Saskatoon Metropolitan Area
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The Saskatoon Region is the metropolitan area based around Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon 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....
, Saskatchewan. The region has a population in excess of 265,000 as of 2010
The area is served by the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport, the 22nd busiest airport in the country.
Unlike many major North American urbanized areas, yet similarly to other prairie centres in Canada, Saskatoon developed as a unicity
Unicity
The term Unicity refers to reforms in the structure of the metropolitan government of Winnipeg in 1972. Unicity, an ambitious experiment in local government reform, established the City of Winnipeg as one unified city; until that point, the greater Winnipeg area had been composed of several...
as it incorporated most of its suburbs into the city proper. In the past, when the city limits reached the borders of neighboring municipalities, such as Sutherland and Nutana, they were simply annexed into the population of Saskatoon. The vast majority of the region's inhabitants reside within the City of Saskatoon proper whose civic population has itself well surpassed the 200,000 mark.
Saskatoon CMA
Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) is the definition Statistics CanadaStatistics 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....
uses to determine the demographics of greater Saskatoon (as well as other large Canadian cities). The Saskatoon CMA includes the City of Saskatoon, R.M. of Corman Park
Corman Park No. 344, Saskatchewan
The area's German Canadian population is much higher proportionately than the national or provincial averages: 43.4% .-Government of the RM:...
, the City of Martensville
Martensville, Saskatchewan
Martensville is a city located in Saskatchewan, Canada, just north of Saskatoon, and south west of Clarkboro Ferry which crosses the South Saskatchewan River. Martensville is one of the fastest growing communities in Saskatchewan, with the population growing 25% between 1996 and 2001. It is...
, and other smaller towns within the region.
According to Statistics Canada estimates dated July 1, 2010, the Saskatoon CMA has surpassed a quarter of a million people and is the 17th largest metropolitan area in the country with an estimated population of 265,259. It is also the largest CMA 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....
and has a land area of 5206 square kilometres (2,010 sq mi).
List of Municipalities
| Municipality | Population | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cities | ||
| Martensville Martensville, Saskatchewan Martensville is a city located in Saskatchewan, Canada, just north of Saskatoon, and south west of Clarkboro Ferry which crosses the South Saskatchewan River. Martensville is one of the fastest growing communities in Saskatchewan, with the population growing 25% between 1996 and 2001. It is... |
4,968 | 2006 |
| Saskatoon Saskatoon Saskatoon 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.... |
202,340 | 2006 |
| Towns | ||
| Allan Allan, Saskatchewan -External links:* *... |
631 | 2006 |
| Asquith Asquith, Saskatchewan -External links:*... |
576 | 2006 |
| Colonsay Colonsay, Saskatchewan -History:Colonsay experienced a record setting 167-day-long frost-free period in 1978, which was, to the dismay of a number of residents, still not a long enough growing season for yams or sweet potatoes .... |
425 | 2006 |
| Dalmeny Dalmeny, Saskatchewan Dalmeny is a town in the central part of Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Dalmeny, Scotland. The town is located in the rural municipality of Corman Park. The Dominion Land Survey description of Dalmeny's location is Section 10 Tsp 39 Rge 6 W3.-Police:... |
1,560 | 2006 |
| Delisle Delisle, Saskatchewan -References:... |
898 | 2006 |
| Dundurn Dundurn, Saskatchewan -Sites of interest:Blackstrap Provincial park and Blackstrap Ski Hill a conservation area with man made lake as well as a man made mountain is located 7 kilometers or 5 miles to the east of town. In 1969, 1970 Mount Blackstrap was constructed to host the 1971 Canada Winter Games which were awarded... |
647 | 2006 |
| Langham Langham, Saskatchewan -Neighboring Communities:Rural Saskatchewan is known for the support that communities give each other in the form of attending community activities, sharing sport teams, and building friendships among children and adults from neighboring towns and cities. Communities that surround Langham include... |
1,120 | 2006 |
| Osler Osler, Saskatchewan -External links:**... |
926 | 2006 |
| Warman Warman, Saskatchewan -History:The town of Warman was born when the Canadian National Railway running from Humboldt to North Battleford intersected with the Canadian Pacific Railway running from Regina to Prince Albert. This took place in the fall of 1904.... |
4,764 | 2006 |
| Villages | ||
| Borden Borden, Saskatchewan -Notable people:* Robert Wardhaugh, born 1967, in Borden, Saskatchewan is an award-winning History professor at the University of Western Ontario.* David Orchard, is a Canadian political figure and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.- See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages... |
223 | 2006 |
| Bradwell Bradwell, Saskatchewan -See also:* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:*******... |
182 | 2006 |
| Clavet Clavet, Saskatchewan -External links:*... |
345 | 2006 |
| Elstow Elstow, Saskatchewan - See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan* Elstow-External links:*******... |
91 | 2006 |
| Meacham Meacham, Saskatchewan - See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:*********-Footnotes:... |
70 | 2006 |
| Vanscoy Vanscoy, Saskatchewan -Sites of Interest:Within 19 kilometers or 12 miles of Vanscoy is the Otapasoo Trails Recreation Site. Pike Lake Provincial Park has hiking trails, boating, and marsh land conservation area, and is located 16 kilometers or 10 miles to the south east of Vanscoy. Vade, Hawker, Hawoods, Farley,... |
339 | 2006 |
| Resort Villages | ||
| Shields Shields, Saskatchewan -Statistics:-External links:*... |
172 | 2006 |
| Thode Thode, Saskatchewan Thode is a community in Saskatchewan.... |
156 | 2006 |
| Rural municipalities | ||
| Blucher No. 343 Blucher No. 343, Saskatchewan Blucher No. 343 is a rural municipality in north-central Saskatchewan on the South Saskatchewan River. It is located in Division No. 15.According to the Canada 2001 Census:*Population: 1476*% Change : 27.8*Dwellings: 567*Area : 789.28... |
1,593 | 2006 |
| Colonsay No. 342 Colonsay No. 342, Saskatchewan Colonsay No. 342 is a rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada, east of Saskatoon. It is located inCensus Division number 11. The rural area population of the RM has been declining over the past few years.... |
275 | 2006 |
| Corman Park No. 344 Corman Park No. 344, Saskatchewan The area's German Canadian population is much higher proportionately than the national or provincial averages: 43.4% .-Government of the RM:... |
8,349 | 2006 |
| Dundurn No. 313 Dundurn No. 314, Saskatchewan Dundurn No. 314 is a rural municipality in north-central Saskatchewan on the South Saskatchewan River. RM Dundurn is an administrative division for the rural area around the town of Dundurn. It is located in Census Division No. 11 for enumeration purposes... |
632 | 2006 |
| Vanscoy No. 345 Vanscoy No. 345, Saskatchewan The Rural Municipality of Vanscoy No. 345, Saskatchewan is located southwest of the city of Saskatoon, Canada. It was established December 13, 1909. Before 1935 it was known as the Rural Municipality Number 345 of Richland and then was absorbed into Loganton on October 16, 1909 and into Vanscoy on... |
345 | 2006 |
| Indian Reserves | ||
| Whitecap | 235 | 2006 |
See also
- 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....
- MartensvilleMartensville, SaskatchewanMartensville is a city located in Saskatchewan, Canada, just north of Saskatoon, and south west of Clarkboro Ferry which crosses the South Saskatchewan River. Martensville is one of the fastest growing communities in Saskatchewan, with the population growing 25% between 1996 and 2001. It is...
- Corman ParkCorman Park No. 344, SaskatchewanThe area's German Canadian population is much higher proportionately than the national or provincial averages: 43.4% .-Government of the RM:...