In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, a city is a type of incorporated urban municipality[1] that is created from a town by the minister of municipal affairs. The city form of governmental organization is created by a ministerial order via section 39 of The Cities Act if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and if the change in status is requested by the town council.[2]

In the early history of the province, the threshold for city status was much lower, with both Saskatoon and Regina achieving city status with populations in the 3,000 range. One city, Melville, currently has a population well below the current 5,000 threshold, but retains its city status even though the population criterion has changed since its current governmental form was designated.

Saskatchewan has 16 cities[1] including Lloydminster, which traverses the provincial border with Alberta, but does not include Flin Flon, which traverses the provincial border with Manitoba. With the exception of Flin Flon, Saskatchewan's other cities had a cumulative population of 595,707 and an average population of 37,232 in the 2011 Census.[3][4] Saskatchewan's largest and smallest cities are Saskatoon and Melville with populations of 246,376 and 4,562 respectively.[5]

List

Name Rural municipality[6] Year
founded 		Incorporation
date (village) [7] 		Incorporation
date (town)[7] 		Incorporation
date (city) [7] 		Population (2021) [8] Population
(2016)[5] 		Change (%) [8] Population
(2011)[3] 		Population
(2006)[3] 		Land
area
(km²)[8] 		Population
density
(per km²)[8]
Estevan Estevan No. 5 1892[9] November 2, 1899 March 1, 1906 March 1, 1957 10,851 11,483 -5.5 11,054 10,084 18.85 586.6
Flin Flon (part)[SK 1] —[SK 2] — – April 4, 1952[10][a] — 159 203 -21.7 229[SK 3] 242 2.37[SK 4] 96.4
Humboldt Humboldt No. 370 1875[11] June 30, 1905 April 1, 1907 November 7, 2000 6,033 5,869 2.8 5,678 4,998 13.46 421.9
Lloydminster (part)[SK 5] Britannia No. 502
Wilton No. 472 		1903[12] November 25, 1903 April 1, 1907 January 1, 1958 11,843 11,765 0.7 9,772[SK 6] 8,118 17.34[SK 7] 563.6
Martensville[SK 8] Corman Park No. 344 1939[13] September 1, 1966 January 1, 1969 November 3, 2009 10,549 9,645 9.3 7,716 4,978 6.23 1,239.3
Meadow Lake Meadow Lake No. 588 1889[14] August 24, 1931 February 1, 1936 November 9, 2009 5,322 5,344 -0.4 5,045 4,771 7.95 634.2
Melfort Star City No. 428 1884[15] November 4, 1903 July 1, 1907 September 2, 1980 5,955 5,992 -0.6 5,576 5,192 14.78 377.3
Melville[SK 9] Cana No. 214 1908[16] December 21, 1908 November 1, 1909 August 1, 1960 4,493 4,562 -1.5 4,546[4] 4,149 14.82 306.7
Moose Jaw Moose Jaw No. 161 1881[17] — January 19, 1884 November 20, 1903 33,665 33,890 -0.7 33,274 32,132 50.68 656.5
North Battleford North Battleford No. 437 1903[18] March 21, 1906 July 18, 1906 May 1, 1913 13,836 14,315 -3.3 13,888 13,190 33.55 414
Prince Albert Prince Albert No. 461 1866[19] — October 8, 1885 October 8, 1904 37,756 35,926 5.1 35,129 34,127 65.74 534.4
Regina[SK 10] Sherwood No. 159 1882[20] — December 1, 1883 June 19, 1903 226,404 215,106 5.3 193,100 179,282 145.45 1,327.6
Saskatoon[SK 11] Corman Park No. 344 1883[21] November 16, 1901 July 1, 1903 May 26, 1906 266,141 246,376 7.7 222,189 202,408 209.56 1,060.3
Swift Current Swift Current No. 137 1882[22] February 4, 1904 March 15, 1907 January 15, 1914 16,750 16,604 0.9 15,503 14,946 24.04 644.9
Warman[SK 12] Corman Park No. 344 1904[23] May 15, 1905 May 19, 1905 October 27, 2012 12,419 11,020 12.7 7,084 4,769 8.54 829.7
Weyburn Weyburn No. 67 1899[24] October 22, 1900 August 5, 1903 September 1, 1913 11,019 10,870 1.4 10,484 9,433 18.49 566.9
Yorkton Orkney No. 244 1882[25] July 11, 1894 April 16, 1900 February 1, 1928 16,280 16,343 -0.4 15,669 15,038 25.77 608.1
Total cities — — — — — 689,475 629,233 595,707 547,615 675.25 882.2

Notes:

  1. ^ The balance of Flin Flon is located within Manitoba.
  2. ^ The Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon is surrounded by the unorganized Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
  3. ^ This population does not include 5,363 in the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon. The city's total population in 2011 was 5,592.
  4. ^ This area does not include 13.88 km2 (5.36 sq mi) in the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon. The city's total area in 2011 was 16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi).
  5. ^ The balance of Lloydminster is located within Alberta.
  6. ^ This population does not include 18,032 in the Alberta portion of Lloydminster. The city's total population in 2011 was 27,804.
  7. ^ This area does not include 24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi) in the Alberta portion of Lloydminster. The city's total area in 2011 was 41.53 km2 (16.03 sq mi).
  8. ^ Martensville is Saskatchewan's smallest city by area.
  9. ^ Melville is Saskatchewan's smallest city by population.
  10. ^ Regina is Saskatchewan's capital and was its first city, incorporated June 19, 1903. The Regina census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed around the City of Regina.
  11. ^ Saskatoon is Saskatchewan's largest city by both population and area. The Saskatoon CMA includes the cities of Martensville and Saskatoon.
  12. ^ Warman is Saskatchewan's newest city, incorporated October 27, 2012.

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Notes

  1. ^ While the Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon does not have a formal incorporation date, it was the passing of The Flin Flon Extensions of Boundaries Act, 1952, when the portion of Flin Flon in Manitoba held town status, that enabled a single municipal jurisdiction for the Manitoba and Saskatchewan portions of Flin Flon.[10]

References

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  3. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. May 28, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Search for Municipal Information". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
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  14. ^ "Fur Trading Post to City". Town of Meadow Lake. 2010. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
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  20. ^ Coneghan, Daria (2006). "Regina". The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
  21. ^ "City of Saskatoon • City Council • City History". Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
  22. ^ "tourism swift current - history of swift current, saskatchewan, Canada". City of Swift Current. 2005. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
  23. ^ "Warman, SK". City of Warman. 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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  25. ^ "City of Yorkton - History and Folklore Summary - 1882 to 1889". 2005. Archived from the original on August 19, 2004. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
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