List of towns in Saskatchewan

A town is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[1] A resort village or a village can be incorporated as a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs via section 52 of The Municipalities Act if:

  • Requested by the council of the resort village or village; and
  • the resort village or village has a population of 500 or more.[2]

Saskatchewan has 146 towns[1] that had a cumulative population of 137,725 and an average population of 943 in the 2011 Census.[3][4] Saskatchewan's largest and smallest towns are Kindersley and Scott with populations of 4,678 and 75 respectively.[3]

A city can be created from a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 39 of The Cities Act if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and the change in status is requested by the town council.[5]

List
  • Main Street, Grenfell, 1980. Note grain elevators, from the outset of settlement the predominating feature of prairie towns; now long removed.
    Main Street, Grenfell, 1980. Note grain elevators, from the outset of settlement the predominating feature of prairie towns; now long removed.
  • Main Street Carlyle
    Main Street Carlyle
  • Main Street Stoughton
    Main Street Stoughton
  • Main Street Aberdeen
    Main Street Aberdeen
  • Broadview Main Street c. 2014
    Broadview Main Street c. 2014
  • Rosthern business district
    Rosthern business district

See also

References
  1. "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.
  3. "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 15, 2012.
  4. "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  5. "The Cities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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