The Rural Municipality of Pleasant Valley No. 288 (2016 population: 302) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 12 and SARM Division No. 6.

History

The RM of Pleasant Valley No. 288 incorporated as a rural municipality on December 11, 1911.

Geography

Communities and localities

The following unincorporated communities are within the RM.

Organized hamlets

• Fiske

Localities

• Anglia
• D'Arcy
• McGee (dissolved as a village, December 31, 1955)
• Ridpath

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Pleasant Valley No. 288 had a population of 301 living in 95 of its 116 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 302. With a land area of 822.47 km (317.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (0.9/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Pleasant Valley No. 288 recorded a population of 302 living in 108 of its 139 total private dwellings, a -12.5% change from its 2011 population of 345. With a land area of 830.53 km (320.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km (0.9/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The RM of Pleasant Valley No. 288 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Thursday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Blake Jeffries while its administrator is Jill Palichuk. The RM's office is located in Rosetown.

Transportation

• Saskatchewan Highway 7
• Canadian National Railway

See also

• List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan