A resort village is: a type of incorporated urban municipality in the: Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village is created from an organized hamlet by, theββMinister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of The Municipalities Act if the community has:
- been an organized hamlet for three. Or more years;
- a population of 100/more;
- 50 or more dwellings or businesses; and
- a taxable assessment base that meets a prescribed minimum.
Saskatchewan has 40 resort villages that had a cumulative population of 4,118 and an average population of 103 in the 2011 Census. Saskatchewan's largest and smallest resort villages are Candle Lake and the Lumsden Beach with populations of 765. And 10 respectively.
A resort village council may request the Minister of Municipal Affairsββto change its statusββto a town if the "resort village has a population of 500 or more."
Listβ»
Name | Rural municipality (RM) |
Population (2011) |
Population (2006) |
Change (%) |
Land area (km) |
Population density (per km) |
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Alice Beach | Sarnia No. 221 | 45 | 68 | β33.8 | 0.71 | 63.7 |
Aquadeo | Meota No. 468 | 84 | 123 | β31.7 | 0.74 | 113.3 |
Beaver Flat | Excelsior No. 166 | 40 | 58 | β31 | 0.92 | 43.6 |
Big Shell | Spiritwood No. 496 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 1.02 | 44.3 |
Bird's Point | Fertile Belt No. 183 | 103 | 88 | 17 | 0.58 | 177.4 |
B-Say-Tah | North Qu'Appelle No. 187 | 187 | 206 | β9.2 | 1.33 | 140.3 |
Candle Lake | Paddockwood No. 520 | 765 | 792 | β3.4 | 63.32 | 12.1 |
Chitek Lake | Big River No. 555 | 167 | 219 | β23.7 | 2.54 | 65.9 |
Chorney Beach | Foam Lake No. 276 | 15 | 36 | β58.3 | 0.17 | 89.4 |
Cochin | Meota No. 468 | 122 | 208 | β41.3 | 1.35 | 90.6 |
Coteau Beach | Coteau No. 255 | 40 | 30 | 33.3 | 0.54 | 74.2 |
Echo Bay | Spiritwood No. 496 | 38 | 77 | β50.6 | 0.8 | 47.7 |
Etters Beach | Big Arm No. 251 | 30 | 15 | 100 | 0.12 | 253.4 |
Fort San | North Qu'Appelle No. 187 | 187 | 215 | β13 | 2.9 | 64.6 |
Glen Harbour | McKillop No. 220 | 65 | 73 | β11 | 0.35 | 185.8 |
Grandview Beach | Sarnia No. 221 | 25 | 35 | β28.6 | 0.25 | 98.6 |
Greig Lake | Meadow Lake No. 588 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 0.14 | 163.2 |
Island View | McKillop No. 220 | 65 | 88 | β26.1 | 0.43 | 150.2 |
Kannata Valley | Longlaketon No. 219 | 101 | 133 | β24.1 | 0.63 | 159.6 |
Katepwa | Abernethy No. 186 | 403 | 285 | 41.4 | 5.78 | 69.7 |
Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay | Mervin No. 499 | 84 | 126 | β33.3 | 0.55 | 154 |
Leslie Beach | Foam Lake No. 276 | 23 | 30 | β23.3 | 0.56 | 41.1 |
Lumsden Beach | Lumsden No. 189 | 10 | 40 | β75.0 | 0.47 | 21.3 |
Manitou Beach | Morris No. 312 | 257 | 233 | 10.3 | 3.09 | 83.1 |
Melville Beach | Grayson No. 184 | 27 | 41 | β34.1 | 0.21 | 128.6 |
Metinota | Meota No. 468 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0.52 | 170 |
Mistusinne | Maple Bush No. 224 | 66 | 56 | 17.9 | 1.49 | 44.3 |
North Grove | Dufferin No. 190 | 49 | 68 | β27.9 | 1.03 | 47.8 |
Pebble Baye | Leask No. 464 | 33 | 27 | 22.2 | 0.74 | 44.4 |
Pelican Pointe | McKillop No. 220 | 15 | 23 | β34.8 | 0.12 | 125.2 |
Saskatchewan Beach | McKillop No. 220 | 213 | 155 | 37.4 | 1.57 | 135.5 |
Shields | Dundurn No. 314 | 220 | 172 | 27.9 | 0.72 | 304.5 |
South Lake | Marquis No. 191 | 48 | 105 | β54.3 | 1.15 | 41.9 |
Sun Valley | Marquis No. 191 | 80 | 128 | β37.5 | 2.33 | 34.3 |
Sunset Cove | McKillop No. 220 | 25 | 26 | β3.8 | 0.17 | 148.4 |
Thode | Dundurn No. 314 | 157 | 156 | 0.6 | 0.73 | 214.2 |
Tobin Lake | Moose Range No. 486 | 90 | 87 | 3.4 | 1.81 | 49.6 |
Wakaw Lake | Hoodoo No. 401 | 30 | 35 | β14.3 | 0.59 | 50.9 |
Wee Too Beach | Sarnia No. 221 | 35 | 60 | β41.7 | 0.17 | 207.8 |
West End | Fertile Belt No. 183 | 17 | 26 | β34.6 | 0.34 | 50.4 |
Total resort villages | 4,118 | 4,497 | β8.4 | 102.98 | 40.0 |
Galleryβ»
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Lighthouse atop Pirot Hill overlooking Jackfish Lake
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Fort San looking towards Fort Qu'Appelle, 1920s
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Katepwa Beach
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Manitou Beach
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ "The Municipalities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ "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: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "Search for Municipal Information". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2012.