List of hamlets in Saskatchewan

In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with 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.[1] Saskatchewan has three different types of unincorporated hamlets including generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets".[2] The exception to unincorporated hamlets in Saskatchewan is a "northern hamlet", which is a type of incorporated municipality.

Saskatchewan has 11 northern hamlets and 189 unincorporated hamlets including 20 generic hamlets, 18 special service areas and 151 organized hamlets. All northern hamlets are within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District while all unincorporated hamlets are under the jurisdiction of rural municipalities within southern Saskatchewan.[1][3] The organized hamlets are established via ministerial order.

Some organized hamlets in Saskatchewan are recognized as designated places by Statistics Canada, while generic hamlets are not. The people in a generic hamlet may apply for organized hamlet status within the rural municipality in which it is located.

Northern hamlets

Name[3] Incorporation
date[4]
Population
(2011)[3][5][6]
Population
(2006)[5]
Change
(%)[5]
Land
area
(km²)[5]
Population
density
(per km²)[5]
Black Point March 26, 2008 47[3]
Cole Bay November 1, 1983 230 156 47.4 4.95 46.5
Dore Lake January 11, 1985 28 30 −6.7 8.03 3.5
Jans Bay October 1, 1983 187 181 3.3 5.94 31.5
Michel Village November 1, 1983 66 79 −16.5 3.73 17.7
Patuanak December 1, 1983 64 84 −23.8 1.34 47.6
St. George's Hill December 1, 1983 100 19 426.3 1.46 68.7
Stony Rapids April 1, 1992 243 255 −4.7 3.96 61.3
Timber Bay October 1, 1983 93 139 −33.1 4.44 20.9
Turnor Lake October 1, 1984 179[6] 115 55.7 4.62 38.7
Weyakwin December 1, 1983 135 99 36.4 8.20 16.5
Total northern hamlets 1,372 1,157 18.6 46.67 29.4

Unincorporated hamlets

Hamlets

Name[3] Rural
municipality (RM)[3]
Ardill Lake Johnston No. 102
Cactus Lake Heart's Hill No. 352
Clemenceau Hudson Bay No. 394
Crane Valley Excel No. 71
Eldersley Tisdale No. 427
Fife Lake Poplar Valley No. 12
Jasmin Ituna Bon Accord No. 246
Kayville Key West No. 70
Lady Lake Preeceville No. 334
Langbank Silverwood No. 123
Laporte Chesterfield No. 261
Main Centre Excelsior No. 166
Mikado Sliding Hills No. 273
Oungre Souris Valley No. 7
Percival Willowdale No. 153
Shipman Torch River No. 488
Simmie Bone Creek No. 108
Spring Valley Terrell No. 101
Vantage Sutton No. 103
Viceroy Excel No. 71

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.[2]

Special service areas of Saskatchewan
Name[3] Rural municipality
(RM)
Population
(2011)[7]
Alsask Milton No. 292 131
Aneroid Auvergne No. 76 40
Antler Antler No. 61 41[5]
Crooked River Bjorkdale No. 426 40
Domremy St. Louis No. 431 125
Griffin Griffin No. 66 64
Herschel Mountain View No. 318 39
Leslie Foam Lake No. 276 15
Mantario Chesterfield No. 261 5
Meyronne Chesterfield No. 261 36
Penzance Sarnia No. 221 25
Rockhaven Cut Knife No. 439 20
Sovereign St. Andrews No. 287 26
Springwater Biggar No. 347 15
Stornoway Wallace No. 243 0[8]
Veregin Sliding Hills No. 273 70
Willowbrook Orkney No. 244 35
Yellow Creek Invergordon No. 430 73

Organized hamlets

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Municipalities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Restructuring Comparison Chart What to Expect" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan: Ministry of Government Relations. April 2, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  4. "Northern Communities Incorporation Dates" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  7. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. April 17, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  8. "Census Profile: Stornoway (Dissolved census subdivision)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

See also

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