Wakaw Lake, Saskatchewan Explained

Wakaw Lake
Official Name:Resort Village of Wakaw Lake
Settlement Type:Resort village
Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:15
Subdivision Type4:Rural municipality
Subdivision Name4:RM of Hoodoo No. 401
Subdivision Type5:Federal riding
Subdivision Type6:Provincial riding
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Maurice Rivard
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Resort Village Council
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Hilkewich Pamela
Leader Title3:Clerk
Established Title:Founded
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:October 21, 1959
Area Footnotes: (2016)
Area Land Km2:0.59
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:72
Population Density Km2:116.1
Timezone:CST
Timezone Dst:CST
Coordinates:52.643°N -105.637°W[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0K 4P0
Area Code:306 and 639
Blank Name:Highway(s)
Blank Info:Highway 41
Blank1 Name:Railway(s)
Blank1 Info:WRI
Blank2 Name:Waterway(s)
Blank2 Info:Wakaw Lake

Wakaw Lake (2016 population:) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15. It is on the shores of Wakaw Lake in the Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401. It is on Highway 41 approximately north-east of Saskatoon and south of Prince Albert.

History

Wakaw Lake incorporated as a resort village on October 21, 1959.[2] The resort village takes its name from a nearby lake of the same name "Wakaw Lake", which is Cree meaning "crooked."

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wakaw Lake had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.61km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Wakaw Lake recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.62km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

Government

The Resort Village of Wakaw Lake is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator.[5] The mayor is Maurice Rivard and its administrator is Pamela Hilkewich.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Download Geographical Names Data: Files to download by province and territory (Saskatchewan, CSV) . . April 8, 2020 . May 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . May 26, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . March 27, 2022.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 26, 2020.
  5. Web site: Municipality Details: Resort Village of Wakaw Lake . Government of Saskatchewan . May 28, 2020.