List of communities in Saskatchewan#Northern settlements

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Programs-Services/Municipalities-Types |title=Types of Municipalities |publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs |access-date=December 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919031744/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Programs-Services/Municipalities-Types |archive-date=September 19, 2012 }}

Types of unincorporated communities include hamlets and organized hamlets within rural municipalities and northern settlements within the NSAD.

The administration of rural municipalities, towns, villages, resort villages, organized hamlets and hamlets is regulated by The Municipalities Act,{{cite web |url=http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/details.cfm?p=11455 |author=Saskatchewan Queen's Printer |title=The Municipalities Act |access-date=2008-02-09}} while the administration of cities is regulated by The Cities Act.{{cite web |url=http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=publications.details&p=408 |author=Saskatchewan Queen's Printer |title=The Cities Act |access-date=2008-02-09}} Administration of northern towns, northern villages, northern hamlets and northern settlements (those within the NSAD){{cite web |url=http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=publications.details&p=1288 |author=Saskatchewan Queen's Printer |title=The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District Boundaries Regulations |access-date=2008-02-09}} is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.{{cite web |url=http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/index.cfm?fuseaction=publications.details&p=739 |author=Saskatchewan Queen's Printer |title=The Northern Municipalities Act |access-date=2008-02-09}}

In the 2021 Census, Saskatchewan's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,132,505.{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saskatchewan [Province] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

Municipalities

{{Main|List of municipalities in Saskatchewan}}

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).

=Urban municipalities=

File:Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities.png

Saskatchewan has 466 urban municipalities, which includes the sub-types of cities, towns, villages and resort villages.

== Cities ==

{{Main|List of cities in Saskatchewan}}

In Saskatchewan, towns must have a population above 5,000 in order to be granted city status. 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. The city of Melville retains city status as of 2010 despite dropping below 5,000 population in the 1990s.

Saskatchewan has 16 cities, including Lloydminster and not including Flin Flon.

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==Towns==

{{main|List of towns in Saskatchewan}}

In Saskatchewan, towns are formed from villages or resort villages with a population of at least 500 people. 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.

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==Villages==

{{main|List of villages in Saskatchewan}}

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.

Saskatchewan has 260 villages.

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== Resort villages ==

{{Main|List of resort villages in Saskatchewan}}

Saskatchewan has 40 resort villages.

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=Rural municipalities=

File:Saskatchewan Rural Municipalities.png

{{main|List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan}}

A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 49 of The Municipalities Act.{{cite web | url=http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/English/Statutes/Statutes/M36-1.pdf | title=The Municipalities Act | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | access-date=December 12, 2012}} Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities, which are located in the central and southern portions of the province.{{cite web | url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/RM-map-South-Central | title=Southern and Central Saskatchewan, Canada: Rural Municipalities | publisher=Saskatchewan Department of Government Relations and Aboriginal Affairs | year=2002 | access-date=December 12, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019074834/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/RM-map-South-Central | archive-date=October 19, 2013 }}

Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities.

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=Northern municipalities=

File:Saskatchewan Northern Municipalities.png]]

Saskatchewan has 24 northern municipalities, which includes the sub-types of northern towns, northern villages and northern hamlets.

==Northern towns==

A northern town is a town in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. Its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act. A northern village may apply for town status when the actual resident population is at least 500.

Saskatchewan has two northern towns.

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!colspan=7| Northern towns of Saskatchewan

Name{{cite web | url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/pub/mds/pubadvsrch.aspx | title=Search for Municipal Information | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs | access-date=December 12, 2012}}

!Incorporation
date{{cite web|url=http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Northern-Incorporated |title=Northern Communities Incorporation Dates |publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs |type=PDF |access-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220134716/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Northern-Incorporated |archive-date=December 20, 2013 }}

!Population
(2011){{cite web |date=May 28, 2012 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan) |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47&CMA=0 |access-date=December 15, 2012 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/news-nouvelles/corr/cgen004-eng.cfm | title=Corrections and updates | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 13, 2013 | access-date=December 15, 2013}}

!Population
(2006)

!Change
(%)

!Land
area
(km2)

!Population
density
(per km2)

| Creighton

align=center| {{dts|October 1, 1983}}align=center| {{nts|1498}}align=center| {{nts|1502}}align=center| {{nts
0.3}}align=center| {{nts|14.39}}align=center| {{nts|104.1}}
La Ronge align=center| {{dts|May 3, 1905}}align=center| {{nts|2743}}align=center| {{nts|2725}}align=center| {{nts|0.7}}align=center| {{nts|11.86}}align=center| {{nts|231.3}}
class="sortbottom" align="center"

!align="center"| Total northern towns

!align="center"| —

!align="center"| {{nts|4241}}

!align="center"| {{nts|4227}}

!align="center"| {{nts|0.3}}

!align="center"| {{nts|26.25}}

!align="center"| {{nts|161.6}}

==Northern villages==

A northern village is located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act. 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.

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!colspan=7| Northern villages of Saskatchewan

Name

!Incorporation
date

!Population
(2011)

!Population
(2006)

!Change
(%)

!Land
area
(km2)

!Population
density
(per km2)

| Air Ronge

align=center| {{dts|July 13, 1977}}align=center| {{nts|1043}}align=center| {{nts|1032}}align=center| {{nts|1.1}}align=center| {{nts|6.00}}align=center| {{nts|173.8}}
Beauval align=center| {{dts|November 14, 1969}}align=center| {{nts|756}}align=center| {{nts|806}}align=center| {{nts
6.2}}align=center| {{nts|6.71}}align=center| {{nts|112.6}}
Buffalo Narrows align=center| {{dts|April 15, 1965}}align=center| {{nts|1153}}align=center| {{nts|1081}}align=center| {{nts|6.7}}align=center| {{nts|68.63}}align=center| {{nts|16.8}}
Cumberland House align=center| {{dts|April 15, 1965}}align=center| {{nts|831}}align=center| {{nts|810}}align=center| {{nts|2.6}}align=center| {{nts|15.69}}align=center| {{nts|53.0}}
Denare Beach align=center| {{dts|October 1, 1983}}align=center| {{nts|820}}align=center| {{nts|785}}align=center| {{nts|4.5}}align=center| {{nts|5.84}}align=center| {{nts|140.4}}
Green Lake align=center| {{dts|August 20, 1973}}align=center| {{nts|418}}align=center| {{nts|361}}align=center| {{nts|15.8}}align=center| {{nts|121.92}}align=center| {{nts|3.4}}
Île-à-la-Crosse align=center| {{dts|April 15, 1965}}align=center| {{nts|1365}}align=center| {{nts|1341}}align=center| {{nts|1.8}}align=center| {{nts|23.84}}align=center| {{nts|57.3}}
La Loche align=center| {{dts|November 19, 1968}}align=center| {{nts|2611}}align=center| {{nts|2348}}align=center| {{nts|11.2}}align=center| {{nts|15.59}}align=center| {{nts|167.5}}
Pelican Narrows align=center| {{dts|October 1, 1983}}align=center| {{nts|790}}align=center| {{nts|599}}align=center| {{nts|31.9}}align=center| {{nts|3.70}}align=center| {{nts|213.3}}
Pinehouse align=center| {{dts|July 6, 1979}}align=center| {{nts|978}}align=center| {{nts|1076}}align=center| {{nts
9.1}}align=center| {{nts|6.84}}align=center| {{nts|142.9}}
Sandy Bay align=center| {{dts|April 15, 1965}}align=center| {{nts|1233}}align=center| {{nts|1175}}align=center| {{nts|4.9}}align=center| {{nts|14.85}}align=center| {{nts|83.0}}
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!align="center"| Total northern villages

!align="center"| —

!align="center"| {{nts|11998}}

!align="center"| {{nts|11414}}

!align="center"| {{nts|5.1}}

!align="center"| {{nts|289.61}}

!align="center"| {{nts|41.4}}

==Northern hamlets==

A northern hamlet is located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act. 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.

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!colspan=7| Northern hamlets of Saskatchewan

Name

!Incorporation
date

!Population
(2011)

!Population
(2006)

!Change
(%)

!Land
area
(km2)

!Population
density
(per km2)

| Black Point

align=center| {{dts|March 26, 2008}}align=center| {{nts|47}}align=center| —align=center| —align=center| —align=center| —
Cole Bay align=center| {{dts|November 1, 1983}}align=center| {{nts|230}}align=center| {{nts|156}}align=center| {{nts|47.4}}align=center| {{nts|4.95}}align=center| {{nts|46.5}}
Dore Lake align=center| {{dts|January 11, 1985}}align=center| {{nts|28}}align=center| {{nts|30}}align=center| {{nts
6.7}}align=center| {{nts|8.03}}align=center| {{nts|3.5}}
Jans Bay align=center| {{dts|October 1, 1983}}align=center| {{nts|187}}align=center| {{nts|181}}align=center| {{nts|3.3}}align=center| {{nts|5.94}}align=center| {{nts|31.5}}
Michel Village align=center| {{dts|November 1, 1983}}align=center| {{nts|66}}align=center| {{nts|79}}align=center| {{nts
16.5}}align=center| {{nts|3.73}}align=center| {{nts|17.7}}
Patuanak align=center| {{dts|December 1, 1983}}align=center| {{nts|64}}align=center| {{nts|84}}align=center| {{nts
23.8}}align=center| {{nts|1.34}}align=center| {{nts|47.6}}
St. George's Hill align=center| {{dts|December 1, 1983}}align=center| {{nts|100}}align=center| {{nts|19}}align=center| {{nts|426.3}}align=center| {{nts|1.46}}align=center| {{nts|68.7}}
Stony Rapids align=center| {{dts|April 1, 1992}}align=center| {{nts|243}}align=center| {{nts|255}}align=center| {{nts
4.7}}align=center| {{nts|3.96}}align=center| {{nts|61.3}}
Timber Bay align=center| {{dts|October 1, 1983}}align=center| {{nts|93}}align=center| {{nts|139}}align=center| {{nts
33.1}}align=center| {{nts|4.44}}align=center| {{nts|20.9}}
Turnor Lake align=center| {{dts|October 1, 1984}}align=center| {{nts|179}}align=center| {{nts|115}}align=center| {{nts|55.7}}align=center| {{nts|4.62}}align=center| {{nts|38.7}}
Weyakwin align=center| {{dts|December 1, 1983}}align=center| {{nts|135}}align=center| {{nts|99}}align=center| {{nts|36.4}}align=center| {{nts|8.20}}align=center| {{nts|16.5}}
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!align="center"| Total northern hamlets

!align="center"| —

!align="center"| {{nts|1372}}

!align="center"| {{nts|1157}}

!align="center"| {{nts|18.6}}

!align="center"| {{nts|46.67}}

!align="center"| {{nts|29.4}}

Unincorporated hamlets

{{main|List of hamlets in Saskatchewan}}

In Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community that is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality.{{cite web | url=http://www.saskatchewan.ca/~/media/files/government%20relations/community%20planning/restructuring-chart.pdf | title=Restructuring Comparison Chart – What to Expect | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan: Ministry of Government Relations | date=April 2, 2013 | access-date=August 31, 2015 | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094404/http://www.saskatchewan.ca/~/media/files/government%20relations/community%20planning/restructuring-chart.pdf | url-status=dead }} 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.

The Government of Saskatchewan recognizes three different types of hamlets – generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets". Some organized hamlets in Saskatchewan are recognized as designated places by Statistics Canada, while unorganized hamlets are not.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

=Hamlets=

Generic hamlets in Saskatchewan are under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and do not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities.

The following are hamlets that are neither special service areas nor organized hamlets.

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=Special service areas<!--[[Special service area]] and [[List of special service areas in Saskatchewan]] redirect here-->=

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.

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!colspan=3| Special service areas of Saskatchewan

Name

!Rural municipality
(RM){{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

!Population
(2011){{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=1302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 17, 2015 | access-date=August 31, 2015}}

| AdmiralWise Creek No. 77align=center| {{nts|20}}
| AlsaskMilton No. 292align=center| {{nts|131}}
| AneroidAuvergne No. 76align=center| {{nts|40}}
| AntlerAntler No. 61align=center| {{nts|41}}
| CarmichaelCarmichael No. 109align=center| {{nts|30}}
| Crooked RiverBjorkdale No. 426align=center| {{nts|40}}
| DafoeBig Quill No. 308align=center| {{nts|15}}
| DomremySt. Louis No. 431align=center| {{nts|125}}
| DuffStanley No. 215align=center| {{nts|30}}
| FindlaterDufferin No. 190align=center| {{nts|50}}
| GriffinGriffin No. 66align=center| {{nts|64}}
| HerschelMountain View No. 318align=center| {{nts|39}}
| KeelerMarquis No. 191align=center| {{nts|15}}
| Lake AlmaLake Alma No. 8align=center| {{nts|30}}
| LeslieFoam Lake No. 276align=center| {{nts|15}}
| LestockKellross No. 247align=center| {{nts|125}}
| MantarioChesterfield No. 261align=center| {{nts|5}}
| MeyronnePinto Creek No. 75align=center| {{nts|36}}
| PenzanceSarnia No. 221align=center| {{nts|25}}
| PrimateEye Hill No. 382align=center| {{nts|45}}
| RockhavenCut Knife No. 439align=center| {{nts|20}}
| SovereignSt. Andrews No. 287align=center| {{nts|26}}
| SpringwaterBiggar No. 347align=center| {{nts|15}}
| StornowayWallace No. 243align=center| {{nts|0}}{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4709008&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchText=stornoway&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 | title=Census Profile: Stornoway (Dissolved census subdivision) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2015 | access-date=August 31, 2015}}
| TribuneSouris Valley No. 7align=center| {{nts|25}}
| VereginSliding Hills No. 273align=center| {{nts|70}}
| WelwynMoosomin No. 121align=center| {{nts|135}}
| WillowbrookOrkney No. 244align=center| {{nts|35}}
| Yellow CreekInvergordon No. 430align=center| {{nts|73}}

=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. 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.{{cite web |title=Organized Hamlet Guide, In Saskatchewan |url=http://www.publications.gov.sk.ca/redirect.cfm?p=85087&i=98550 |website=publications.gov.sk.ca |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=9 July 2019}}

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!colspan=2| Organized hamlets of Saskatchewan

{{:List of hamlets in Saskatchewan}}

Northern settlements<!--[[Northern settlement]] redirects here-->

A northern settlement is an unincorporated community in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.

Saskatchewan has 11 northern settlements.

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!colspan=3| Northern settlements of Saskatchewan

Name

!Rural
municipality (RM)

!Population
(2011)

Bear Creekalign=center| —align=center| {{nts|47}}
Brabant Lakealign=center| —align=center| {{nts|102}}
Camsell Portagealign=center| —align=center| {{nts|37}}
Descharme Lakealign=center| —align=center| {{nts|42}}
Garson Lakealign=center| —align=center| {{nts|34}}
Missinipealign=center| —align=center| {{nts|39}}
Sled Lakealign=center| —align=center| {{nts|35}}
Southendalign=center| —align=center| {{nts|35}}
Stanley Missionalign=center| —align=center| {{nts|124}}
Uranium Cityalign=center| —align=center| {{nts|201}}
Wollaston Lakealign=center| —align=center| {{nts|129}}
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|colspan=2 bgcolor="yellow" align="center"| Total northern settlements

|bgcolor="yellow" align="center"| {{nts|825}}

Ghost towns

{{Main|List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan}}

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.

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!colspan=4| Ghost towns of Saskatchewan

{{:List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan}}

First Nations communities

=Indian reserves=

{{main|List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan}}

=Metis settlements=

{{Main|Métis Nation—Saskatchewan}}

See also

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Notes

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References

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Other sources

  • {{cite book | first = Bill | last = Barry | title = People Places : The Dictionary of Saskatchewan Place Names | location= Regina, Saskatchewan | publisher= People Places Publishing Ltd | year = 1998 | isbn= 978-1-894022-19-4}}

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{{Subdivisions of Saskatchewan|census=yes|sarm=yes|towns=yes|}}

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