Northern Saskatchewan Administration District

Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
Unincorporated area
The Athabasca Sand Dunes
The Athabasca Sand Dunes
Location within Saskatchewan
Location within Saskatchewan
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census divisionDivision No. 18
Area
 • Total
269,997.26 km2 (104,246.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
35,986 (Census Division No. 18)[1]

The Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) is the unincorporated area of Northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It encompasses approximately half of Saskatchewan's land mass. Despite its extent, the majority of Saskatchewanians live in the southern half of the province, while the majority of northern Saskatchewanians live in incorporated municipalities outside the NSAD's jurisdiction. The area is co-extensive with Division No. 18, Saskatchewan, [2][3] one of Statistics Canada's census divisions in the province for its 2016 census.

The census division is the largest in the province terms of area at 269,996.55 square kilometres (104,246.25 sq mi), representing 46 per cent of the province's entire area of 588,239.21 square kilometres (227,120.43 sq mi).[4]

The most populous communities in the census division are La Ronge and La Loche with populations of 2,743 and 2,611 respectively.[5][6]

The 2016 census also refers to the Unorganized Division No. 18, which counted only 1,115 residents, which placed its population density at 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi) for every inhabitant. The district has no local government and is directly subject to the Minister of Government Relations.[7]

History

An unincorporated Northern Saskatchewan region was first established by the 1948 Northern Administration Act.[7]

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.[8]

Division No. 18, Unorganized is an unorganized area in northern Saskatchewan. It consists of all of Division No. 18, excluding municipalities and reserves. It has a population of 1,641 as of 2011, and an area of 268,389.99 km2.[9]

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.

City

Name Status[5][10] Population
(2011)[5][6] 		Population
(2006)[5] 		Change
(%)[5] 		Area
(km2)[5] 		Population
density[5]
Flin Flon (part) City 229 242 −5.4 2.37 96.4

Northern towns

Name Status[5][10] Population
(2011)[5][6] 		Population
(2006)[5] 		Change
(%)[5] 		Area
(km2)[5] 		Population
density[5]
Creighton Northern town 1,498 1,502 −0.3 14.39 104.1
La Ronge Northern town 2,743[6] 2,725 0.7 11.86 231.4

Northern villages

Name Status[5][10] Population
(2011)[5][6] 		Population
(2006)[5] 		Change
(%)[5] 		Area
(km2)[5] 		Population
density[5]
Air Ronge Northern village 1,043 1,032 1.1 6 173.8
Beauval Northern village 756 806 −6.2 6.71 112.6
Buffalo Narrows Northern village 1,153 1,081 6.7 68.63 16.8
Cumberland House Northern village 772 810 −4.7 15.69 49.2
Denare Beach Northern village 669 785 −14.8 5.84 114.5
Green Lake Northern village 418 361 15.8 121.92 3.4
Île-à-la-Crosse Northern village 1,365 1,341 1.8 23.84 57.3
La Loche Northern village 2,611 2,348 11.2 15.59 167.5
Pelican Narrows Northern village 790 599 31.9 3.7 213.3
Pinehouse Northern village 978 1,076 −9.1 6.84 142.9
Sandy Bay Northern village 1,233 1,175 4.9 14.85 83

Northern hamlets

Name Status[5][10] Population
(2011)[5][6] 		Population
(2006)[5] 		Change
(%)[5] 		Area
(km2)[5] 		Population
density[5]
Unorganized Division No. 18 Unorganized 1,641 1,181 39 268,389.99 0
Cole Bay Northern hamlet 230 156 47.4 4.95 46.5
Dore Lake Northern hamlet 28 30 −6.7 8.03 3.5
Jans Bay Northern hamlet 187 181 3.3 5.94 31.5
Michel Village Northern hamlet 66 79 −16.5 3.73 17.7
Patuanak Northern hamlet 64 84 −23.8 1.34 47.6
St. George's Hill Northern hamlet 100 19 426.3 1.46 68.7
Stony Rapids Northern hamlet 243 255 −4.7 3.96 61.3
Timber Bay Northern hamlet 93 139 −33.1 4.44 20.9
Turnor Lake Northern hamlet 0 115 −100 4.62 0
Weyakwin Northern hamlet 135 99 36.4 8.2 16.5

Indian settlement

Name Status[5][10] Population
(2011)[5][6] 		Population
(2006)[5] 		Change
(%)[5] 		Area
(km2)[5] 		Population
density[5]
Brabant Lake Indian settlement 51 66 −22.7 3.71 13.7

Indian reserves

Name Status[5][10] Population
(2011)[5][6] 		Population
(2006)[5] 		Change
(%)[5] 		Area
(km2)[5] 		Population
density[5]
Buffalo River Dene Nation 193 (Peter Pond Lake 193) Indian reserve 764 741 3.1 86.32 8.9
Canoe Lake 165 Indian reserve 716 822 −12.9 25.71 27.9
Chicken 224 Indian reserve 1,070 1,109 −3.5 234.44 4.6
Chicken 225 Indian reserve 0 46 −100 21 0
Clearwater River Dene 222 Indian reserve 778 658 18.2 30.5 25.5
Clearwater River Dene Band 223 Indian reserve 19 15 26.7 9.66 2
Cumberland House Cree Nation 20 Indian reserve 715 595 20.2 16.48 43.4
Fond du Lac 227 Indian reserve 874 801 9.1 138.26 6.3
Fond du Lac 229 Indian reserve 0 0 — 88.42 0
Fond du Lac 231 Indian reserve 0 0 — 17.44 0
Fond du Lac 232 Indian reserve 0 0 — 17.83 0
Four Portages 157C Indian reserve 0 0 — 8.02 0
Grandmother's Bay 219 Indian reserve 337 320 5.3 49.7 6.8
Kimosom Pwatinahk 203 (Deschambault Lake) Indian reserve 1,194 821 45.4 8.04 148.5
Kinoosao-Thomas Clark 204 Indian reserve 40 57 −29.8 0.42 94.7
Kitsakie 156B Indian reserve 644 671 −4 1.06 606.6
La Plonge 192 Indian reserve 115 139 −17.3 91.22 1.3
Lac La Hache 220 Indian reserve 1,251 988 26.6 110.87 11.3
Lac La Ronge 156 Indian reserve 1,914 1,534 24.8 9.1 210.2
Little Hills 158 Indian reserve 0 5 −100 6.58 0
Little Hills 158B Indian reserve 0 5 −100 2.04 0
Montreal Lake 106 Indian reserve 999 880 13.5 60.96 16.4
Morin Lake 217 Indian reserve 618 406 52.2 105.94 5.8
Pelican Narrows 184B Indian reserve 1,913 1,342 42.5 5.46 350.5
Potato River 156A Indian reserve 0 0 — 3.73 0
Southend 200 Indian reserve 904 910 −0.7 37.64 24
Stanley 157 Indian reserve 1,634 1,467 11.4 3.13 522.1
Sturgeon Weir 184F Indian reserve 61 66 −7.6 24.11 2.5
Sucker River 156C (Nemebien River 156C) Indian reserve 400 290 37.9 1.38 289.2
Turnor Lake 193B Indian reserve 419 413 1.5 1.12 375.4
Wapachewunak 192D Indian reserve 482 526 −8.4 19.48 24.7

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.[11] Saskatchewan has 11 northern settlements.[10] One northern settlement, Missinipe, is recognized as a census subdivision by Statistics Canada.

Name[12] Population
(2011)[12]
Bear Creek 47
Brabant Lake 102
Camsell Portage 37
Descharme Lake 42
Garson Lake 34
Missinipe 39[5]
Sled Lake 35
Southend 35
Stanley Mission 124
Uranium City 201
Wollaston Lake 129

See also

References

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