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 placesbyStatistics Canada, while generic hamlets are not.[citation needed] The people in a generic hamlet may apply for organized hamlet status within the rural municipality in which it is located.
| Name[3] | Incorporation date[5] |
Population (2011)[4][6][7] |
Population (2006)[6] |
Change (%)[6] |
Land area (km2)[6] |
Population density (per km2)[6] |
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| Black Point | March 26, 2008 | 47[4] | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Bay | November 1, 1983 | 230 | 156 | 47.4 | 4.95 | 46.5 |
| Dore Lake | January 11, 1985 | 28 | 30 | −6.7 | 8.03 | 3.5 |
| Jans Bay | October 1, 1983 | 187 | 181 | 3.3 | 5.94 | 31.5 |
| Michel Village | November 1, 1983 | 66 | 79 | −16.5 | 3.73 | 17.7 |
| Patuanak | December 1, 1983 | 64 | 84 | −23.8 | 1.34 | 47.6 |
| St. George's Hill | December 1, 1983 | 100 | 19 | 426.3 | 1.46 | 68.7 |
| Stony Rapids | April 1, 1992 | 243 | 255 | −4.7 | 3.96 | 61.3 |
| Timber Bay | October 1, 1983 | 93 | 139 | −33.1 | 4.44 | 20.9 |
| Turnor Lake | October 1, 1984 | 179[7] | 115 | 55.7 | 4.62 | 38.7 |
| Weyakwin | December 1, 1983 | 135 | 99 | 36.4 | 8.20 | 16.5 |
| Total northern hamlets | — | 1,372 | 1,157 | 18.6 | 46.67 | 29.4 |
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 VillageofTurtle View.[9]
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)[citation needed][4] |
Population (2011)[10] |
| Admiral | Wise Creek No. 77 | 20 |
| Alsask | Milton No. 292 | 131 |
| Aneroid | Auvergne No. 76 | 40 |
| Antler | Antler No. 61 | 41[6] |
| Carmichael[11] | Carmichael No. 109 | 30 |
| Crooked River | Bjorkdale No. 426 | 40 |
| Dafoe[12] | Big Quill No. 308 | 15 |
| Domremy | St. Louis No. 431 | 125 |
| Duff | Stanley No. 215 | 30 |
| Findlater | Dufferin No. 190 | 50 |
| Griffin | Griffin No. 66 | 64 |
| Herschel | Mountain View No. 318 | 39 |
| Keeler | Marquis No. 191 | 15 |
| Lake Alma[13] | Lake Alma No. 8 | 30 |
| Leslie | Foam Lake No. 276 | 15 |
| Lestock | Kellross No. 247 | 125 |
| Mantario | Chesterfield No. 261 | 5 |
| Meyronne | Chesterfield No. 261 | 36 |
| Penzance | Sarnia No. 221 | 25 |
| Primate | Eye Hill No. 382 | 45 |
| Rockhaven | Cut Knife No. 439 | 20 |
| Sovereign | St. Andrews No. 287 | 26 |
| Springwater | Biggar No. 347 | 15 |
| Stornoway | Wallace No. 243 | 0[14] |
| Tribune | Souris Valley No. 7 | 25 |
| Veregin | Sliding Hills No. 273 | 70 |
| Welwyn[15] | Moosomin No. 121 | 135 |
| Willowbrook | Orkney No. 244 | 35 |
| Yellow Creek | Invergordon No. 430 | 73 |
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