prise . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Sur prise ▁Post ▁Office ▁opened ▁by ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁census , ▁Mount ▁Sur prise ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 6 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census , ▁Mount ▁Sur prise ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 0 6 ▁people . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁list ings ▁ ▁Mount ▁Sur prise ▁has ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁her itage - list ed ▁sites , ▁including : ▁ ▁G ulf ▁Development al ▁Road : ▁Rad ar ▁Hill ▁ ▁Via ▁Mount ▁Sur prise : ▁Quart z ▁Hill ▁Co ach ▁Change ▁Station ▁ ▁E ther idge ▁railway ▁line : ▁Mount ▁Sur prise ▁railway ▁station ▁ ▁A men ities ▁The ▁town ▁today ▁is ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁pub , ▁one ▁ca fe ▁and ▁two ▁pet rol ▁stations ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁store , ▁a ▁gem - shop , ▁a ▁police ▁station ▁and ▁two ▁tra iler ▁par ks ▁or ▁car avan ▁par ks . ▁One ▁park ▁has ▁a ▁block ▁of ▁modern ▁mot el ▁units . ▁At ▁the ▁Mount ▁Sur prise ▁Tour ist ▁Park , ▁a ▁large ▁bird ▁av i ary ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Mount ▁Sur prise ▁has ▁a ▁passenger ▁rail ▁service , ▁The ▁Sav ann ah land er , ▁with ▁a ▁week ly ▁service ▁( from ▁March ▁to ▁December ▁inclus ive ) ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁C air ns ▁to ▁Ein as le igh ▁and ▁F ors ay th ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁return