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Map of Canada with Ontario highlighted in red Location of Saskatchewan in Canada
File:Saskatchewan Topographic.png 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.[ 1]
Types of unincorporated communities include hamlets and organized hamlets within rural municipalities and northern settlements within the NSAD.[ 1]
The administration of rural municipalities, towns, villages, resort villages, organized hamlets and hamlets is regulated by The Municipalities Act ,[ 2] while the administration of cities is regulated by The Cities Act .[ 3] Administration of northern towns, northern villages, northern hamlets and northern settlements (those within the NSAD)[ 4] is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act .[ 5]
In the 2021 Census , Saskatchewan's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,132,505.[ 6]
Municipalities
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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).[ 1]
Urban municipalities
Map of urban municipalities by type in Saskatchewan as of 2013 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.[ 1]
Cities
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In Saskatchewan, towns must have a population above 5,000 in order to be granted city status .[ 3] 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.[ 3] The city of Melville retains city status as of 2010 despite dropping below 5,000 population in the 1990s.
Saskatchewan has 16 cities,[ 1] including Lloydminster and not including Flin Flon .
List of cities in Saskatchewan
Towns
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In Saskatchewan, towns are formed from villages or resort villages with a population of at least 500 people.[ 2] 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.[ 1]
Towns of Saskatchewan
Name
Rural municipality (RM)
Population
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Population (2006)[ 7]
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Land area (km²)[ 7]
Population density (per km²)[ 7]
Aberdeen
Aberdeen No. 373
716
662
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Alameda
Moose Creek No. 33
345
369
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Allan
Blucher No. 343
625
644
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Arborfield
Arborfield No. 456
285
312
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Arcola
Brock No. 64
636
657
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Asquith
Vanscoy No. 345
624
639
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Assiniboia
Lake of the Rivers No. 72
2,333
2,424
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Balcarres
Abernethy No. 186
616
587
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Balgonie
Edenwold No. 158
1,756
1,765
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Battleford
Battle River No. 438
4,400
4,429
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Bengough
Bengough No. 40
332
332
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Bienfait
Coalfields No. 4
668
762
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Big River
Big River No. 555
666
700
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Biggar
Biggar No. 347
2,133
2,226
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Birch Hills
Birch Hills No. 460
1,066
1,033
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Blaine Lake
Blaine Lake No. 434
509
499
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Bredenbury
Saltcoats No. 213
386
372
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Broadview
Elcapo No. 154
541
552
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Bruno
Bayne No. 371
604
611
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Burstall
Deer Forks No. 232
302
278
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Cabri
Riverside No. 168
413
390
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Canora
Good Lake No. 274
2,092
2,024
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Carlyle
Moose Mountain No. 63
1,524
1,508
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Carnduff
Mount Pleasant No. 2
1,150
1,099
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Carrot River
Moose Range No. 486
946
973
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Central Butte
Enfield No. 194
416
372
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Choiceland
Torch River No. 488
342
359
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Churchbridge
Churchbridge No. 211
866
896
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Colonsay
Colonsay No. 342
446
451
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Coronach
Hart Butte No. 11
612
643
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Craik
Craik No. 222
405
392
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Cudworth
Hoodoo No. 401
772
814
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Cupar
Cupar No. 218
598
564
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Cut Knife
Cut Knife No. 439
547
573
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Dalmeny
Corman Park No. 344
1,766
1,826
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Davidson
Arm River No. 252
1,044
1,048
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Delisle
Vanscoy No. 345
1,024
1,038
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Duck Lake
Duck Lake No. 463
579
569
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Dundurn
Dundurn No. 314
675
611
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Eastend
White Valley No. 49
607
503
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Eatonia
Chesterfield No. 261
498
524
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Elrose
Monet No. 257
470
496
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Esterhazy
Fertile Belt No. 183
2,345
2,502
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Eston
Snipe Lake No. 259
972
1061
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Fleming
Moosomin No. 121
70
84
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Foam Lake
Foam Lake No. 276
1,183
1,141
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Fort Qu'Appelle
North Qu'Appelle No. 187
1,972
2,042
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Francis
Francis No. 127
182
217
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Govan
Last Mountain Valley No. 250
200
194
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Grand Coulee
Sherwood No. 159
606
649
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Gravelbourg
Gravelbourg No. 104
986
1,083
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Grenfell
Elcapo No. 154
1,059
1.099
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Gull Lake
Gull Lake No. 139
908
1,046
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Hafford
Redberry No. 435
414
407
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Hague
Rosthern No. 403
889
874
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Hanley
Rosedale No. 283
540
511
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Hepburn
Laird No. 404
784
688
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Herbert
Morse No. 165
770
856
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Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay No. 394
1,403
1,436
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Imperial
Big Arm No. 251
372
360
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Indian Head
Indian Head No. 156
1,902
1,910
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Ituna
Ituna Bon Accord No. 246
726
701
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Kamsack
Cote No. 271
1,779
1,898
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Kelvington
Kelvington No. 366
827
834
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Kerrobert
Progress No. 351
970
1,026
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Kindersley
Kindersley No. 290
4,567
4,597
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Kinistino
Kinistino No. 459
671
654
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Kipling
Kingsley No. 124
1,076
1,074
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Kyle
Lacadena No. 228
413
449
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Lafleche
Wood River No. 74
373
382
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Lampman
Browning No. 34
676
675
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Langenburg
Langenburg No. 181
1,228
1,165
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Langham
Corman Park No. 344
1,518
1,496
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Lanigan
Usborne No. 310
1,433
1,377
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Lashburn
Manitou Lake No. 442
870
983
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Leader
Happyland No. 231
881
863
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Lemberg
Abernethy No. 186
266
313
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Leroy
Leroy No. 339
510
450
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Lumsden
Lumsden No. 189
1,800
1,824
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Luseland
Progress No. 351
559
623
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Macklin
Eye Hill No. 382
1,247
1,374
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Maidstone
Eldon No. 471
1,209
1,185
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Maple Creek
Maple Creek No. 111
2,176
2,084
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Marshall
Wilton No. 472
522
591
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Midale
Cymri No. 36
510
604
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Milestone
Brock No. 64
682
699
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Moosomin
Moosomin No. 121
2,657
2,743
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Morse
Morse No. 165
216
242
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Mossbank
Lake Johnston No. 102
368
360
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Naicam
Pleasantdale No. 398
651
661
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Nipawin
Nipawin No. 487
4,570
4,401
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Nokomis
Wreford No. 280
414
404
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Norquay
Clayton No. 333
240
434
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Ogema
Key West No. 70
383
403
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Osler
Corman Park No. 344
1,251
1,237
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Outlook
Rudy No. 284
2,336
2,279
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Oxbow
Enniskillen No. 3
1,286
1,328
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Pense
Pense No. 160
603
587
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Pilot Butte
Edenwold No. 158
2,638
2,137
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Ponteix
Auvergne No. 76
577
563
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Porcupine Plain
Porcupine No. 395
817
862
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Preeceville
Preeceville No. 334
1,062
1,125
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Qu'Appelle
South Qu'Appelle No. 157
625
639
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Radisson
Great Bend No. 405
416
514
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Radville
Laurier No. 38
778
804
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Raymore
Moose Range No. 486
507
575
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Redvers
Antler No. 61
1,008
1,042
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Regina Beach
Lumsden No. 189
1,292
1,145
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Rocanville
Rocanville No. 151
889
863
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Rockglen
Poplar Valley No. 12
399
441
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Rose Valley
Ponass Lake No. 367
256
282
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Rosetown
St. Andrews No. 287
2,507
2,451
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Rosthern
Rosthern No. 403
1,602
1,688
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Rouleau
Redburn No. 130
505
540
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Saltcoats
Saltcoats No. 213
473
484
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Scott
Tramping Lake No. 380
74
73
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Shaunavon
Grassy Creek No. 78
1,784
1,714
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Shellbrook
Shellbrook No. 493
1,510
1,444
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Sintaluta
Indian Head No. 156
124
119
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Southey
Cupar No. 218
832
804
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Spiritwood
Spiritwood No. 496
966
913
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Springside
Orkney No. 244
478
502
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St. Brieux
Lake Lenore No. 399
638
667
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St. Walburg
Frenchman Butte No. 501
591
689
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Star City
Star City No. 428
374
387
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Stoughton
Tecumseh No. 65
652
649
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Strasbourg
McKillop No. 220
788
800
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Sturgis
Preeceville No. 334
646
644
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Tisdale
Tisdale No. 427
2,962
3,235
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Turtleford
Mervin No. 499
503
496
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Unity
Round Valley No. 410
2,496
2,573
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Vonda
Grant No. 372
384
384
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Wadena
Lakeview No. 337
1,269
1,288
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Wakaw
Fish Creek No. 402
978
922
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Waldheim
Laird No. 404
1,237
1,213
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Wapella
Martin No. 122
278
326
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Watrous
Morris No. 312
1,842
1,900
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Watson
Lakeside No. 338
707
697
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Wawota
Wawken No. 93
555
543
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White City
Edenwold No. 158
3,702
3,099
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Whitewood
Willowdale No. 153
944
862
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Wilkie
Tramping Lake No. 380
1,195
1,219
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Willow Bunch
Willow Bunch No. 42
299
272
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Wolseley
Wolseley No. 155
852
854
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Wynyard
Big Quill No. 308
1,724
1,798
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Yellow Grass
Scott No. 98
483
478
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St. Andrews No. 287
75
80
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Total towns
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Villages
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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.[ 2]
Saskatchewan has 260 villages.[ 1]
Resort villages
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Saskatchewan has 40 resort villages.[ 1]
List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
Resort villages of Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities
Map of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan as of 2013 Distribution of Saskatchewan's 296 rural municipalities
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A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 49 of The Municipalities Act .[ 12] Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities,[ 1] which are located in the central and southern portions of the province.[ 13]
Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities.[ 1]
Northern municipalities
Map of northern municipalities by type in Saskatchewan as of 2013 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.[ 1]
Northern towns
A northern town is a town in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District . Its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act .[ 5] A northern village may apply for town status when the actual resident population is at least 500.
Saskatchewan has two northern towns.[ 1]
Northern villages
A northern village is located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.[ 5] 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.[ 1]
Northern hamlets
A northern hamlet is located in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.[ 5] 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.[ 1]
Unincorporated hamlets
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Hamlets
Generic hamlets in Saskatchewan are under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and do not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities.[ 21]
The following are hamlets that are neither special service areas nor organized hamlets.
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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.[ 21]
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.[ 12] 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.[ 24]
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.[ 5]
Saskatchewan has 11 northern settlements.[ 1]
Ghost towns
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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 .
Ghost towns of Saskatchewan
Name
Rural municipality (RM)
Land Address
Lat/Long
Amulet
Norton No. 16
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Arena
Frontier No. 19
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Auburnton
Moose Creek No. 33
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Baildon
Baildon No. 131
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Bateman
Gravelbourg No. 104
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Battrum
Riverside No. 168
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Bay Trail
Wolverine No. 340
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Bayard
Terrell No. 101
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Bents
Marriott No. 317
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Birch Creek
Emerald No. 277
Sec.10, Twp.30, R.14, W2
Blewett
Cymri No. 36
SW Sec.12, Twp.5, R.10, W2
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Bonne Madone
Hoodoo No. 401
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Bounty
Fertile Valley No. 285
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Breeze
Browning No. 34
Bresaylor
Paynton No. 470
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Bromhead
Souris Valley No. 7
Sec.3, Twp.3, R.13, W2
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Brooking
Laurier No. 38
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Browning
Browning No. 34
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Bryant
Benson No. 35
SW Sec.12 Twp.5 R.9, W2
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Buffalo Gap
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Cactus Lake
s Hill No. 352, Saskatchewan|Heart|s Hill No. 352
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Cosine
Eye Hill No. 382
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Canuck
Lone Tree No. 18
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Chandler
Cymri No. 36
SW Sec.10, Twp.5, R.11, W2
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Claydon
Frontier No. 19
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Clearfield
Brokenshell No. 68
Coalfields
Coalfields No. 4
Colgate
Lomond No. 37
SE Sec.24 Twp.5 R.15, W2
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Court
Antelope Park No. 322
Crichton
Wise Creek No. 77
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Cullen
Benson No. 35
NW-SW Sec.7 Twp.5 R.7, W2
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Cummings
Maple Creek No. 111
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Diana
s Lake No. 129, Saskatchewan|Bratt|s Lake No. 129
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Divide
Reno No. 51
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Dernic (Federal Grain Spur)
Buchanan No. 304
Dneiper
Sliding Hills No. 273
Dobrowody
Invermay No. 305
Dummer
Caledonia No. 99
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Elcott
Enniskillen No. 3
Elswick
Cymri No. 36
NW Sec.2 Twp.5 R.12, W2
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Estuary
Deer Forks No. 232
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Expanse
Lake Johnston No. 102
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Flintoft
Stonehenge No. 73
Floral
Corman Park No. 344
Sec.4 Twp.36 R.4, W3
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Forward
Norton No. 69
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Froude
Griffin No. 66
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Fusilier
Antelope Park No. 322
Garwood
Weyburn No. 67
Galilee
Terrell No. 101
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Gallivan
Cut Knife No. 439
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Gibbs
Longlaketon No. 219
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Girvin
Arm River No. 252
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Glamis
St. Andrews No. 287
NW_7_28_13_W3
Glasnevin
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Glen Bain
Glen Bain No. 105
Glen Kerr
Morse No. 165
Goodwater
Lomond No. 37
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Gouldtown
Morse No. 165
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Gouverneur
Auvergne No. 76
Govenlock
Reno No. 51
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Grassdale
Weyburn No. 67
Halkett
Estevan No. 5
Hallonquist
Coulee No. 136
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Handsworth
Golden West No. 95
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Hardy
The Gap No. 39
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Harptree
Bengough No. 40
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Hatton
Maple Creek No. 111
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Hearne
Redburn No. 130
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Herschel
Mountain View No. 318
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Hoffer
Souris Valley No. 7
Holloway
Cymri No. 36
NW Sec.1 Twp.6 R.12, W2
Horizon
Bengough No. 40
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Hughton
Monet No. 257
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Hume
Griffin No. 66
Huntoon
Griffin No. 66
Innes
Griffin No. 66
Insinger
Insinger No. 275
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Instow
Bone Creek No. 108
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Island Falls
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Jasmin
Ituna Bon Accord No. 246
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Jordan River
Arborfield No. 456
Kayville
Key West No. 70
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Kingsford
Browning No. 34
Lakenheath
Stonehenge No. 73
Lillestrom
Hillsborough No. 132
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Loomis
Frontier No. 19
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Loverna
Antelope Park No. 322
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Luxton
Browning No. 34
Masefield
Val Marie No. 17
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Maxim
Lomond No. 37
NE Sec.21 Twp. 4 R.15, W2
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Minard
Browning No. 34
Nashlyn
Reno No. 51
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Neidpath
Coulee No. 136
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Neptune
Lomond No. 37
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Neville
Whiska Creek No. 106
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New Finland
Willowdale No. 153
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Old Wives
Hillsborough No. 132
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Oungre
Souris Valley No. 7
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Outram
Cambria No. 6
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Oxarat
Reno No. 51
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Parkbeg
Wheatlands No. 163
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Pinto
Coalfields No. 4
Polwarth
Canwood No. 494
Rangeview
Reno No. 51
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Ravenscrag
White Valley No. 49
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Reynaud
Three Lakes No. 400
Robinhood
Medstead No. 497
Robsart
Reno No. 51
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Romance
Leroy No. 339
Roseray
Pittville No. 169
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Rutland
Colonsay No. 342
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Scotsguard
Bone Creek No. 108
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Senate
Reno No. 51
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Service
Moose Mountain No. 63
Shand
Estevan No. 5
Smuts
Grant No. 372
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South Fork
Arlington No. 79
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Southall
Souris Valley No. 7
St. Boswells
Glen Bain No. 105
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Tableland
Estevan No. 5
Tarnopol
Invergordon No. 430
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Tatagwa
Weyburn No. 67
NW Sec.17 Twp.8 R.15, W2
Tate
Mount Hope No. 279
Tiny
Buchanan No. 304
Taylorton
Coalfields No. 4
Trossachs
Brokenshell No. 68
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Truax
Elmsthorpe No. 100
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Union Jack
Weyburn No. 67
Uren
Chaplin No. 164
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Valjean
Chaplin No. 164
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Valley Centre
Marriott No. 317
Vantage
Sutton No. 103
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Verlo
Pittville No. 169
Vesper
Lac Pelletier No. 107
Vidora
Reno No. 51
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Viewfield
Benson No. 35
SW S.34 Twp.6 R.9, W2 and NW Sec.27 Twp 6 R.9, W2
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Wauchope
Antler No. 61
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Wheatstone
Key West No. 70
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Winter
Round Valley No. 410
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Woodley
Browning No. 34
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Xena
Morris No. 312
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Yonker
Senlac No. 411
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First Nations communities
Indian reserves
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Metis settlements
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Communities in Canada's provinces and territories
Notes
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