List of cities in Saskatchewan

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In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, a city is a type of incorporated urban municipality [1] that is created from a town by the minister of municipal affairs. The city form of governmental organization is created by a ministerial order via section 39 of The Cities Act if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and if the change in status is requested by the town council. [2]

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In the early history of the province, the threshold for city status was much lower, with both Saskatoon and Regina achieving city status with populations in the 3,000 range. One city, Melville, currently has a population well below the current 5,000 threshold, but retains its city status even though the population criterion has changed since its current governmental form was designated.

Saskatchewan has 16 cities [1] including Lloydminster, which traverses the provincial border with Alberta, but does not include Flin Flon, which traverses the provincial border with Manitoba. With the exception of Flin Flon, Saskatchewan's other cities had a cumulative population of 595,707 and an average population of 37,232 in the 2011 Census. [3] [4] Saskatchewan's largest and smallest cities are Saskatoon and Melville with populations of 246,376 and 4,562 respectively. [5]

List

Year
founded 		Incorporation
date (village) [7] 		Incorporation
date (town) [7] 		Incorporation
date (city) [7] 		Population (2021) [8] Population
(2016) [5] 		Change (%) [8] Population
(2011) [3] 		Population
(2006) [3] 		Land
area
(km²) [8] 		Population
density
(per km²) [8]
Estevan Estevan No. 5 1892 [9] November 2, 1899March 1, 1906March 1, 1957 10,85111,483-5.511,05410,08418.85586.6
Flin Flon (part) [SK 1] — [SK 2] —–April 4, 1952 [10] [lower-alpha 1] — 159203-21.7229 [SK 3] 2422.37 [SK 4] 96.4
Humboldt Humboldt No. 370 1875 [11] June 30, 1905April 1, 1907November 7, 2000 6,0335,8692.85,6784,99813.46421.9
Lloydminster (part) [SK 5] Britannia No. 502
Wilton No. 472 		1903 [12] November 25, 1903April 1, 1907January 1, 195811,84311,7650.79,772 [SK 6] 8,11817.34 [SK 7] 563.6
Martensville [SK 8] Corman Park No. 344 1939 [13] September 1, 1966January 1, 1969November 3, 200910,5499,6459.37,7164,9786.231,239.3
Meadow Lake Meadow Lake No. 588 1889 [14] August 24, 1931February 1, 1936November 9, 20095,3225,344-0.45,0454,7717.95634.2
Melfort Star City No. 428 1884 [15] November 4, 1903July 1, 1907September 2, 19805,9555,992-0.65,5765,19214.78377.3
Melville [SK 9] Cana No. 214 1908 [16] December 21, 1908November 1, 1909August 1, 19604,4934,562-1.54,546 [4] 4,14914.82306.7
Moose Jaw Moose Jaw No. 161 1881 [17] —January 19, 1884November 20, 190333,66533,890-0.733,27432,13250.68656.5
North Battleford North Battleford No. 437 1903 [18] March 21, 1906July 18, 1906May 1, 191313,83614,315-3.313,88813,19033.55414
Prince Albert Prince Albert No. 461 1866 [19] —October 8, 1885October 8, 190437,75635,9265.135,12934,12765.74534.4
Regina [SK 10] Sherwood No. 159 1882 [20] —December 1, 1883June 19, 1903226,404215,1065.3193,100179,282145.451,327.6
Saskatoon [SK 11] Corman Park No. 344 1883 [21] November 16, 1901July 1, 1903May 26, 1906266,141246,3767.7222,189202,408209.561,060.3
Swift Current Swift Current No. 137 1882 [22] February 4, 1904March 15, 1907January 15, 191416,75016,6040.915,50314,94624.04644.9
Warman [SK 12] Corman Park No. 344 1904 [23] May 15, 1905May 19, 1905October 27, 201212,41911,02012.77,0844,7698.54829.7
Weyburn Weyburn No. 67 1899 [24] October 22, 1900August 5, 1903September 1, 191311,01910,8701.410,4849,43318.49566.9
Yorkton Orkney No. 244 1882 [25] July 11, 1894April 16, 1900February 1, 192816,28016,343-0.415,66915,03825.77608.1
Total cities —— — —— 689,475 629,233595,707547,615675.25882.2

Notes:

  1. ↑ The balance of Flin Flon is located within Manitoba.
  2. ↑ The Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon is surrounded by the unorganized Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
  3. ↑ This population does not include 5,363 in the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon. The city's total population in 2011 was 5,592.
  4. ↑ This area does not include 13.88 km2 (5.36 sq mi) in the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon. The city's total area in 2011 was 16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi).
  5. ↑ The balance of Lloydminster is located within Alberta.
  6. ↑ This population does not include 18,032 in the Alberta portion of Lloydminster. The city's total population in 2011 was 27,804.
  7. ↑ This area does not include 24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi) in the Alberta portion of Lloydminster. The city's total area in 2011 was 41.53 km2 (16.03 sq mi).
  8. ↑ Martensville is Saskatchewan's smallest city by area.
  9. ↑ Melville is Saskatchewan's smallest city by population.
  10. ↑ Regina is Saskatchewan's capital and was its first city, incorporated June 19, 1903. The Regina census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed around the City of Regina.
  11. ↑ Saskatoon is Saskatchewan's largest city by both population and area. The Saskatoon CMA includes the cities of Martensville and Saskatoon.
  12. ↑ Warman is Saskatchewan's newest city, incorporated October 27, 2012.

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Notes

  1. ↑ While the Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon does not have a formal incorporation date, it was the passing of The Flin Flon Extensions of Boundaries Act, 1952, when the portion of Flin Flon in Manitoba held town status, that enabled a single municipal jurisdiction for the Manitoba and Saskatchewan portions of Flin Flon. [10]

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