In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre.[1] Saskatchewan has three different types of unincorporated hamlets including generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets".[2] The exception to unincorporated hamlets in Saskatchewan is a "northern hamlet", which is a type of incorporated municipality.

Saskatchewan has 11 northern hamlets and 187 unincorporated hamlets including 20 generic hamlets, 23 special service areas and 144 organized hamlets.[3] All northern hamlets are within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District while all unincorporated hamlets are under the jurisdiction of rural municipalities within southern Saskatchewan.[1][4] The organized hamlets are established via ministerial order.

Some organized hamlets in Saskatchewan are recognized as designated places by Statistics Canada, while generic hamlets are not. The people in a generic hamlet may apply for organized hamlet status within the rural municipality in which it is located.

Northern hamlets

Name[3] Incorporation
date[5]		 Population
(2011)[4][6][7]		 Population
(2006)[6]		 Change
(%)[6]		 Land
area
(km2)[6]		 Population
density
(per km2)[6]
Black PointMarch 26, 200847[4]————
Cole BayNovember 1, 198323015647.44.9546.5
Dore LakeJanuary 11, 19852830−6.78.033.5
Jans BayOctober 1, 19831871813.35.9431.5
Michel VillageNovember 1, 19836679−16.53.7317.7
PatuanakDecember 1, 19836484−23.81.3447.6
St. George's HillDecember 1, 198310019426.31.4668.7
Stony RapidsApril 1, 1992243255−4.73.9661.3
Timber BayOctober 1, 198393139−33.14.4420.9
Turnor LakeOctober 1, 1984179[7]11555.74.6238.7
WeyakwinDecember 1, 19831359936.48.2016.5
Total northern hamlets — 1,372 1,157 18.6 46.67 29.4

Unincorporated hamlets

Organized hamlets

Saskatchewan had 146 organized hamlets in 2019.[8] The number was reduced to 144 on January 1, 2020, when the organized hamlets of Indian Point – Golden Sands and Turtle Lake Lodge amalgamated to form the Resort Village of Turtle View.[9]

Hamlets

Name[3] Rural
municipality (RM)[4]
ArdillLake Johnston No. 102
Cactus LakeHeart's Hill No. 352
ClemenceauHudson Bay No. 394
Crane ValleyExcel No. 71
EldersleyTisdale No. 427
Fife LakePoplar Valley No. 12
JasminItuna Bon Accord No. 246
KayvilleKey West No. 70
Lady LakePreeceville No. 334
LangbankSilverwood No. 123
LaporteChesterfield No. 261
Main CentreExcelsior No. 166
MikadoSliding Hills No. 273
OungreSouris Valley No. 7
PercivalWillowdale No. 153
PiapotPiapot No. 110
ShipmanTorch River No. 488
SimmieBone Creek No. 108
Spring ValleyTerrell No. 101
VantageSutton No. 103
ViceroyExcel No. 71

Special service areas

Like a generic hamlet, a special service area is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and does not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities. Unlike a generic hamlet, a special service area may form its own electoral division within the rural municipality and may have a different tax regime within the rural municipality compared to a generic hamlet.[2]

Special service areas of Saskatchewan
Name[3] Rural municipality
(RM)[4]		 Population
(2011)[10]
AdmiralWise Creek No. 7720
AlsaskMilton No. 292131
AneroidAuvergne No. 7640
AntlerAntler No. 6141[6]
Carmichael[11]Carmichael No. 10930
Crooked RiverBjorkdale No. 42640
Dafoe[12]Big Quill No. 30815
DomremySt. Louis No. 431125
DuffStanley No. 21530
FindlaterDufferin No. 19050
GriffinGriffin No. 6664
HerschelMountain View No. 31839
KeelerMarquis No. 19115
Lake Alma[13]Lake Alma No. 830
LeslieFoam Lake No. 27615
LestockKellross No. 247125
MantarioChesterfield No. 2615
MeyronneChesterfield No. 26136
PenzanceSarnia No. 22125
PrimateEye Hill No. 38245
RockhavenCut Knife No. 43920
SovereignSt. Andrews No. 28726
SpringwaterBiggar No. 34715
StornowayWallace No. 2430[14]
TribuneSouris Valley No. 725
VereginSliding Hills No. 27370
Welwyn[15]Moosomin No. 121135
WillowbrookOrkney No. 24435
Yellow CreekInvergordon No. 43073

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Municipalities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Restructuring Comparison Chart – What to Expect" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan: Ministry of Government Relations. April 2, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Municipal Directory System" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. pp. 5–13, 14–39, 225–230. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Municipal Information". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Northern Communities Incorporation Dates" (PDF). Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
  7. 1 2 "Corrections and updates". Statistics Canada. August 13, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  8. ↑ "2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "To Incorporate the Organized Hamlet of Indian Point – Golden Sands and the Organized Hamlet of Turtle Lake Lodge as the Resort Village of Turtle View". The Saskatchewan Gazette. May 31, 2019. pp. 1348–1352. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. April 17, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Restructuring of the Village of Carmichael" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. December 14, 2018. pp. 2664–2666. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Dafoe". Saskatchewan Queen's Printer. July 13, 2018. pp. 1581–1583. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Restructuring of the Village of Lake Alma" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. June 22, 2018. pp. 1438–1440. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Census Profile: Stornoway (Dissolved census subdivision)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Restructuring of the Village of Welwyn" (PDF). The Saskatchewan Gazette. April 20, 2018. pp. 844–849. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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