Sun Valley, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 50°39′32″N 105°32′35″W / 50.659°N 105.543°W / 50.659; -105.543
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Sun Valley
Resort Village of Sun Valley
Sun Valley is located in Saskatchewan
Sun Valley
Sun Valley
Coordinates: 50°39′32″N 105°32′35″W / 50.659°N 105.543°W / 50.659; -105.543[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division7
Rural municipalityRM of Marquis No. 191
Incorporated[2]January 1, 1985
Government
 • MayorShannon Pearce
 • Governing bodyResort Village Council
 • AdministratorMelinda Huebner
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total118
 • Density50.6/km2 (131/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
 • Summer (DST)CST
Area code(s)306 and 639
Waterway(s)Buffalo Pound Lake

Sun Valley (2016 population: 118) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7. It is on the shores of Buffalo Pound Lake in the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191. It is south of the Resort Village of South Lake.

History[edit]

Sun Valley incorporated as a resort village on January 1, 1985.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981—    
198655—    
199184+52.7%
199695+13.1%
2001111+16.8%
2006128+15.3%
201180−37.5%
2016118+47.5%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sun Valley had a population of 154 living in 73 of its 185 total private dwellings, a change of 30.5% from its 2016 population of 118. With a land area of 2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.9/km2 (196.5/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Sun Valley recorded a population of 118 living in 54 of its 161 total private dwellings, a 47.5% change from its 2011 population of 80. With a land area of 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 50.6/km2 (131.2/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Government[edit]

The Resort Village of Sun Valley is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator.[3] The mayor is Shannon Pearce and its administrator is Melinda Huebner.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Download Geographical Names Data: Files to download by province and territory (Saskatchewan, CSV)". Government of Canada. April 8, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Municipality Details: Resort Village of Sun Valley". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.