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Division No. 8
Census division in Saskatchewan
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Area
 • Total22,244.10 km2 (8,588.50 sq mi)
 As of 2016
Population
 (2016)
 • Total30,718
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)

Division No. 8 is one of eighteen census divisions in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, 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.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 8 had a population of 30,840 living in 12,739 of its 14,833 total private dwellings, a change of 0.4% from its 2016 population of 30,718. With a land area of 22,356.91 km2 (8,632.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Knowledge of languages in Division No. 8 (1991−2021)
Language 2021[2] 2011[3][4] 2001[5][6] 1991[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
English 28,685 99.57% 29,480 99.7% 30,155 99.47% 32,080 99.72%
Tagalog 1,185 4.11% 465 1.57% 20 0.07% 0 0%
French 995 3.45% 940 3.18% 1,085 3.58% 1,270 3.95%
German[a] 635 2.2% 1,400 4.73% 2,840 9.37% 3,710 11.53%
Spanish 290 1.01% 155 0.52% 115 0.38% 60 0.19%
Chinese[b] 225 0.78% 210 0.71% 210 0.69% 175 0.54%
Hindustani[c] 135 0.47% 45 0.15% 60 0.2% 55 0.17%
Ukrainian 105 0.36% 55 0.19% 115 0.38% 235 0.73%
Punjabi 100 0.35% 15 0.05% 70 0.23% 40 0.12%
Greek 85 0.3% 0 0% 85 0.28% 0 0%
Russian 80 0.28% 35 0.12% 10 0.03% 15 0.05%
Arabic 40 0.14% 30 0.1% 35 0.12% 50 0.16%
Polish 30 0.1% 20 0.07% 40 0.13% 55 0.17%
Cree[d] 30 0.1% 15 0.05% 20 0.07% 20 0.06%
Dutch 20 0.07% 85 0.29% 155 0.51% 210 0.65%
Italian 15 0.05% 0 0% 25 0.08% 10 0.03%
Portuguese 10 0.03% 0 0% 30 0.1% 10 0.03%
Vietnamese 0 0% 0 0% 55 0.18% 0 0%
Hungarian 0 0% 0 0% 10 0.03% 20 0.06%
Total responses 28,810 93.42% 29,570 98.69% 30,315 98.68% 32,170 98.77%
Total population 30,840 100% 29,962 100% 30,720 100% 32,569 100%

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Saskatchewan's Division No. 8.

City

Towns

Villages

Rural municipalities

[8]

Indian reserves

Unincorporated communities

Hamlets
Organized hamlets
Special service areas
Unincorporated communities

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Combined responses of the High German languages, including Standard German, Pennsylvania German, Swiss German, and Yiddish.
  2. ^ Combined responses of the Chinese languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Min Nan, Hakka, Wu (Shanghainese), Min Dong, Chinese, n.o.s., and Chinese languages, n.i.e..
  3. ^ Combined responses of Hindi and Urdu as they form mutually intelligible registers of the Hindustani language.
  4. ^ Combined responses of the Cree-Innu languages, previously categorized under "Cree" in past censuses.

References

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (17 August 2022). "Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 November 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (31 May 2016). "Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (23 December 2013). "2001 Census Topic-based tabulations Various Non-official Languages Spoken (76), Age Groups (13) and Sex (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (23 December 2013). "2001 Census Topic-based tabulations Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (13) and Sex (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (29 March 2019). "1991 Census Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions - Part B". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ^ Statistics Canada. 2002 2001 Community Profiles. Archived 2005-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE. Page accessed January 5, 2007

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