A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.[1] A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister 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 or more;
- 50 or more dwellings or businesses; and
- a taxable assessment base that meets a prescribed minimum.[2]
Saskatchewan has 250 villages[1] that had a cumulative population of 41,514 and an average population of 166 in the 2016 census.[3] Saskatchewan's largest village is Caronport with a population of 994, while Ernfold, Keeler, Krydor, Valparaiso and Waldron are the province's smallest villages with populations of 15 each.[3]
A village council may request the Minister of Municipal Affairs to change its status to a town if the village has a population of 500 or more.
- ^ a b "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ^ "The Municipalities Act" (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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