List of towns in Saskatchewan
A town is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[1] A resort village or a village can be incorporated as a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs via section 52 of The Municipalities Act if:
- requested by the council of the resort village or village; and
- the resort village or village has a population of 500 or more.[2]
Saskatchewan has 146 towns[1] that had a cumulative population of 137,725 and an average population of 943 in the 2011 Census.[3][4] Saskatchewan's largest and smallest towns are Kindersley and Scott with populations of 4,678 and 75 respectively.[3]
A city can be created from a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 39 of The Cities Act if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and the change in status is requested by the town council.[5]
List
See also
- List of cities in Saskatchewan
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of ghost towns in Saskatchewan
- List of hamlets in Saskatchewan
- List of Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
- List of municipalities in Saskatchewan
- List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
- List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
- List of villages in Saskatchewan
References
- 1 2 "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ↑ "The Municipalities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- 1 2
- ↑
- ↑ "The Cities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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