Division_No._18,_Saskatchewan

Division No. 18, Saskatchewan

Division No. 18, Saskatchewan

Census division of Saskatchewan, Canada


Division No. 18, Saskatchewan, Canada,[1][2] is one of the eighteen Statistics Canada census divisions within the province, occupying the northern half of the province. The census division is coextensive with the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD).

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The census division is the largest in the province terms of area at 269,996.55 km2 (104,246.25 sq mi), representing 46 per cent of the province's entire area of 588,239.21 km2 (227,120.43 sq mi).[3]

The most populous communities in the census division are La Ronge and La Loche with populations of 2,743 and 2,611 respectively.[4][5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 18 had a population of 35,986 living in 10,475 of its 12,843 total private dwellings, a change of -2.9% from its 2016 population of 37,064. With a land area of 262,280.94 km2 (101,267.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.1/km2 (0.4/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Census subdivisions

Division No. 18 has 58 census subdivisions, of which 24 are municipalities (including a portion of the City of Flin Flon, a city bisected by the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border, 2 northern towns, 11 northern villages and 10 northern hamlets), 32 are First Nations communities (31 Indian reserves and an Indian settlement), an unincorporated northern settlement and the unorganized balance of Division No. 18. All municipalities within the census division, except for the Northern Hamlet of Black Point, are recognized as census subdivisions.

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Unincorporated communities

A northern settlement is an unincorporated community in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, and its administration is regulated by The Northern Municipalities Act.[8] Saskatchewan has 11 northern settlements.[7] One northern settlement, Missinipe, is recognized as a census subdivision by Statistics Canada.

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See also


References

  1. "Census Profile: Division No. 18, Census division (Census Division), Saskatchewan (map)". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. "Northern Administration District". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. "Division No. 18, Saskatchewan (Code 4718) and Saskatchewan (Code 47) (table). Census Profile". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. "The Northern Municipalities Act" (PDF). Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  7. "Search for Municipal Information". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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