Rose Valley, Saskatchewan

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.

Rose Valley
Town
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Coordinates: 52°17′23″N 103°48′55″W
Country	Canada
Provinces and territories of Canada	Saskatchewan
Census division	14
Rural Municipalities (R.M.)	Ponass Lake No. 367
Post office Founded	1916-01-01
Village Established	1940
Town Status	1962
Government
• Mayor	Erick John
• M.P., Yorkton—Melville	Joe Bama
• M.L.A., Kelvington-Wadena	Anne Mickey
Area
• Total	1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	282
• Density	263.4/km2 (682/sq mi)
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal code	S0E 1M0
Area codes	306 / 639
Highways	Highway 35, Secondary Highway 756
Website	www.townofrosevalley.com
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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.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rose Valley had a population of 256 living in 113 of its 141 total private dwellings, a change of -9.2% from its 2016 population of 282. With a land area of 1.05 km² (0.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 243.8/km² (631.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[6]

Canada census – Rose Valley community profile

	2021	2011
Population	256 (-9.2% from 2016)	296 (-12.4% from 2006)
Land area	1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)	1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Population density	244.7/km2 (634/sq mi)	263.4/km2 (682/sq mi)
Median age	51.2 (M: 52, F: 49.2)	52.7 (M: 46.6, F: 55.5)
Private dwellings	110 (total)	153 (total)
Median household income

References: 2021^[7] 2011^[8]

Sites of interest

About 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Rose Valley is Ponass Lake Heritage Marsh.^[9]

Education

Rose Valley School offers Kindergarten to Grade 12. The School is located in the Horizon School Division.^[10] In 2003 the school received $250,000 in repairs and renovations from the provincial government.^[11] The area is serviced by the Parkland Regional Library Rose Valley Branch.^[12]

Notable people

• David A. Gall - Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey
• Gary Fjellgaard - Canadian country music singer-songwriter

See also

• List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan

Book references

• "A Tribute To Our Pioneers." History of Rose Valley and District, 1981