In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan has three different types of unincorporated hamlets including generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets". The exception to unincorporated hamlets in Saskatchewan is a "northern hamlet", which is a type of incorporated municipality.
Saskatchewan has 11 northern hamlets and 187 unincorporated hamlets including 20 generic hamlets, 23 special service areas and 144 organized hamlets. All northern hamlets are within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District while all unincorporated hamlets are under the jurisdiction of rural municipalities within southern Saskatchewan. The organized hamlets are established via ministerial order.
Some organized hamlets in Saskatchewan are recognized as designated places by Statistics Canada, while generic hamlets are not. The people in a generic hamlet may apply for organized hamlet status within the rural municipality in which it is located.
Northern hamlets
| Name | Incorporation date |
Population (2011) |
Population (2006) |
Change (%) |
Land area (km) |
Population density (per km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Point | March 26, 2008 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Bay | November 1, 1983 | 230 | 156 | 47.4 | 4.95 | 46.5 |
| Dore Lake | January 11, 1985 | 28 | 30 | −6.7 | 8.03 | 3.5 |
| Jans Bay | October 1, 1983 | 187 | 181 | 3.3 | 5.94 | 31.5 |
| Michel Village | November 1, 1983 | 66 | 79 | −16.5 | 3.73 | 17.7 |
| Patuanak | December 1, 1983 | 64 | 84 | −23.8 | 1.34 | 47.6 |
| St. George's Hill | December 1, 1983 | 100 | 19 | 426.3 | 1.46 | 68.7 |
| Stony Rapids | April 1, 1992 | 243 | 255 | −4.7 | 3.96 | 61.3 |
| Timber Bay | October 1, 1983 | 93 | 139 | −33.1 | 4.44 | 20.9 |
| Turnor Lake | October 1, 1984 | 179 | 115 | 55.7 | 4.62 | 38.7 |
| Weyakwin | December 1, 1983 | 135 | 99 | 36.4 | 8.20 | 16.5 |
| Total northern hamlets | — | 1,372 | 1,157 | 18.6 | 46.67 | 29.4 |
Unincorporated hamlets
Organized hamlets
Saskatchewan had 146 organized hamlets in 2019. The number was reduced to 144 on January 1, 2020, when the organized hamlets of Indian Point – Golden Sands and Turtle Lake Lodge amalgamated to form the Resort Village of Turtle View.
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Hamlets
Special service areas
Like a generic hamlet, a special service area is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and does not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities. Unlike a generic hamlet, a special service area may form its own electoral division within the rural municipality and may have a different tax regime within the rural municipality compared to a generic hamlet.
| Special service areas of Saskatchewan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Rural municipality (RM) |
Population (2011) |
| Admiral | Wise Creek No. 77 | 20 |
| Alsask | Milton No. 292 | 131 |
| Aneroid | Auvergne No. 76 | 40 |
| Antler | Antler No. 61 | 41 |
| Carmichael | Carmichael No. 109 | 30 |
| Crooked River | Bjorkdale No. 426 | 40 |
| Dafoe | Big Quill No. 308 | 15 |
| Domremy | St. Louis No. 431 | 125 |
| Duff | Stanley No. 215 | 30 |
| Findlater | Dufferin No. 190 | 50 |
| Griffin | Griffin No. 66 | 64 |
| Herschel | Mountain View No. 318 | 39 |
| Keeler | Marquis No. 191 | 15 |
| Lake Alma | Lake Alma No. 8 | 30 |
| Leslie | Foam Lake No. 276 | 15 |
| Lestock | Kellross No. 247 | 125 |
| Mantario | Chesterfield No. 261 | 5 |
| Meyronne | Chesterfield No. 261 | 36 |
| Penzance | Sarnia No. 221 | 25 |
| Primate | Eye Hill No. 382 | 45 |
| Rockhaven | Cut Knife No. 439 | 20 |
| Sovereign | St. Andrews No. 287 | 26 |
| Springwater | Biggar No. 347 | 15 |
| Stornoway | Wallace No. 243 | 0 |
| Tribune | Souris Valley No. 7 | 25 |
| Veregin | Sliding Hills No. 273 | 70 |
| Welwyn | Moosomin No. 121 | 135 |
| Willowbrook | Orkney No. 244 | 35 |
| Yellow Creek | Invergordon No. 430 | 73 |
See also
References
- ^ "The Municipalities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ "Restructuring Comparison Chart – What to Expect" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan: Ministry of Government Relations. April 2, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ "Municipal Directory System" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. pp. 5–13, 14–39, 225–230. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Search for Municipal Information". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- "Northern Communities Incorporation Dates" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- "To Incorporate the Organized Hamlet of Indian Point – Golden Sands and the Organized Hamlet of Turtle Lake Lodge as the Resort Village of Turtle View". The Saskatchewan Gazette. May 31, 2019. pp. 1348–1352. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. April 17, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- "Restructuring of the Village of Carmichael" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. December 14, 2018. pp. 2664–2666. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Dafoe". Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. July 13, 2018. pp. 1581–1583. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- "Restructuring of the Village of Lake Alma" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. June 22, 2018. pp. 1438–1440. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- "Census Profile: Stornoway (Dissolved census subdivision)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- "Restructuring of the Village of Welwyn" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. April 20, 2018. pp. 844–849. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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