Division No. 18, Saskatchewan
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Division No. 18 | |
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![]() Location within Saskatchewan | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
District | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
Area | |
• Total | 269,997.26 km2 (104,246.52 sq mi) |
As of 2016 | |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 37,064 |
• Density | 0.14/km2 (0.36/sq mi) |
Division No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada,[1][2] is one of the eighteen Statistics Canada census divisions within the province, occupying the northern half of the province. The census division is coextensive with the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD).
The census division is the largest in the province terms of area at 269,996.55 km2 (104,246.25 sq mi), representing 46 per cent of the province's entire area of 588,239.21 km2 (227,120.43 sq mi).[3]
The most populous communities in the census division are La Ronge and La Loche with populations of 2,743 and 2,611 respectively.[4][5]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 18 had a population of 35,986 living in 10,475 of its 12,843 total private dwellings, a change of -2.9% from its 2016 population of 37,064. With a land area of 262,280.94 km2 (101,267.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km2 (0.4/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
Census subdivisions
[edit]Division No. 18 has 58 census subdivisions, of which 24 are municipalities (including a portion of the City of Flin Flon, a city bisected by the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, 2 northern towns, 11 northern villages and 10 northern hamlets), 32 are First Nations communities (31 Indian reserves and an Indian settlement), an unincorporated northern settlement and the unorganized balance of Division No. 18. All municipalities within the census division, except for the Northern Hamlet of Black Point, are recognized as census subdivisions.
City
[edit]Name | Status[4][7] | Population (2011)[4][5] |
Population (2006)[4] |
Change (%)[4] |
Area (km2)[4] |
Population density[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flin Flon (part) | City | 229 | 242 | −5.4 | 2.37 | 96.4 |
Northern towns
[edit]Name | Status[4][7] | Population (2011)[4][5] |
Population (2006)[4] |
Change (%)[4] |
Area (km2)[4] |
Population density[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Creighton | Northern town | 1,498 | 1,502 | −0.3 | 14.39 | 104.1 |
La Ronge | Northern town | 2,743[5] | 2,725 | 0.7 | 11.86 | 231.4 |
Northern villages
[edit]Name | Status[4][7] | Population (2011)[4][5] |
Population (2006)[4] |
Change (%)[4] |
Area (km2)[4] |
Population density[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air Ronge | Northern village | 1,043 | 1,032 | 1.1 | 6 | 173.8 |
Beauval | Northern village | 756 | 806 | −6.2 | 6.71 | 112.6 |
Buffalo Narrows | Northern village | 1,153 | 1,081 | 6.7 | 68.63 | 16.8 |
Cumberland House | Northern village | 772 | 810 | −4.7 | 15.69 | 49.2 |
Denare Beach | Northern village | 669 | 785 | −14.8 | 5.84 | 114.5 |
Green Lake | Northern village | 418 | 361 | 15.8 | 121.92 | 3.4 |
Île-à-la-Crosse | Northern village | 1,365 | 1,341 | 1.8 | 23.84 | 57.3 |
La Loche | Northern village | 2,611 | 2,348 | 11.2 | 15.59 | 167.5 |
Pelican Narrows | Northern village | 790 | 599 | 31.9 | 3.7 | 213.3 |
Pinehouse | Northern village | 978 | 1,076 | −9.1 | 6.84 | 142.9 |
Sandy Bay | Northern village | 1,233 | 1,175 | 4.9 | 14.85 | 83 |
Northern hamlets
[edit]Name | Status[4][7] | Population (2011)[4][5] |
Population (2006)[4] |
Change (%)[4] |
Area (km2)[4] |
Population density[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unorganized Division No. 18 | Unorganized | 1,641 | 1,181 | 39 | 268,389.99 | 0 |
Cole Bay | Northern hamlet | 230 | 156 | 47.4 | 4.95 | 46.5 |
Dore Lake | Northern hamlet | 28 | 30 | −6.7 | 8.03 | 3.5 |
Jans Bay | Northern hamlet | 187 | 181 | 3.3 | 5.94 | 31.5 |
Michel Village | Northern hamlet | 66 | 79 | −16.5 | 3.73 | 17.7 |
Patuanak | Northern hamlet | 64 | 84 | −23.8 | 1.34 | 47.6 |
St. George's Hill | Northern hamlet | 100 | 19 | 426.3 | 1.46 | 68.7 |
Stony Rapids | Northern hamlet | 243 | 255 | −4.7 | 3.96 | 61.3 |
Timber Bay | Northern hamlet | 93 | 139 | −33.1 | 4.44 | 20.9 |
Turnor Lake | Northern hamlet | 0 | 115 | −100 | 4.62 | 0 |
Weyakwin | Northern hamlet | 135 | 99 | 36.4 | 8.2 | 16.5 |
Indian settlement
[edit]Name | Status[4][7] | Population (2011)[4][5] |
Population (2006)[4] |
Change (%)[4] |
Area (km2)[4] |
Population density[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brabant Lake | Indian settlement | 51 | 66 | −22.7 | 3.71 | 13.7 |
Indian reserves
[edit]Name | Status[4][7] | Population (2011)[4][5] |
Population (2006)[4] |
Change (%)[4] |
Area (km2)[4] |
Population density[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo River Dene Nation 193 (Peter Pond Lake 193) | Indian reserve | 764 | 741 | 3.1 | 86.32 | 8.9 |
Canoe Lake 165 | Indian reserve | 716 | 822 | −12.9 | 25.71 | 27.9 |
Chicken 224 | Indian reserve | 1,070 | 1,109 | −3.5 | 234.44 | 4.6 |
Chicken 225 | Indian reserve | 0 | 46 | −100 | 21 | 0 |
Clearwater River Dene 222 | Indian reserve | 778 | 658 | 18.2 | 30.5 | 25.5 |
Clearwater River Dene Band 223 | Indian reserve | 19 | 15 | 26.7 | 9.66 | 2 |
Cumberland House Cree Nation 20 | Indian reserve | 715 | 595 | 20.2 | 16.48 | 43.4 |
Fond du Lac 227 | Indian reserve | 874 | 801 | 9.1 | 138.26 | 6.3 |
Fond du Lac 229 | Indian reserve | 0 | 0 | — | 88.42 | 0 |
Fond du Lac 231 | Indian reserve | 0 | 0 | — | 17.44 | 0 |
Fond du Lac 232 | Indian reserve | 0 | 0 | — | 17.83 | 0 |
Four Portages 157C | Indian reserve | 0 | 0 | — | 8.02 | 0 |
Grandmother's Bay 219 | Indian reserve | 337 | 320 | 5.3 | 49.7 | 6.8 |
Kimosom Pwatinahk 203 (Deschambault Lake) | Indian reserve | 1,194 | 821 | 45.4 | 8.04 | 148.5 |
Kinoosao-Thomas Clark 204 | Indian reserve | 40 | 57 | −29.8 | 0.42 | 94.7 |
Kitsakie 156B | Indian reserve | 644 | 671 | −4 | 1.06 | 606.6 |
La Plonge 192 | Indian reserve | 115 | 139 | −17.3 | 91.22 | 1.3 |
Lac La Hache 220 | Indian reserve | 1,251 | 988 | 26.6 | 110.87 | 11.3 |
Lac La Ronge 156 | Indian reserve | 1,914 | 1,534 | 24.8 | 9.1 | 210.2 |
Little Hills 158 | Indian reserve | 0 | 5 | −100 | 6.58 | 0 |
Little Hills 158B | Indian reserve | 0 | 5 | −100 | 2.04 | 0 |
Montreal Lake 106 | Indian reserve | 999 | 880 | 13.5 | 60.96 | 16.4 |
Morin Lake 217 | Indian reserve | 618 | 406 | 52.2 | 105.94 | 5.8 |
Pelican Narrows 184B | Indian reserve | 1,913 | 1,342 | 42.5 | 5.46 | 350.5 |
Potato River 156A | Indian reserve | 0 | 0 | — | 3.73 | 0 |
Southend 200 | Indian reserve | 904 | 910 | −0.7 | 37.64 | 24 |
Stanley 157 | Indian reserve | 1,634 | 1,467 | 11.4 | 3.13 | 522.1 |
Sturgeon Weir 184F | Indian reserve | 61 | 66 | −7.6 | 24.11 | 2.5 |
Sucker River 156C (Nemebien River 156C) | Indian reserve | 400 | 290 | 37.9 | 1.38 | 289.2 |
Turnor Lake 193B | Indian reserve | 419 | 413 | 1.5 | 1.12 | 375.4 |
Wapachewunak 192D | Indian reserve | 482 | 526 | −8.4 | 19.48 | 24.7 |
Unincorporated communities
[edit]A northern settlement is an unincorporated community in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.[8] Saskatchewan has 11 northern settlements.[7] One northern settlement, Missinipe, is recognized as a census subdivision by Statistics Canada.
Name[9] | Population (2011)[9] |
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Bear Creek | 47 |
Brabant Lake | 102 |
Camsell Portage | 37 |
Descharme Lake | 42 |
Garson Lake | 34 |
Missinipe | 39[4] |
Sled Lake | 35 |
Southend | 35 |
Stanley Mission | 124 |
Uranium City | 201 |
Wollaston Lake | 129 |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Census Profile: Division No. 18, Census division (Census Division), Saskatchewan (map)". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Northern Administration District". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Division No. 18, Saskatchewan (Code 4718) and Saskatchewan (Code 47) (table). Census Profile". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "The Northern Municipalities Act" (PDF). Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Search for Municipal Information". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.