List of villages in Saskatchewan

A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.^[1] A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of The Municipalities Act if the community has:

• been an organized hamlet for three or more years;
• a population of 100 or more;
• 50 or more dwellings or businesses; and
• a taxable assessment base that meets a prescribed minimum.^[2]

Saskatchewan has 250 villages^[1] that had a cumulative population of 41,514 and an average population of 166 in the 2016 census.^[3] Saskatchewan's largest village is Caronport with a population of 994, while Ernfold, Keeler, Krydor, Valparaiso and Waldron are the province's smallest villages with populations of 15 each.^[3]

A village council may request the Minister of Municipal Affairs to change its status to a town if the village has a population of 500 or more.

List

Abernethy

Drinkwater

Harris

Lebret

Robsart

Restructured villages

The following is a list of former villages in Saskatchewan that have been restructured into another municipality, such as a rural municipality, resort village or city.^[6]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of municipalities in Saskatchewan

References

1. "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
2. "The Municipalities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
4. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
5. "Search for Municipal Information". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
6. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. December 20, 2012. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012.
7. "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Dafoe". Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. July 13, 2018. pp. 1581–1583. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
8. "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Part I: Volume 109" (PDF) (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. November 29, 2013. pp. 2426–2427. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
9. "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Part I: Volume 110" (PDF) (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. January 3, 2014. pp. 20–21. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
10. The Canadian Encyclopedia. "Pilot Butte". Retrieved 2013-11-26.^{[dead link]}