List of towns in Saskatchewan

A town is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[1] A resort village or a village can be incorporated as a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs via section 52 of The Municipalities Act if:

Saskatchewan has 146 towns[1] that had a cumulative population of 137,725 and an average population of 943 in the 2011 Census.[3][4] Saskatchewan's largest and smallest towns are Kindersley and Scott with populations of 4,678 and 75 respectively.[3]

A city can be 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.[5]

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  2. "The Municipalities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  3. 1 2
  4. "The Cities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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