List of cities in Saskatchewan

A city is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[1] A city is 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.[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 5,000 mark, but retains its city status as of 2015.

Saskatchewan has 16 cities[1] including Lloydminster, which traverses the provincial border with Alberta, but not including Flin Flon, which traverses the provincial border with Manitoba. Not including Flin Flon, Saskatchewan's 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 222,189 and 4,546 respectively.[3][4]

List
Year
founded 		Incorporation
date (village) [6] 		Incorporation
date (town)[6] 		Incorporation
date (city) [6] 		Population
(2016)[7] 		Population
(2011)[3] 		Population
(2006)[3] 		Change
(%)[3] 		Land
area
(km²)[3] 		Population
density
(per km²)[3]
EstevanEstevan No. 51892[8]November 2, 1899March 1, 1906align=center| March 1, 195711,48311,05410,0849.618.85586.6
Flin Flon (part)[SK 1]——–April 4, 1952[9][lower-alpha 1]align=center| —203229[SK 2]242−5.42.37[SK 3]96.4
HumboldtHumboldt No. 3701875[10]June 30, 1905April 1, 1907align=center| November 7, 20005,8695,6784,99813.613.46421.9
Lloydminster (part)[SK 4]Britannia No. 5021903[11]November 25, 1903April 1, 1907align=center| January 1, 195811,7659,772[SK 5]8,11820.417.34[SK 6]563.6
Martensville[SK 7]Corman Park No. 3441939[12]September 1, 1966January 1, 1969align=center| November 3, 20099,6457,7164,97855.06.231,239.3
Meadow LakeMeadow Lake No. 5881889[13]August 24, 1931February 1, 1936align=center| November 9, 20095,3445,0454,7715.77.95634.2
MelfortStar City No. 4281884[14]November 4, 1903July 1, 1907align=center| September 2, 19805,9925,5765,1927.414.78377.3
Melville[SK 8]Cana No. 2141908[15]December 21, 1908November 1, 1909align=center| August 1, 19604,5624,546[4]4,1499.614.82306.7
Moose JawMoose Jaw No. 1611881[16]—January 19, 1884align=center| November 20, 190333,89033,27432,1323.650.68656.5
North BattlefordNorth Battleford No. 4371903[17]March 21, 1906July 18, 1906align=center| May 1, 191314,31513,88813,1905.333.55414
Prince AlbertPrince Albert No. 4611866[18]—October 8, 1885align=center| October 8, 190435,92635,12934,1272.965.74534.4
Regina[SK 9]Sherwood No. 1591882[19]—December 1, 1883align=center| June 19, 1903215,106193,100179,2827.7145.451,327.6
Saskatoon[SK 10]Corman Park No. 3441883[20]November 16, 1901July 1, 1903align=center| May 26, 1906246,376222,189202,4089.8209.561,060.3
Swift CurrentSwift Current No. 1371882[21]February 4, 1904March 15, 1907align=center| January 15, 191416,60415,50314,9463.724.04644.9
Warman[SK 11]Corman Park No. 3441904[22]May 15, 1905May 19, 1905align=center| October 27, 201211,0207,0844,76948.58.54829.7
WeyburnWeyburn No. 671899[23]October 22, 1900August 5, 1903align=center| September 1, 191310,87010,4849,43311.118.49566.9
YorktonOrkney No. 2441882[24]July 11, 1894April 16, 1900align=center| February 1, 192816,34315,66915,0384.225.77608.1
Total cities — — — — — 629,233 595,707 547,615 8.8 675.25 882.2

Notes:

  1. The balance of Flin Flon is located within Manitoba.
  2. This population does not include 5,363 in the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon. The city's total population in 2011 was 5,592.
  3. 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).
  4. The balance of Lloydminster is located within Alberta.
  5. This population does not include 18,032 in the Alberta portion of Lloydminster. The city's total population in 2011 was 27,804.
  6. 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).
  7. Martensville is Saskatchewan's smallest city by area.
  8. Melville is Saskatchewan's smallest city by population.
  9. 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.
  10. Saskatoon is Saskatchewan's largest city by both population and area. The Saskatoon CMA includes the cities of Martensville and Saskatoon.
  11. Warman is Saskatchewan's newest city, incorporated October 27, 2012.
Saskatoon is Saskatchewan's largest city.
Regina is Saskatchewan's capital and second-largest city.
Skyline of Prince Albert.
Moose Jaw's city hall

See also

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.[9]

References
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  2. "The Cities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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  4. "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
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  7. "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.
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  12. "Martensville, SK". City of Martensville. 2006. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
  13. "Fur Trading Post to City". Town of Meadow Lake. 2010. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  14. "The Development of Melfort". Welcome to The City of Melfort - The City of Northern Lights. October 21, 2002. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
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  17. Ishaya, Arian. "Migration and Settlement". Multicultural Canada. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  18. "Tourism Prince Albert - Our Proud History". PAREDA - Tourism Prince Albert. 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
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  21. "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.
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