List of designated places in Saskatchewan

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]

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

At the 2016 Census of Population, Saskatchewan 193 designated places,[3] a decrease from 194 in 2011.[4] Designated place types in Saskatchewan include 40 dissolved municipalities, 9 northern settlements, 143 organized hamlets, and a single retired population centre.[5] In 2016, the 193 designated places had a cumulative population of 9,615 and an average population of 50. Saskatchewan's largest designated place is Gravelbourg with a population of 1,083.[5]

List
Total designated places — 9,615 9,373 +2.6% 121.8 78.9/km2
Province of Saskatchewan — 1,098,352 1,033,381 +6.3% 588,243.54 1.9/km2

See also

Notes
  1. One of two parts of Crystal Lake.
  2. One of two parts of Crystal Lake.

References
  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. "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016: Designated place (DPL)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. "Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. "Census Dictionary: Table 1 – Geographic units by province and territory, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
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