Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursThe census division is the largest in the province in terms of area at 269,996.55 square kilometres (104,246.25 mi2), representing 46 per cent of the province's entire area of 588,239.21 square kilometres (227,120.43 mi2).
The most populous communities in the census division are La Ronge and La Loche with populations of 2,743 and 2,611 respectively.
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.
History
An unincorporated Northern Saskatchewan region was first established by the 1948 Northern Administration Act.
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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.
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.
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.
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Northern towns
Northern villages
Northern hamlets
Indian settlement
Indian reserves
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. Saskatchewan has 11 northern settlements. One northern settlement, Missinipe, is recognized as a census subdivision by Statistics Canada.