| Surprise Valley No. 9 | |
| Official Name: | Rural Municipality of Surprise Valley No. 9 |
| Settlement Type: | Rural municipality |
| 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 Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 2 |
| Subdivision Type4: | division |
| Subdivision Name4: | 2 |
| Subdivision Type5: | Federal riding |
| Subdivision Name5: | Souris—Moose Mountain |
| Subdivision Type6: | Provincial riding |
| Subdivision Name6: | Weyburn-Big Muddy |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| 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 |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 1913 |
| Established Title3: | Name change |
| Established Title4: | Name change |
| Established Title5: | Amalgamated |
| Area Footnotes: | (2016) |
| Area Land Km2: | 813.93 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 217 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.3 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Timezone Dst: | CST |
| Coordinates: | 49.14°N -104.6°W[2] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0C 1T0 |
| Area Code: | 306 and 639 |
| Blank Name: | Highway(s) |
| Blank1 Name: | Railway(s) |
| Blank2 Name: | Waterway(s) |
The Rural Municipality of Surprise Valley No. 9 (2016 population:) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 2 and Division No. 2. Located in the southeast portion of the province, it is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Sheridan County in Montana.
The RM of Surprise Valley No. 9 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.[3]
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Surprise Valley No. 9 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 802.64km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Surprise Valley No. 9 recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 813.93km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]
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.[1] The reeve of the RM is Herb Axten while its administrator is Loran Tessier.[1] The RM's office is located in Minton.[1]