Division No. 18, Saskatchewan

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).

Division No. 18
Census division
Location within Saskatchewan
Location within Saskatchewan
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
DistrictNorthern Saskatchewan Administration District
Area
 • Total269,997.26 km2 (104,246.52 sq mi)
 As of 2016
Population
 (2016)
 • Total37,064
 • Density0.14/km2 (0.36/sq mi)

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.

Cities
Name Status[4][7] Population
(2011)[4][5]		 Population
(2006)[4]		 Change
(%)[4]		 Area
(km2)[4]		 Population
density[4]
Flin Flon (part)City229242−5.42.3796.4

Northern towns
Name Status[4][7] Population
(2011)[4][5]		 Population
(2006)[4]		 Change
(%)[4]		 Area
(km2)[4]		 Population
density[4]
CreightonNorthern town1,4981,502−0.314.39104.1
La RongeNorthern town2,743[5]2,7250.711.86231.4

Northern villages
Name Status[4][7] Population
(2011)[4][5]		 Population
(2006)[4]		 Change
(%)[4]		 Area
(km2)[4]		 Population
density[4]
Air RongeNorthern village1,0431,0321.16173.8
BeauvalNorthern village756806−6.26.71112.6
Buffalo NarrowsNorthern village1,1531,0816.768.6316.8
Cumberland HouseNorthern village772810−4.715.6949.2
Denare BeachNorthern village669785−14.85.84114.5
Green LakeNorthern village41836115.8121.923.4
Île-à-la-CrosseNorthern village1,3651,3411.823.8457.3
La LocheNorthern village2,6112,34811.215.59167.5
Pelican NarrowsNorthern village79059931.93.7213.3
PinehouseNorthern village9781,076−9.16.84142.9
Sandy BayNorthern village1,2331,1754.914.8583

Northern hamlets
Name Status[4][7] Population
(2011)[4][5]		 Population
(2006)[4]		 Change
(%)[4]		 Area
(km2)[4]		 Population
density[4]
Unorganized Division No. 18Unorganized1,6411,18139268,389.990
Cole BayNorthern hamlet23015647.44.9546.5
Dore LakeNorthern hamlet2830−6.78.033.5
Jans BayNorthern hamlet1871813.35.9431.5
Michel VillageNorthern hamlet6679−16.53.7317.7
PatuanakNorthern hamlet6484−23.81.3447.6
St. George's HillNorthern hamlet10019426.31.4668.7
Stony RapidsNorthern hamlet243255−4.73.9661.3
Timber BayNorthern hamlet93139−33.14.4420.9
Turnor LakeNorthern hamlet0115−1004.620
WeyakwinNorthern hamlet1359936.48.216.5

Indian settlements
Name Status[4][7] Population
(2011)[4][5]		 Population
(2006)[4]		 Change
(%)[4]		 Area
(km2)[4]		 Population
density[4]
Brabant LakeIndian settlement5166−22.73.7113.7

Indian reserves
Name Status[4][7] Population
(2011)[4][5]		 Population
(2006)[4]		 Change
(%)[4]		 Area
(km2)[4]		 Population
density[4]
Buffalo River Dene Nation 193 (Peter Pond Lake 193)Indian reserve7647413.186.328.9
Canoe Lake 165Indian reserve716822−12.925.7127.9
Chicken 224Indian reserve1,0701,109−3.5234.444.6
Chicken 225Indian reserve046−100210
Clearwater River Dene 222Indian reserve77865818.230.525.5
Clearwater River Dene Band 223Indian reserve191526.79.662
Cumberland House Cree Nation 20Indian reserve71559520.216.4843.4
Fond du Lac 227Indian reserve8748019.1138.266.3
Fond du Lac 229Indian reserve00—88.420
Fond du Lac 231Indian reserve00—17.440
Fond du Lac 232Indian reserve00—17.830
Four Portages 157CIndian reserve00—8.020
Grandmother's Bay 219Indian reserve3373205.349.76.8
Kimosom Pwatinahk 203 (Deschambault Lake)Indian reserve1,19482145.48.04148.5
Kinoosao-Thomas Clark 204Indian reserve4057−29.80.4294.7
Kitsakie 156BIndian reserve644671−41.06606.6
La Plonge 192Indian reserve115139−17.391.221.3
Lac La Hache 220Indian reserve1,25198826.6110.8711.3
Lac La Ronge 156Indian reserve1,9141,53424.89.1210.2
Little Hills 158Indian reserve05−1006.580
Little Hills 158BIndian reserve05−1002.040
Montreal Lake 106Indian reserve99988013.560.9616.4
Morin Lake 217Indian reserve61840652.2105.945.8
Pelican Narrows 184BIndian reserve1,9131,34242.55.46350.5
Potato River 156AIndian reserve00—3.730
Southend 200Indian reserve904910−0.737.6424
Stanley 157Indian reserve1,6341,46711.43.13522.1
Sturgeon Weir 184FIndian reserve6166−7.624.112.5
Sucker River 156C (Nemebien River 156C)Indian reserve40029037.91.38289.2
Turnor Lake 193BIndian reserve4194131.51.12375.4
Wapachewunak 192DIndian reserve482526−8.419.4824.7

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.

Name[9] Population
(2011)[9]
Bear Creek47
Brabant Lake102
Camsell Portage37
Descharme Lake42
Garson Lake34
Missinipe39[4]
Sled Lake35
Southend35
Stanley Mission124
Uranium City201
Wollaston Lake129

See also
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References
  1. "Census Profile: Division No. 18, Census division (Census Division), Saskatchewan (map)". Statistics Canada. 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. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  5. "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  7. "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  8. "The Northern Municipalities Act" (PDF). Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  9. "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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