A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 persons per square km2.
The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 63 population centres in the province of Saskatchewan.
List
The below table is a list of those population centres in Saskatchewan from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada.
| Rank | Population centre | Size group | Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatoon | Large urban | 264,637 | 245,904 | +7.6% | 134.63 | 1,965.7/km2 |
| 2 | Regina | Large urban | 224,996 | 214,664 | +4.8% | 105.61 | 2,130.4/km2 |
| 3 | Prince Albert | Medium | 36,768 | 35,102 | +4.7% | 21.37 | 1,720.5/km2 |
| 4 | Moose Jaw | Medium | 32,813 | 32,993 | −0.5% | 22.14 | 1,482.1/km2 |
| 5 | Lloydminster | Medium | 31,582 | 31,400 | +0.6% | 24.43 | 1,292.8/km2 |
| 6 | Swift Current | Small | 16,304 | 16,264 | +0.2% | 14.69 | 1,109.9/km2 |
| 7 | Yorkton | Small | 15,969 | 16,046 | −0.5% | 10.68 | 1,495.2/km2 |
| 8 | North Battleford | Small | 13,649 | 14,135 | −3.4% | 8.67 | 1,574.3/km2 |
| 9 | Warman | Small | 12,362 | 10,961 | +12.8% | 7.65 | 1,615.9/km2 |
| 10 | Weyburn | Small | 10,883 | 10,755 | +1.2% | 8.51 | 1,278.8/km2 |
| 11 | Estevan | Small | 10,629 | 11,316 | −6.1% | 9.43 | 1,127.1/km2 |
| 12 | Martensville | Small | 10,499 | 9,645 | +8.9% | 5.48 | 1,915.9/km2 |
| 13 | Melfort | Small | 5,718 | 5,778 | −1.0% | 4.33 | 1,320.6/km2 |
| 14 | La Ronge | Small | 5,317 | 5,709 | −6.9% | 8.76 | 607.0/km2 |
| 15 | Humboldt | Small | 5,313 | 5,194 | +2.3% | 3.48 | 1,526.7/km2 |
| 16 | Meadow Lake | Small | 5,141 | 5,266 | −2.4% | 3.28 | 1,567.4/km2 |
| 17 | White City | Small | 4,713 | 4,264 | +10.5% | 6.32 | 745.7/km2 |
| 18 | Nipawin | Small | 4,147 | 4,016 | +3.3% | 3.37 | 1,230.6/km2 |
| 19 | Melville | Small | 4,075 | 4,127 | −1.3% | 2.84 | 1,434.9/km2 |
| 20 | Battleford | Small | 3,651 | 3,750 | −2.6% | 2.14 | 1,706.1/km2 |
| 21 | Kindersley | Small | 2,938 | 3,052 | −3.7% | 1.79 | 1,641.3/km2 |
| 22 | Tisdale | Small | 2,878 | 3,136 | −8.2% | 2.8 | 1,027.9/km2 |
| 23 | Moosomin | Small | 2,478 | 2,548 | −2.7% | 1.93 | 1,283.9/km2 |
| 24 | Unity | Small | 2,406 | 2,475 | −2.8% | 2.42 | 994.2/km2 |
| 25 | Rosetown | Small | 2,384 | 2,331 | +2.3% | 1.89 | 1,261.4/km2 |
| 26 | Pilot Butte | Small | 2,364 | 1,871 | +26.3% | 2.75 | 859.6/km2 |
| 27 | Assiniboia | Small | 2,333 | 2,389 | −2.3% | 2.39 | 976.2/km2 |
| 28 | Esterhazy | Small | 2,191 | 2,367 | −7.4% | 2.47 | 887.0/km2 |
| 29 | Maple Creek | Small | 2,151 | 2,074 | +3.7% | 1.57 | 1,370.1/km2 |
| 30 | Pelican Narrows | Small | 2,133 | 2,281 | −6.5% | 2.73 | 781.3/km2 |
| 31 | Outlook | Small | 2,112 | 2,065 | +2.3% | 2.82 | 748.9/km2 |
| 32 | Biggar | Small | 2,045 | 2,165 | −5.5% | 1.51 | 1,354.3/km2 |
| 33 | La Loche | Small | 2,009 | 1,913 | +5.0% | 1.55 | 1,296.1/km2 |
| 34 | Stanley Mission 157 | Small | 1,987 | 1,935 | +2.7% | 2.69 | 738.7/km2 |
| 35 | Fort Qu'Appelle | Small | 1,866 | 1,920 | −2.8% | 2.09 | 892.8/km2 |
| 36 | Indian Head | Small | 1,819 | 1,824 | −0.3% | 1.73 | 1,051.4/km2 |
| 37 | Watrous | Small | 1,817 | 1,865 | −2.6% | 1.96 | 927.0/km2 |
| 38 | Lumsden | Small | 1,800 | 1,824 | −1.3% | 4.09 | 440.1/km2 |
| 39 | Regina Beach | Small | 1,790 | 1,629 | +9.9% | 2.72 | 658.1/km2 |
| 40 | Shaunavon | Small | 1,769 | 1,699 | +4.1% | 1.73 | 1,022.5/km2 |
| 41 | Canora | Small | 1,763 | 1,725 | +2.2% | 1.66 | 1,062.0/km2 |
| 42 | Balgonie | Small | 1,736 | 1,745 | −0.5% | 1.34 | 1,295.5/km2 |
| 43 | Dalmeny | Small | 1,703 | 1,769 | −3.7% | 1.5 | 1,135.3/km2 |
| 44 | Wynyard | Small | 1,667 | 1,732 | −3.8% | 1.66 | 1,004.2/km2 |
| 45 | Kamsack | Small | 1,659 | 1,775 | −6.5% | 1.6 | 1,036.9/km2 |
| 46 | Carlyle | Small | 1,519 | 1,503 | +1.1% | 2.16 | 703.2/km2 |
| 47 | Rosthern | Small | 1,475 | 1,488 | −0.9% | 1.68 | 878.0/km2 |
| 48 | Langham | Small | 1,349 | 1,319 | +2.3% | 0.88 | 1,533.0/km2 |
| 49 | Hudson Bay | Small | 1,332 | 1,368 | −2.6% | 1.3 | 1,024.6/km2 |
| 50 | Shellbrook | Small | 1,330 | 1,277 | +4.2% | 1.41 | 943.3/km2 |
| 51 | Lanigan | Small | 1,277 | 1,245 | +2.6% | 1.83 | 697.8/km2 |
| 52 | Osler | Small | 1,251 | 1,237 | +1.1% | 1.62 | 772.2/km2 |
| 53 | Wadena | Small | 1,127 | 1,139 | −1.1% | 1.48 | 761.5/km2 |
| 54 | Carnduff | Small | 1,125 | 1,023 | +10.0% | 0.97 | 1,159.8/km2 |
| 55 | Wilkie | Small | 1,124 | 1,149 | −2.2% | 1.51 | 744.4/km2 |
| 56 | Waldheim | Small | 1,113 | 1,080 | +3.1% | 0.99 | 1,124.2/km2 |
| 57 | Sandy Bay - Wapaskokimaw 202 | Small | 1,104 | 910 | +21.3% | 2.68 | 411.9/km2 |
| 58 | Macklin | Small | 1,098 | 1,193 | −8.0% | 0.76 | 1,444.7/km2 |
| 59 | Foam Lake | Small | 1,070 | 1,022 | +4.7% | 1.41 | 758.9/km2 |
| 60 | Birch Hills | Small | 1,066 | 1,033 | +3.2% | 2.39 | 446.0/km2 |
| 61 | Oxbow | Small | 1,051 | 1,126 | −6.7% | 1.19 | 883.2/km2 |
| 62 | Davidson | Small | 1,039 | 1,038 | +0.1% | 1.8 | 577.2/km2 |
| 63 | Delisle | Small | 1,024 | 1,038 | −1.3% | 1.08 | 948.1/km2 |
| 64 | Caronport | Small | 1,008 | 984 | +2.4% | 0.99 | 1,018.2/km2 |
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