Census divisions of Saskatchewan
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The province of Saskatchewan
, Canada
is divided into 18 census division
s according to Statistics Canada
. See also List of communities in Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
is divided into 18 census division
Census division
Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit, below provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond...
s according to Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
. See also List of communities in Saskatchewan.
List of census divisions
They are shown with their most populous community.- Division No. 1, SaskatchewanDivision No. 1, SaskatchewanDivision No. 1, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions with the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the southeast corner of the province, bordering Manitoba and North Dakota. The most populous community in this division is Estevan.According to the...
- Estevan - Division No. 2, SaskatchewanDivision No. 2, SaskatchewanDivision No. 2, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the south-southeastern part of the province, on the United States border. The most populous community in this division is Weyburn. According to the...
- Weyburn - Division No. 3, SaskatchewanDivision No. 3, SaskatchewanDivision No. 3, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the south-southwestern part of the province, adjacent to the border with Montana, USA. The most populous community in this division is Assiniboia....
- AssiniboiaAssiniboia, SaskatchewanAssiniboia is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located south-southwest of Moose Jaw beside Highway 2 and Highway 13.-History:... - Division No. 4, SaskatchewanDivision No. 4, SaskatchewanDivision No. 4, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen Census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the southwest corner of the province, bordering Alberta and Montana. The most populous community in this division is Maple Creek.According to the 2006...
- Maple CreekMaple Creek, Saskatchewan-History:After the North-West Mounted Police had been established at Fort Walsh, settlers began to explore the Cypress Hills area, living along the creeks and doing small-scale ranching. The Department of the Interior was operating a First Nations farm on the Maple Creek, a few miles south from... - Division No. 5, SaskatchewanDivision No. 5, SaskatchewanDivision No. 5, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the east-southeastern part of the province, bordering Manitoba. The most populous community in this division is Melville.According to the 2006 census,...
- MelvilleMelville, SaskatchewanMelville is a small Canadian city located in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan. It was declared a city by the province in 1960. The city is north east of the provincial capital of Regina and south west of Yorkton. According to The World Gazetteer, it has a 2004 population of approximately... - Division No. 6, SaskatchewanDivision No. 6, SaskatchewanDivision No. 6, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the south-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is Regina, the provincial capital.According to the 2006 census,...
- ReginaRegina, SaskatchewanRegina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox... - Division No. 7, SaskatchewanDivision No. 7, SaskatchewanDivision No. 7, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the south-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is Moose Jaw....
- Moose Jaw - Division No. 8, SaskatchewanDivision No. 8, SaskatchewanDivision No. 8, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the west-southwestern part of the province, bordering Alberta. The most populous community in this division is Swift Current.According to the 2006...
- Swift Current - Division No. 9, SaskatchewanDivision No. 9, SaskatchewanDivision No. 9, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the eastern part of the province, bordering Manitoba. The most populous community in this division is Yorkton....
- Yorkton - Division No. 10, SaskatchewanDivision No. 10, SaskatchewanDivision No. 10, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the east-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is Wynyard. According to the 2006 census, 17,680 people lived in...
- WynyardWynyard, Saskatchewan-Climate:-Sites of interest:Frank Cameron Museum provides local historical artifacts as well as tourism information and is located in Wynyard. Wynyard Regional Park is the local camping site and is 2 km or 1 mi from Wynyard. Wynyard is located just to the south of Big Quill Lake which is the... - Division No. 11, SaskatchewanDivision No. 11, SaskatchewanDivision No. 11, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the central part of the province and includes the largest city in the province, Saskatoon. According to the 2006 census, 244,273 people lived in this...
- SaskatoonSaskatoonSaskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344.... - Division No. 12, SaskatchewanDivision No. 12, SaskatchewanDivision No. 12, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the west-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is Battleford....
- Battleford - Division No. 13, SaskatchewanDivision No. 13, SaskatchewanDivision No. 13, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the western part of the province, bordering Alberta. The most populous community in this division is Kindersley.According to the 2006 census, 22,342...
- KindersleyKindersley, SaskatchewanKindersley is a town in west central Saskatchewan, Canada, located at Section 10, Township 29, Range 23, West of the 3rd Meridian, along highway 7, a primary highway linking Calgary, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan... - Division No. 14, SaskatchewanDivision No. 14, SaskatchewanDivision No. 14, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the east-northeastern part of the province, bordering Manitoba. The most populous community in this division is the city of Melfort...
- MelfortMelfort, SaskatchewanMelfort is a small Canadian city in Saskatchewan, approximately southeast of Prince Albert, northwest of Saskatoon and north of Regina.According to The World Gazetteer, its population as of 2004 was 5,400... - Division No. 15, SaskatchewanDivision No. 15, SaskatchewanDivision No. 15, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the north-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is Prince Albert....
- Prince AlbertPrince Albert, SaskatchewanPrince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan... - Division No. 16, SaskatchewanDivision No. 16, SaskatchewanDivision No. 16, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the north-central part of the province. The most populous community in this division is North Battleford....
- North Battleford - Division No. 17, SaskatchewanDivision No. 17, SaskatchewanDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, 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...
- LloydminsterLloydminsterLloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan... - Division No. 18, SaskatchewanDivision No. 18, SaskatchewanDivision No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada, is one of the eighteen census divisions within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada. It occupies the northern portion of Saskatchewan, and it is the largest division in the province at 270,067.78 km² , almost 46 percent of the entire area of the...
- La RongeLa Ronge, SaskatchewanLa Ronge is a community of about 2,700 people in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 250 km north of Prince Albert. There are an additional 2,000 people living in the Lac La Ronge First Nation bordering the town, and another 1,000 people living in the neighbouring community of Air Ronge...
See also
- Subdivisions of Canada
- List of communities in Saskatchewan