Rose Valley, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Rose Valley
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rose Valley in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.2897°N -103.8153°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Provinces and territories of Canada
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Census division
Subdivision Name2:14
Subdivision Type3:Rural Municipalities (R.M.)
Subdivision Name3:Ponass Lake No. 367
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1916-01-01
Established Title2:Village Established
Established Date2:1940
Established Title3:Town Status
Established Date3:1962
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Erick John
Leader Title1:M.P., Yorkton—Melville
Leader Name1:Joe Bama
Leader Title2:M.L.A., Kelvington-Wadena
Leader Name2:Anne Mickey
Area Total Km2:1.12
Population Total:282
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:263.4
Timezone Dst:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0E 1M0
Area Code:306 / 639
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 35, Secondary Highway 756
Footnotes:[1]

Rose Valley is a town in the rural municipality of Ponass Lake No. 367, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Rose Valley is located at the intersection of Highway 35 and Primary Grid 746 in east-central Saskatchewan. Wheat and dairy are the main economic industries in the area.

History

The CPR arrived in 1924, but as early as 1904 and 1905 Norwegian and Ukrainian settlers began to arrive by Red River cart. Rose Valley enjoyed its peak growth in the 1960s.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rose 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 1.05km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Sites of interest

About west of Rose Valley is Ponass Lake Heritage Marsh.[3]

Education

Rose Valley School offers Kindergarten to Grade 12. The School is located in the Horizon School Division. In 2003 the school received $250,000 in repairs and renovations from the provincial government. The area is serviced by the Parkland Regional Library Rose Valley Branch.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of Saskatchewan . MRD Home . Municipal Directory System . 2012-10-16.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  3. Web site: Ponass Lake . IBA Canada . Birds Canada . 5 April 2023.