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 260 villages[1] that had a cumulative population of 43,136 and an average population of 166 in the 2011 Census.[3][4] Saskatchewan's largest village is Caronport with a population of 1,068, while Dafoe, Keeler, Krydor and Valparaiso are the province's smallest villages with populations of 15 each.[3][4]
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
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.[5]
See also
- List of cities in Saskatchewan
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan
- List of hamlets in Saskatchewan
- List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
- List of municipalities in Saskatchewan
- List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
- List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
- List of towns in Saskatchewan
References
- 1 2 "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ↑ "The Municipalities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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- ↑ "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. December 20, 2012. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Part I: Volume 109" (PDF) (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. November 29, 2013. pp. 2426&ndash, 2427. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ↑
- 1 2 "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Part I: Volume 110" (PDF) (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. January 3, 2014. pp. 20&ndash, 21. Retrieved April 6, 2014.