Census divisions of Saskatchewan
CategoryCensus division
LocationSaskatchewan
Number18
Populations20,363 (Division No. 2) – 244,273 (Division No. 11)
Subdivisions

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.

Saskatchewan's census divisions consist of numerous census subdivisions which include subdivisions such as:

List of census divisions

Division Population (2021)[1] Population (2016)[1] Change[1] Land area (km2)[1] Population density[1] Largest centre[2] Population (2021)[2]
No. 130,351 31,766 −4.5%14,6542.1/km2Estevan10,629
No. 222,497 22,825 −1.4%16,5351.4/km2Weyburn10,883
No. 312,262 12,610 −2.8%18,3190.7/km2Assiniboia2,333
No. 410,872 10,854 +0.2%21,4190.5/km2Maple Creek2,151
No. 531,583 31,750 −0.5%14,4412.2/km2Melville4,075
No. 6276,564 262,837 +5.2%17,36315.9/km2Regina224,996
No. 747,413 47,195 +0.5%18,7072.5/km2Moose Jaw32,813
No. 830,840 30,718 +0.4%22,3561.4/km2Swift Current16,304
No. 936,047 35,634 +1.2%14,8512.4/km2Yorkton15,969
No. 1016,483 16,563 −0.5%11,9221.4/km2Wynyard1,667
No. 11326,109 303,423 +7.5%16,60219.6/km2Saskatoon264,637
No. 1223,208 23,986 −3.2%13,7881.7/km2Battleford3,651
No. 1322,047 23,224 −5.1%17,1821.3/km2Kindersley2,938
No. 1435,428 36,096 −1.9%33,6761.1/km2Melfort5,718
No. 1588,988 85,908 +3.6%19,3994.6/km2Prince Albert36,768
No. 1637,993 37,999 0.0%21,6071.8/km2North Battleford13,649
No. 1747,834 47,900 −0.1%22,2222.2/km2Meadow Lake[lower-alpha 1]5,141
No. 1835,986 37,064 −2.9%262,2800.1/km2La Ronge5,317

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Lloydminster, with a population of 31,582, is considered a population centre of Alberta.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Select from a list of geographies - Saskatchewan". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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