List of designated places in Saskatchewan

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Downtown main street of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan's most populous designated place

A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.[1] It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)."[2] Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places, so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities.[2] Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres.[2]

In the 2021 Census of Population, Saskatchewan had 198 designated places,[3] an increase from 193 in 2016.[4] Designated place types in Saskatchewan include 2 cluster subdivisions, 40 dissolved municipalities, 9 northern settlements, 143 organized hamlets, 2 resort subdivisions, and 2 retired population centre.[5] In 2021, the 198 designated places had a cumulative population of 11,858, and an average population of 60. Saskatchewan's largest designated place is Gravelbourg with a population of 986.[6]

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List of designated places in Saskatchewan
Name[6] Type[5] 2021 Census of Population[6]
Population
(2021)
Population
(2016)
Change
(%)
Land
area
(km2)
Population
density
(per km2)
Admiral Dissolved municipality 15 20 −25.0% 1.87 8.0/km2
Alsask Dissolved municipality 113 111 +1.8% 1.87 60.4/km2
Alta Vista Organized hamlet 33 36 −8.3% 0.14 235.7/km2
Amsterdam Organized hamlet 30 25 +20.0% 0.3 100.0/km2
Aneroid Dissolved municipality 25 50 −50.0% 0.97 25.8/km2
Antler Dissolved municipality 30 40 −25.0% 0.7 42.9/km2
Arelee Dissolved municipality 10 10 0.0% 0.3 33.3/km2
Arlington Beach Organized hamlet 38 20 +90.0% 0.5 76.0/km2
Balone Beach Organized hamlet 18 5 +260.0% 0.05 360.0/km2
Bankend Organized hamlet 15 15 0.0% 0.28 53.6/km2
Barrier Ford Organized hamlet 30 20 +50.0% 0.17 176.5/km2
Bayview Heights Organized hamlet 10 15 −33.3% 0.05 200.0/km2
Bear Creek Northern settlement 45 33 +36.4% 1.95 23.1/km2
Beaubier Organized hamlet 20 30 −33.3% 0.08 250.0/km2
Beaver Creek Organized hamlet 111 107 +3.7% 2.05 54.1/km2
Bellegarde Organized hamlet 35 30 +16.7% 0.15 233.3/km2
Benson Dissolved municipality 95 116 −18.1% 0.45 211.1/km2
Big Beaver Organized hamlet 10 10 0.0% 0.22 45.5/km2
Birsay Dissolved municipality 40 46 −13.0% 0.78 51.3/km2
Blumenthal Organized hamlet 123 102 +20.6% 0.71 173.2/km2
Brancepeth Organized hamlet 20 35 −42.9% 0.2 100.0/km2
Burgis Beach Organized hamlet 113 55 +105.5% 0.36 313.9/km2
Camsell Portage Northern settlement 0 10 −100.0% 4.14 0.0/km2
Candiac Organized hamlet 10 20 −50.0% 0.28 35.7/km2
Cando Dissolved municipality 70 66 +6.1% 0.64 109.4/km2
Caron Organized hamlet 199 163 +22.1% 0.66 301.5/km2
Cedar Villa Estates Organized hamlet 113 104 +8.7% 0.68 166.2/km2
Chelan Organized hamlet 45 55 −18.2% 0.2 225.0/km2
Chortitz Organized hamlet 15 19 −21.1% 0.21 71.4/km2
Claybank Organized hamlet 15 15 0.0% 0.18 83.3/km2
Clemenceau Organized hamlet 15 10 +50.0% 0.27 55.6/km2
Colesdale Park Organized hamlet 25 20 +25.0% 0.09 277.8/km2
Congress Organized hamlet 20 20 0.0% 0.99 20.2/km2
Corning Organized hamlet 25 25 0.0% 0.21 119.0/km2
Crane Valley Organized hamlet 20 15 +33.3% 0.52 38.5/km2
Crooked River Organized hamlet 49 32 +53.1% 0.28 175.0/km2
Crutwell Organized hamlet 77 57 +35.1% 0.09 855.6/km2
Crystal Bay-Sunset Organized hamlet 39 15 +160.0% 0.53 73.6/km2
Crystal Lake part A Organized hamlet 115 61 +88.5% 0.8 143.8/km2
Crystal Lake part B Organized hamlet 56 31 +80.6% 0.42 133.3/km2
Crystal Springs Organized hamlet 20 15 +33.3% 0.3 66.7/km2
Cudsaskwa Beach Organized hamlet 61 52 +17.3% 0.05 1,220.0/km2
Davin Organized hamlet 50 43 +16.3% 0.2 250.0/km2
Day's Beach Organized hamlet 43 35 +22.9% 0.26 165.4/km2
Delmas Organized hamlet 103 128 −19.5% 0.47 219.1/km2
Demaine Organized hamlet 20 25 −20.0% 0.29 69.0/km2
Descharme Lake Northern settlement 26 5 +420.0% 0.24 108.3/km2
Dollard Dissolved municipality 20 5 +300.0% 0.56 35.7/km2
Domremy Dissolved municipality 113 101 +11.9% 0.66 171.2/km2
Eagle Point Cluster subdivision 105 91 +15.4% 1 105.0/km2
Edgeley Organized hamlet 41 45 −8.9% 0.16 256.3/km2
Elbow Lake Organized hamlet 10 0 NA 0.01 1,000.0/km2
Eldersley Organized hamlet 25 30 −16.7% 0.16 156.3/km2
Erwood Organized hamlet 35 50 −30.0% 0.44 79.5/km2
Evergreen Acres Organized hamlet 43 20 +115.0% 0.15 286.7/km2
Evergreen Brightsand Organized hamlet 53 26 +103.8% 0.93 57.0/km2
Fairholme Organized hamlet 20 15 +33.3% 0.16 125.0/km2
Fairy Glen Organized hamlet 37 30 +23.3% 0.27 137.0/km2
Fife Lake Organized hamlet 25 25 0.0% 0.36 69.4/km2
Fiske Organized hamlet 74 65 +13.8% 0.54 137.0/km2
Frenchman Butte Organized hamlet 235 53 +343.4% 0.77 305.2/km2
Furdale Organized hamlet 181 188 −3.7% 1.99 91.0/km2
Garrick Organized hamlet 15 20 −25.0% 0.25 60.0/km2
Garson Lake Northern settlement 10 10 0.0% 1.34 7.5/km2
Girvin Dissolved municipality 25 15 +66.7% 0.78 32.1/km2
Gladmar Dissolved municipality 37 57 −35.1% 0.49 75.5/km2
Good Spirit Acres Organized hamlet 138 133 +3.8% 1.34 103.0/km2
Gravelbourg Retired population centre 986 1,083 −9.0% 3.12 316.0/km2
Gray Organized hamlet 58 94 −38.3% 0.28 207.1/km2
Griffin Organized hamlet 128 111 +15.3% 0.61 209.8/km2
Gronlid Organized hamlet 71 74 −4.1% 0.38 186.8/km2
Guernsey Organized hamlet 95 97 −2.1% 0.66 143.9/km2
Hagen Organized hamlet 25 32 −21.9% 0.19 131.6/km2
Handel Dissolved municipality 20 20 0.0% 2.73 7.3/km2
Hazel Dell Organized hamlet 15 15 0.0% 0.42 35.7/km2
Hendon Organized hamlet 10 20 −50.0% 0.28 35.7/km2
Herschel Dissolved municipality 30 30 0.0% 1.28 23.4/km2
Hitchcock Bay Organized hamlet 108 64 +68.8% 1.28 84.4/km2
Hoey Organized hamlet 53 45 +17.8% 0.33 160.6/km2
Holbein Organized hamlet 122 109 +11.9% 0.5 244.0/km2
Horseshoe Bay Organized hamlet 90 37 +143.2% 0.8 112.5/km2
Indian Point-Golden Sands Organized hamlet 137 88 +55.7% 0.8 171.3/km2
Kandahar Organized hamlet 10 20 −50.0% 0.46 21.7/km2
Kayville Organized hamlet 10 10 0.0% 0.36 27.8/km2
Ketchen Organized hamlet 20 15 +33.3% 0.18 111.1/km2
Khedive Dissolved municipality 20 15 +33.3% 0.58 34.5/km2
Kimosom Pwatinahk 203 (Deschambault Lake) Retired population centre 840 1,046 −19.7% 1.4 600.0/km2
Kopp's Kove Organized hamlet 55 35 +57.1% 0.16 343.8/km2
Kronau Organized hamlet 288 394 −26.9% 0.67 429.9/km2
Kuroki Organized hamlet 35 50 −30.0% 0.53 66.0/km2
Kylemore Organized hamlet 5 0 NA 0.25 20.0/km2
Lady Lake Organized hamlet 20 10 +100.0% 0.34 58.8/km2
Lakeview Organized hamlet 80 42 +90.5% 0.22 363.6/km2
Langbank Organized hamlet 20 25 −20.0% 0.2 100.0/km2
Lanz Point Organized hamlet 56 37 +51.4% 0.12 466.7/km2
Leslie Dissolved municipality 20 15 +33.3% 0.55 36.4/km2
Lisieux Organized hamlet 10 10 0.0% 0.21 47.6/km2
Little Fishing Lake Organized hamlet 45 20 +125.0% 0.26 173.1/km2
Little Swan River Organized hamlet 30 0 NA 0.78 38.5/km2
Livelong Organized hamlet 100 74 +35.1% 0.17 588.2/km2
Lockwood Dissolved municipality 5 15 −66.7% 0.73 6.8/km2
Lone Rock Organized hamlet 50 76 −34.2% 0.33 151.5/km2
Loverna Dissolved municipality 5 5 0.0% 0.64 7.8/km2
MacDowall Organized hamlet 119 125 −4.8% 0.9 132.2/km2
Mantario Dissolved municipality 15 5 +200.0% 0.77 19.5/km2
Martinson's Beach Organized hamlet 49 50 −2.0% 0.12 408.3/km2
Mayfair Organized hamlet 20 30 −33.3% 0.09 222.2/km2
Maymont Beach Organized hamlet 36 35 +2.9% 0.19 189.5/km2
Mazenod Dissolved municipality 25 10 +150.0% 3.77 6.6/km2
McCord Organized hamlet 25 30 −16.7% 0.34 73.5/km2
Meskanaw Organized hamlet 15 20 −25.0% 0.07 214.3/km2
Meyronne Dissolved municipality 20 35 −42.9% 0.41 48.8/km2
Mikado Organized hamlet 40 25 +60.0% 0.41 97.6/km2
Missinipe Northern settlement 27 5 +440.0% 1.5 18.0/km2
Mohr's Beach Organized hamlet 15 0 NA 0.3 50.0/km2
Moose Bay Organized hamlet 71 41 +73.2% 0.23 308.7/km2
Mozart Organized hamlet 28 25 +12.0% 0.23 121.7/km2
Napatak Resort subdivision 118 134 −11.9% 0.57 207.0/km2
Nesslin Lake Organized hamlet 15 5 +200.0% 0.11 136.4/km2
Neuanlage Organized hamlet 571 522 +9.4% 1.99 286.9/km2
Neuhorst Organized hamlet 89 114 −21.9% 0.3 296.7/km2
North Colesdale Park Organized hamlet 22 30 −26.7% 0.11 200.0/km2
North Shore Fishing Lake Organized hamlet 151 74 +104.1% 0.41 368.3/km2
North Weyburn Organized hamlet 96 111 −13.5% 0.61 157.4/km2
Northside Organized hamlet 35 30 +16.7% 0.31 112.9/km2
Nut Mountain Organized hamlet 5 10 −50.0% 0.34 14.7/km2
Okla Organized hamlet 20 10 +100.0% 0.41 48.8/km2
Ormiston Organized hamlet 10 10 0.0% 0.35 28.6/km2
Otthon Organized hamlet 56 73 −23.3% 0.27 207.4/km2
Ottman-Murray Beach Organized hamlet 46 15 +206.7% 0.59 78.0/km2
Oungre Organized hamlet 10 20 −50.0% 0.16 62.5/km2
Palmer Dissolved municipality 20 10 +100.0% 2.47 8.1/km2
Parkland Beach Organized hamlet 27 10 +170.0% 0.38 71.1/km2
Parkview Organized hamlet 56 32 +75.0% 0.39 143.6/km2
Parry Organized hamlet 15 15 0.0% 0.24 62.5/km2
Pasqua Lake Organized hamlet 213 200 +6.5% 0.64 332.8/km2
Peebles Organized hamlet 15 20 −25.0% 0.07 214.3/km2
Pelican Cove Organized hamlet 69 42 +64.3% 0.33 209.1/km2
Pelican Point Organized hamlet 50 29 +72.4% 0.25 200.0/km2
Pelican Shores Organized hamlet 10 5 +100.0% 0.08 125.0/km2
Penzance Dissolved municipality 30 25 +20.0% 0.65 46.2/km2
Phillips Grove Organized hamlet 15 15 0.0% 0.31 48.4/km2
Piapot Dissolved municipality 40 50 −20.0% 0.74 54.1/km2
Potato Lake Cluster subdivision 43 45 −4.4% 1.6 26.9/km2
Powm Beach Organized hamlet 59 37 +59.5% 0.46 128.3/km2
Prairie River Organized hamlet 70 55 +27.3% 0.16 437.5/km2
Prince Organized hamlet 37 50 −26.0% 0.66 56.1/km2
Ramsey Bay Resort subdivision 159 79 +101.3% 0.52 305.8/km2
Riceton Organized hamlet 33 61 −45.9% 0.61 54.1/km2
Robsart Dissolved municipality 15 20 −25.0% 1.67 9.0/km2
Rockhaven Dissolved municipality 15 10 +50.0% 1.52 9.9/km2
Runnymede Organized hamlet 20 30 −33.3% 0.24 83.3/km2
Ruthilda Dissolved municipality 10 5 +100.0% 0.69 14.5/km2
Sarnia Beach Organized hamlet 37 15 +146.7% 0.16 231.3/km2
Scout Lake Organized hamlet 10 10 0.0% 0.35 28.6/km2
Shackleton Dissolved municipality 5 10 −50.0% 0.72 6.9/km2
Shipman Organized hamlet 5 10 −50.0% 0.37 13.5/km2
Simmie Organized hamlet 25 41 −39.0% 0.15 166.7/km2
Sled Lake Northern settlement 24 10 +140.0% 1.97 12.2/km2
Sleepy Hollow Organized hamlet 29 18 +61.1% 0.04 725.0/km2
Snowden Organized hamlet 15 20 −25.0% 0.1 150.0/km2
Sorenson's Beach Organized hamlet 44 33 +33.3% 0.17 258.8/km2
Sovereign Dissolved municipality 40 25 +60.0% 1.12 35.7/km2
Spring Bay Organized hamlet 20 10 +100.0% 0.22 90.9/km2
Springwater Dissolved municipality 10 10 0.0% 0.67 14.9/km2
Spruce Bay Organized hamlet 15 20 −25.0% 0.14 107.1/km2
Spruce Lake Dissolved municipality 42 55 −23.6% 0.63 66.7/km2
St. Isidore-de-Bellevue Organized hamlet 154 152 +1.3% 0.22 700.0/km2
St. Joseph's Organized hamlet 130 131 −0.8% 0.36 361.1/km2
St. Victor Dissolved municipality 25 20 +25.0% 0.24 104.2/km2
Stanley Mission Northern settlement 104 95 +9.5% 0.28 371.4/km2
Summerfield Beach Organized hamlet 44 43 +2.3% 0.33 133.3/km2
Sunset Beach Organized hamlet 61 38 +60.5% 0.21 290.5/km2
Sunset View Beach Dissolved municipality 133 74 +79.7% 1 133.0/km2
Swan Plain Organized hamlet 5 15 −66.7% 0.2 25.0/km2
Sylvania Organized hamlet 52 57 −8.8% 0.32 162.5/km2
Tadmore Organized hamlet 20 20 0.0% 0.26 76.9/km2
Taylor Beach Organized hamlet 48 58 −17.2% 0.37 129.7/km2
Trevessa Beach Organized hamlet 52 60 −13.3% 0.19 273.7/km2
Trossachs Organized hamlet 50 42 +19.0% 0.36 138.9/km2
Tuffnell Organized hamlet 5 15 −66.7% 0.17 29.4/km2
Turtle Lake South Bay Organized hamlet 61 41 +48.8% 0.36 169.4/km2
Tway Organized hamlet 5 5 0.0% 0.2 25.0/km2
Uhl's Bay Organized hamlet 20 5 +300.0% 1.15 17.4/km2
Uranium City Northern settlement 91 73 +24.7% 5.99 15.2/km2
Usherville Organized hamlet 5 0 NA 0.12 41.7/km2
Vawn Dissolved municipality 20 49 −59.2% 0.6 33.3/km2
Veregin Dissolved municipality 47 45 +4.4% 1.46 32.2/km2
Viceroy Dissolved municipality 25 20 +25.0% 1.14 21.9/km2
West Chatfield Beach Organized hamlet 29 23 +26.1% 0.1 290.0/km2
Westview Organized hamlet 53 45 +17.8% 0.39 135.9/km2
White Bear Organized hamlet 25 10 +150.0% 0.24 104.2/km2
Willowbrook Dissolved municipality 30 37 −18.9% 0.46 65.2/km2
Wishart Dissolved municipality 50 70 −28.6% 0.66 75.8/km2
Wollaston Lake Northern settlement 96 104 −7.7% 1.45 66.2/km2
Woodrow Dissolved municipality 20 58 −65.5% 0.54 37.0/km2
Wymark Organized hamlet 148 138 +7.2% 0.32 462.5/km2
Yellow Creek Dissolved municipality 35 45 −22.2% 0.52 67.3/km2
Total designated places 11,858 11,098 +6.8% 119.87 98.9/km2
Province of Saskatchewan 1,132,505 1,098,352 +3.1% 577,060.40 2.0/km2

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  1. ^ "2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. November 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016: Designated place (DPL)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 – Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Select from a list of geographies, Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. January 23, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.