Fox Valley, Saskatchewan Explained

Fox Valley
Official Name:Village of Fox Valley
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southwest
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:8
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Fox Valley
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Fox Valley Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Sean Checkley
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Keri-Lynn Hudec
Leader Title3:M.P.
Leader Title4:M.L.A.
Established Title:Post office founded
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Area Total Km2:0.60
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:249
Population Density Km2:413.3
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:50.28°N -109.29°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0N 0V0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Canadian Pacific Railway (abandoned)
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3] [4]

Fox Valley (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fox Valley No. 171 and Census Division No. 8. Fox Valley is located just off Highway 21, approximately 64 kilometres north of Maple Creek and 51 kilometres south of Leader in the southwest region of the province. The early settlers of the village and surrounding area included many Germans from Russia (mainly from the Beresan region near Odessa). The local economy is heavily dependent on agriculture and natural gas.

Fox Valley has a swimming pool, an arena and a curling rink.

History

Fox Valley incorporated as a village on August 30, 1928.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fox Valley had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.7km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Fox Valley recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.6km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]

Education

Fox Valley is home to Fox Valley School[8] (K-12), part of the Chinook School Division No. 211. The school's sports team is the Fox Valley Legends.

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Community Profiles . Statistics Canada . Government of Canada . 2014-04-09 . 2018-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226131643/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E%0A . dead .
  2. Web site: National Archives . Archivia Net . Post Offices and Postmasters . 2014-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php . 2006-10-06 .
  3. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2014-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx . 2016-01-15 .
  4. Web site: Commissioner of Canada Elections . Chief Electoral Officer of Canada . Elections Canada On-line . 2005 . 2014-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070421084430/http://www.elections.ca/home.asp . 2007-04-21 .
  5. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.
  8. https://www.chinooksd.ca/school/foxvalley/Pages/default.aspx Fox Valley School