List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and northern municipalities. Urban municipalities are further classified into four sub-types – cities, towns, villages and resort villages. Northern municipalities, which are located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), are further classified into three sub-types – northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets. Rural municipalities are not classified into sub-types.<ref name=munitypes>Template:Cite web</ref>
Types of unincorporated communities include hamlets and organized hamlets within rural municipalities and northern settlements within the NSAD.<ref name=munitypes/>
The administration of rural municipalities, towns, villages, resort villages, organized hamlets and hamlets is regulated by The Municipalities Act,<ref name="munact">Template:Cite web</ref> while the administration of cities is regulated by The Cities Act.<ref name="citiesAct">Template:Cite web</ref> Administration of northern towns, northern villages, northern hamlets and northern settlements (those within the NSAD)<ref name="nsad">Template:Cite web</ref> is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.<ref name="northMunAct">Template:Cite web</ref>
In the 2021 Census, Saskatchewan's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,132,505.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Municipalities
Template:Main Saskatchewan presently has 786 municipalities of various types (urban, rural and northern municipalities) and sub-types (cities, towns, villages, resort villages, northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets).<ref name=munitypes/>
Urban municipalities
Saskatchewan has 466 urban municipalities, which includes the sub-types of cities, towns, villages and resort villages.<ref name=munitypes/>
Cities
Template:Main In Saskatchewan, towns must have a population above 5,000 in order to be granted city status.<ref name="citiesAct"/> A city does not automatically revert to town status if the population drops below 5,000; this only occurs if the city council requests it, the majority of electors vote to revert to town status or the appropriate provincial minister is of the opinion that the reversion to town status is in the public interest.<ref name="citiesAct"/> The city of Melville retains city status as of 2010 despite dropping below 5,000 population in the 1990s.
Saskatchewan has 16 cities,<ref name=munitypes/> including Lloydminster and not including Flin Flon.
List of cities in SaskatchewanTowns
Template:Main In Saskatchewan, towns are formed from villages or resort villages with a population of at least 500 people.<ref name="munact"/> The council of the village or resort village must request the change to town status. When a town's population exceeds 5,000 people, the council may request a change to city status, but the change in incorporation level is not mandatory. Towns with shrinking populations are allowed to retain town status even if the number of residents falls below the 500 limit. For example, the towns of Fleming, Francis, and Scott have populations that have dropped under 500 people and are still qualified under town status. Towns with populations below the limit may, however, revert to village or resort village status if the town council requests it.
Saskatchewan has 146 towns.<ref name=munitypes/>
List of towns in SaskatchewanVillages
Template:Main The people of an organized hamlet may request that the hamlet be incorporated as a village or resort village. In order to qualify, the hamlet must have been an organized hamlet for at least 3 years, have a population of at least 100 in the most recent census, and contain at least 50 separate dwelling units or business premises.<ref name="munact"/>
Saskatchewan has 260 villages.<ref name=munitypes/>
List of villages in SaskatchewanResort villages
Saskatchewan has 40 resort villages.<ref name=munitypes/>
List of resort villages in SaskatchewanRural municipalities
Template:Main A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 49 of The Municipalities Act.<ref name=MuniAct>Template:Cite web</ref> Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities,<ref name="munitypes" /> which are located in the central and southern portions of the province.<ref name=RMmap>Template:Cite web</ref>
Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities.<ref name=munitypes/>
List of rural municipalities in SaskatchewanNorthern municipalities
Saskatchewan has 24 northern municipalities, which includes the sub-types of northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets.<ref name=munitypes/>
Northern towns
A northern town is a town in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. Its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.<ref name="northMunAct"/> A northern village may apply for town status when the actual resident population is at least 500.
Saskatchewan has two northern towns.<ref name=munitypes/>
| Northern towns of Saskatchewan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name<ref name=MDSsearch>Template:Cite web</ref> | Incorporation date<ref name=NMincorporations>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Population (2011)<ref name="2011StatCanSK">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2011censuscorrection>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Population (2006)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/> |
Change (%)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/> |
Land area (km2)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/> |
Population density (per km2)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/> |
| Creighton | Template:Dts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts |
| La Ronge | Template:Dts | Template:Nts<ref name=2011censuscorrection/> | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts |
| Total northern towns | — | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts | Template:Nts |
Northern villages
A northern village is located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.<ref name="northMunAct"/> A northern hamlet may apply for northern village status when the population is at least 100 and the northern hamlet contains at least 50 separate dwelling units or business premises.
Saskatchewan has 11 northern villages.<ref name=munitypes/>
Northern hamlets
A northern hamlet is located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.<ref name="northMunAct"/> A northern settlement may apply for northern hamlet status when the population is at least 50 and the northern settlement contains at least 25 separate dwelling units or business premises. Unlike hamlets and northern settlements, northern hamlets are municipal corporations.
Saskatchewan has 11 northern hamlets.<ref name=munitypes/>
Unincorporated hamlets
Template:Main In Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community that is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality.<ref name=hamlettypes>Template:Cite web</ref> It has at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre.<ref name="munact"/>
The Government of Saskatchewan recognizes three different types of hamlets – generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets".<ref name=hamlettypes/> Some organized hamlets in Saskatchewan are recognized as designated places by Statistics Canada, while unorganized hamlets are not.Template:Citation needed
Hamlets
Generic hamlets in Saskatchewan are under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and do not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities.<ref name=hamlettypes/>
The following are hamlets that are neither special service areas nor organized hamlets. Template:Flatlist
Special service areas
Like a generic hamlet, a special service area is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and does not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities. Unlike a generic hamlet, a special service area may form its own electoral division within the rural municipality and may have a different tax regime within the rural municipality compared to a generic hamlet.<ref name=hamlettypes/>
Organized hamlets
Saskatchewan has 151 organized hamlets that are established via ministerial order and under the jurisdiction of rural municipalities within southern and central Saskatchewan.<ref name=MuniAct/> The people in a hamlet may apply for organized hamlet status within the rural municipality in which the hamlet is located. The minimum requirements for organize status include a permanent population of at least 80 residents, 40 separate dwelling units or places of business, a taxable assessment of at least $4 million, and any other factor the minister may consider appropriate.<ref name="Guide">Template:Cite web</ref>
| Organized hamlets of Saskatchewan |
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Northern settlements
A northern settlement is an unincorporated community in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.<ref name="northMunAct"/>
Saskatchewan has 11 northern settlements.<ref name=munitypes/>
| Northern settlements of Saskatchewan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name<ref name=MDSsearch/> | Rural municipality (RM) |
Population (2011)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/><ref name=MDSsearch/> |
| Bear Creek | — | Template:Nts |
| Brabant Lake | — | Template:Nts |
| Camsell Portage | — | Template:Nts |
| Descharme Lake | — | Template:Nts |
| Garson Lake | — | Template:Nts |
| Missinipe | — | Template:Nts<ref name=2011StatCanSK/> |
| Sled Lake | — | Template:Nts |
| Southend | — | Template:Nts |
| Stanley Mission | — | Template:Nts |
| Uranium City | — | Template:Nts |
| Wollaston Lake | — | Template:Nts |
| Total northern settlements | Template:Nts | |
Ghost towns
Template:Main A ghost town is a town that once had a considerable population, that has since dwindled in numbers causing some or all of its businesses and services to close, either due to the rerouting of a highway, railway tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some natural resource.
List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan| Ghost towns of Saskatchewan |
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First Nations communities
Indian reserves
Metis settlements
See also
- List of cities in Canada
- List of designated places in Saskatchewan
- List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan