Fox Valley (
2016 population: ) is a
village
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within the
Rural Municipality of Fox Valley No. 171
The Rural Municipality of Fox Valley No. 171 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divis ...
and
Census Division No. 8. Fox Valley is located just off
Highway 21, approximately 64 kilometres north of
Maple Creek and 51 kilometres south of
Leader
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in the southwest region of the province. The early settlers of the village and surrounding area included many
Germans from Russia
The German minority population in Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union stemmed from several sources and arrived in several waves. Since the second half of the 19th century, as a consequence of the Russification policies and compulsory military ...
(mainly from the Beresan region near
Odessa
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). The local economy is heavily dependent on
agriculture
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and
natural gas
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.
Fox Valley has a swimming pool, an arena and a
curling rink
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.
History
Fox Valley incorporated as a village on August 30, 1928.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Fox Valley had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population, the Village of Fox Valley recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Education
Fox Valley is home to Fox Valley School
Fox Valley School
/ref> (K-12), part of the Chinook School Division No. 211. The school's sports team is the Fox Valley Legends.
See also
*List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...
*List of villages in Saskatchewan
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References
Villages in Saskatchewan
Fox Valley No. 171, Saskatchewan
Division No. 8, Saskatchewan
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