List of communities in Saskatchewan

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Location of Saskatchewan in Canada

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A topographic map of Saskatchewan, showing cities, towns, rural municipality borders, and natural features

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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=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">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> while the administration of cities is regulated by The Cities Act.<ref name="citiesAct">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Administration of northern towns, northern villages, northern hamlets and northern settlements (those within the NSAD)<ref name="nsad">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.<ref name="northMunAct">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the 2021 Census, Saskatchewan's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,132,505.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Municipalities

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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

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Distribution of Saskatchewan's 16 cities, 146 towns, 264 villages and 40 resort villages

Saskatchewan has 466 urban municipalities, which includes the sub-types of cities, towns, villages and resort villages.<ref name=munitypes/>

Cities

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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 Saskatchewan

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Towns

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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 Saskatchewan

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Villages

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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 Saskatchewan

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Resort villages

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Saskatchewan has 40 resort villages.<ref name=munitypes/>

List of resort villages in Saskatchewan

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Rural municipalities

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Distribution of Saskatchewan's 296 rural municipalities

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 49 of The Municipalities Act.<ref name=MuniAct>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities.<ref name=munitypes/>

Northern municipalities

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Distribution of Saskatchewan's 2 northern towns, 11 northern villages and 11 northern hamlets within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District

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
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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
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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 villages of Saskatchewan
Name<ref name=MDSsearch/>	Incorporation date<ref name=NMincorporations/>	Population (2011)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/><ref name=2011censuscorrection/>	Population (2006)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/>	Change (%)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/>	Land area (km2)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/>	Population density (per km2)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/>
Air Ronge	Template:Dts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Beauval	Template:Dts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Buffalo Narrows	Template:Dts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Cumberland House	Template:Dts	Template:Nts<ref name=2011censuscorrection/>	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Denare Beach	Template:Dts	Template:Nts<ref name=2011censuscorrection/>	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Green Lake	Template:Dts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Île-à-la-Crosse	Template:Dts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
La Loche	Template:Dts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Pelican Narrows	Template:Dts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Pinehouse	Template:Dts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Sandy Bay	Template:Dts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
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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/>

Northern hamlets of Saskatchewan
Name<ref name=MDSsearch/>	Incorporation date<ref name=NMincorporations/>	Population (2011)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/><ref name=MDSsearch/><ref name=2011censuscorrection/>	Population (2006)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/>	Change (%)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/>	Land area (km2)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/>	Population density (per km2)<ref name=2011StatCanSK/>
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Dore Lake	Template:Dts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
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Unincorporated hamlets

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community that is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality.<ref name=hamlettypes>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=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/>

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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">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Organized hamlets of Saskatchewan

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/>
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Ghost towns

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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

First Nations communities

Indian reserves

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Metis settlements

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See also

• List of cities in Canada
• List of designated places in Saskatchewan
• List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan

Other sources

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