Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12

The Rural Municipality of Poplar Valley No. 12 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 3 and SARM Division No. 2. It is located in the southern portion of the province. It is adjacent to the United States border, neighbouring Daniels County in Montana.

History
The RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
 * Towns
 * Rockglen

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.
 * Localities
 * Fife Lake

The following parks are within the RM.
 * Regional parks
 * Rockin Beach Park

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 had a population of $190$ living in $81$ of its $105$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $195$. With a land area of 765.28 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 769.37 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Poplar Valley No. 12 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Wednesday of every month. Current reeve is Darrel Swanson, while its administrator is Lynn Fisher.

Sitting Councillors as of the 2020 election are:


 * Terry Loucks - Division 1
 * Kalissa Regier - Division 2
 * Richard Kimball - Division 3
 * Kendra Loucks - Division 4
 * Brad Christopherson - Division 5
 * Calvin Knoss - Division 6

Transportation

 * The RM is a part owner of the Fife Lake Railway.
 * Rockglen Airport
 * Highway 2
 * Highway 18