List of hamlets in Saskatchewan explained
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. 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] 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.
Unincorporated hamlets
Organized hamlets
Saskatchewan had 146 organized hamlets in 2019. 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.[7]
Hamlets
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]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: The Municipalities Act . Government of Saskatchewan . December 19, 2012.
- Web site: Restructuring Comparison Chart - What to Expect . Government of Saskatchewan: Ministry of Government Relations . April 2, 2013 . August 31, 2015.
- Web site: Municipal Directory System . Government of Saskatchewan . 5 - 13, 14 - 39, 225 - 230 . November 19, 2016.
- Web site: Northern Communities Incorporation Dates . Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs . PDF . December 20, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220134716/http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Northern-Incorporated . December 20, 2013 .
- Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan) . . May 28, 2012 . December 16, 2012.
- Web site: Corrections and updates . Statistics Canada . August 13, 2013 . December 15, 2013.
- Web site: 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 . 1348 - 1352 . May 31, 2019 . May 8, 2019.
- Web site: 2019-2020 Rural Revenue Sharing Organized Hamlet Grant . Government of Saskatchewan . May 8, 2020.
- Web site: Search for Municipal Information . Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs . December 12, 2012.
- Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan) . . April 17, 2015 . August 31, 2015.
- Web site: Restructuring of the Village of Carmichael . The Saskatchewan Gazette . 2664 - 2666 . December 14, 2018 . May 9, 2020.
- Web site: The Saskatchewan Gazette: Restructuring of the Village of Dafoe . Saskatchewan Queen's Printer . 1581–1583 . July 13, 2018 . May 9, 2020.
- Web site: Restructuring of the Village of Lake Alma . The Saskatchewan Gazette . 1438 - 1440 . June 22, 2018 . May 9, 2020.
- Web site: Census Profile: Stornoway (Dissolved census subdivision) . . February 9, 2015 . August 31, 2015.
- Web site: Restructuring of the Village of Welwyn . The Saskatchewan Gazette . 844 - 849. April 20, 2018 . May 9, 2020.
