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

References

  1. 1 2 "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  2. "The Municipalities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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  5. "Restructured Villages". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. December 20, 2012. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
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