen |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | RM of Fertile Valley No. 285 Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | L Jean Jones |
| Leader Title3: | Office location |
| Leader Name3: | Conquest |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | December 13, 1909 |
| Established Title3: | Name change |
| Established Title4: | Name change |
| Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
| Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
| Area Land Km2: | 1016.37 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 539 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.5 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 51.401°N -107.08°W[2] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0L 0L0 |
| Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
| Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
| Blank Info: | Highway 15 Highway 44 Highway 45 |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
| Blank2 Info: | Anerley Lakes Coteau Lake Macdonald Creek Milden Lake South Saskatchewan River Stockwell Lake |
The Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley No. 285 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and Division No. 5. It is located in the southwest portion of the province.
The RM of Fertile Valley No. 285 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 13, 1909.[3]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
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.
On the RM's eastern boundary, and the western bank of the South Saskatchewan River, is Coldwell Park Recreation Site .[4] It is a provincial recreation site that has a day-use area, access to the river, a picnic site, and 19 rustic campsites.[5] Access is off Highway 44.[6] [7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Fertile Valley No. 285 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1010.19km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[8]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Fertile Valley No. 285 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 1016.37km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[9]
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.[1] The reeve of the RM is Barry Friesen while its administrator is L Jean Jones.[1] The RM's office is located in Conquest.[1]
| Highway | Starting point | Community | Ending point | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 15 | None | Highway 20 | ||
| Highway 44 | Highway 11 | |||
| Highway 45 | Highway 42 |