Division No. 17, Saskatchewan

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Division No. 17
Census division in Saskatchewan
CountryCanada
Province Saskatchewan
Area
 • Total22,457.10 km2 (8,670.73 sq mi)
 As of 2016
Population
 (2016)
 • Total47,900
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)

Division No. 17 is one of eighteen census divisions in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the west-northwest part of the province, bordering Alberta. The most populous community in this division is the interprovincial city of Lloydminster. Another important population centre is the town of Meadow Lake.

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 17 had a population of 47,834 living in 17,565 of its 23,104 total private dwellings, a change of

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Saskatchewan's Division No. 17.

Cities

Towns

Villages

Resort villages

Rural municipalities

  • RM No. 468 Meota
  • RM No. 469 Turtle River
  • RM No. 470 Paynton
  • RM No. 471 Eldon
  • RM No. 472 Wilton
  • RM No. 498 Parkdale
  • RM No. 499 Mervin
  • RM No. 501 Frenchman Butte
  • RM No. 502 Brittania
  • RM No. 561 Loon Lake
  • RM No. 588 Meadow Lake
  • RM No. 622 Beaver River

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Indian reserves

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References

  1. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada. 2002 2001 Community Profiles. Archived 2005-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE. Page accessed January 5, 2007