Division No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada

Canada

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, is one of the eighteen census division

Census division

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s within the province, as defined by Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

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. It occupies the northern portion of 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....

, and it is the largest division in the province at 270,067.78 km² (104,273.75 sq mi), almost 46 percent of the entire area of the province. The most populous community in this division is the town of La Ronge

La Ronge, Saskatchewan

La 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...

, at its centre. Other population centres include the town of Creighton

Creighton, Saskatchewan

Creighton, Saskatchewan was named after Thomas Creighton. It had a 2006 census population of 1,502 inhabitants, down 3.47% from 1,556 inhabitants in 2001.The town lies beside the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, adjacent to Flin Flon, Manitoba...

 and its adjacent interprovincial city of Flin Flon, at the Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

 border on the east.

Demographics

According to the 2006 census

Statistics Canada

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, 33,919 people lived in this division.

Major communities

• Air Ronge
  Air Ronge, Saskatchewan
  Air Ronge is a small community in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 235 km north of Prince Albert. It lies on the western shore of Lac la Ronge, and is 3 km south of La Ronge and Lac La Ronge Provincial Park. According to 2006's census, the northern village is currently growing at 8.1%,...
  
  
• Beauval
  Beauval, Saskatchewan
  Beauval, Saskatchewan is a small community located in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It was founded in the early 20th century as a Roman Catholic mission and as a transportation center.-History:...
  
  
• Buffalo Narrows
  Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan
  Buffalo Narrows is a northern village in Northern Saskatchewan. Buffalo Narrows was founded in the early 20th century as a trapping, mink ranching and fishing settlement by Scandinavian traders. It is now a community of about 1300 people. Tourism and resource extraction are its main economic...
  
  
• Creighton
  Creighton, Saskatchewan
  Creighton, Saskatchewan was named after Thomas Creighton. It had a 2006 census population of 1,502 inhabitants, down 3.47% from 1,556 inhabitants in 2001.The town lies beside the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, adjacent to Flin Flon, Manitoba...
  
  
• Cumberland House
  Cumberland House, Saskatchewan
  Cumberland House is a village in Census Division No. 18 in north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada on the Saskatchewan River. It is the oldest community in Saskatchewan and has a population of about 2000 people...
  
  
• Denare Beach
  Denare Beach, Saskatchewan
  Denare Beach is a community on the east shore of Amisk Lake, Saskatchewan.It has a permanent population of about 770. This doubles in the summer when cabin owners return.-History:...
  
  
• Île-à-la-Crosse
• La Loche
• La Ronge
  La Ronge, Saskatchewan
  La 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...
  
  
• Pelican Narrows
  Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan
  Pelican Narrows is a northern village in Saskatchewan, located 120 km NW of Creighton via the Hanson Lake Road and highway 135. Its name in Cree is Opawikoscikcan which means "The Narrows of Fear". It is at the narrows that join Mirond and Pelican Lakes which lie between the Sturgeon-Weir and...
  
  
• Pinehouse
  Pinehouse, Saskatchewan
  Pinehouse is a community in Saskatchewan....
  
  
• Sandy Bay
  Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan
  Sandy Bay is a community in Saskatchewan, Canada.Sandy Bay is a village in northern Saskatchewan, located 190 km NW of Creighton via the Hanson Lake Road and Highway 135. The community is on the banks of the Churchill River. It is at the end of Highway 135, after passing through Pelican...