The province of Saskatchewan, Canada is divided into 18 census divisions according to Statistics Canada. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Saskatchewan. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
Census divisions of Saskatchewan | |
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Category | Census division |
Location | Saskatchewan |
Number | 18 |
Populations | 20,363 (Division No. 2) – 244,273 (Division No. 11) |
Subdivisions |
Saskatchewan's census divisions consist of numerous census subdivisions which include subdivisions such as:
List of census divisions
editDivision | Population (2021)[1] | Population (2016)[1] | Change[1] | Land area (km2)[1] | Population density[1] | Largest centre[2] | Population (2021)[2] |
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No. 1 | 30,351 | 31,766 | −4.5% | 14,654 | 2.1/km2 | Estevan | 10,629 |
No. 2 | 22,497 | 22,825 | −1.4% | 16,535 | 1.4/km2 | Weyburn | 10,883 |
No. 3 | 12,262 | 12,610 | −2.8% | 18,319 | 0.7/km2 | Assiniboia | 2,333 |
No. 4 | 10,872 | 10,854 | +0.2% | 21,419 | 0.5/km2 | Maple Creek | 2,151 |
No. 5 | 31,583 | 31,750 | −0.5% | 14,441 | 2.2/km2 | Melville | 4,075 |
No. 6 | 276,564 | 262,837 | +5.2% | 17,363 | 15.9/km2 | Regina | 224,996 |
No. 7 | 47,413 | 47,195 | +0.5% | 18,707 | 2.5/km2 | Moose Jaw | 32,813 |
No. 8 | 30,840 | 30,718 | +0.4% | 22,356 | 1.4/km2 | Swift Current | 16,304 |
No. 9 | 36,047 | 35,634 | +1.2% | 14,851 | 2.4/km2 | Yorkton | 15,969 |
No. 10 | 16,483 | 16,563 | −0.5% | 11,922 | 1.4/km2 | Wynyard | 1,667 |
No. 11 | 326,109 | 303,423 | +7.5% | 16,602 | 19.6/km2 | Saskatoon | 264,637 |
No. 12 | 23,208 | 23,986 | −3.2% | 13,788 | 1.7/km2 | Battleford | 3,651 |
No. 13 | 22,047 | 23,224 | −5.1% | 17,182 | 1.3/km2 | Kindersley | 2,938 |
No. 14 | 35,428 | 36,096 | −1.9% | 33,676 | 1.1/km2 | Melfort | 5,718 |
No. 15 | 88,988 | 85,908 | +3.6% | 19,399 | 4.6/km2 | Prince Albert | 36,768 |
No. 16 | 37,993 | 37,999 | 0.0% | 21,607 | 1.8/km2 | North Battleford | 13,649 |
No. 17 | 47,834 | 47,900 | −0.1% | 22,222 | 2.2/km2 | Lloydminster[a] | 5,141 |
No. 18 | 35,986 | 37,064 | −2.9% | 262,280 | 0.1/km2 | La Ronge | 5,317 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Lloydminster, with a population of 31,582, is considered a population centre of Alberta.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Select from a list of geographies - Saskatchewan". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.