Division No. 8
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Area
  Total22,244.10 km2 (8,588.50 sq mi)
 As of 2016
Population
 (2016)
  Total30,718
  Density1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)

Division No. 8 is one of eighteen census divisions in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the west-southwestern part of the province, bordering Alberta. The most populous community in this division is Swift Current.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 8 had a population of 30,840 living in 12,739 of its 14,833 total private dwellings, a change of 0.4% from its 2016 population of 30,718. With a land area of 22,356.91 km2 (8,632.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Knowledge of languages in Division No. 8 (1991−2021)
Language 2021[2] 2011[3][4] 2001[5][6] 1991[7]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
English 28,685 99.57% 29,480 99.7% 30,155 99.47% 32,080 99.72%
Tagalog 1,185 4.11% 465 1.57% 20 0.07% 0 0%
French 995 3.45% 940 3.18% 1,085 3.58% 1,270 3.95%
German[lower-alpha 1] 635 2.2% 1,400 4.73% 2,840 9.37% 3,710 11.53%
Spanish 290 1.01% 155 0.52% 115 0.38% 60 0.19%
Chinese[lower-alpha 2] 225 0.78% 210 0.71% 210 0.69% 175 0.54%
Hindustani[lower-alpha 3] 135 0.47% 45 0.15% 60 0.2% 55 0.17%
Ukrainian 105 0.36% 55 0.19% 115 0.38% 235 0.73%
Punjabi 100 0.35% 15 0.05% 70 0.23% 40 0.12%
Greek 85 0.3% 0 0% 85 0.28% 0 0%
Russian 80 0.28% 35 0.12% 10 0.03% 15 0.05%
Arabic 40 0.14% 30 0.1% 35 0.12% 50 0.16%
Polish 30 0.1% 20 0.07% 40 0.13% 55 0.17%
Cree[lower-alpha 4] 30 0.1% 15 0.05% 20 0.07% 20 0.06%
Dutch 20 0.07% 85 0.29% 155 0.51% 210 0.65%
Italian 15 0.05% 0 0% 25 0.08% 10 0.03%
Portuguese 10 0.03% 0 0% 30 0.1% 10 0.03%
Vietnamese 0 0% 0 0% 55 0.18% 0 0%
Hungarian 0 0% 0 0% 10 0.03% 20 0.06%
Total responses 28,810 93.42% 29,570 98.69% 30,315 98.68% 32,170 98.77%
Total population 30,840 100% 29,962 100% 30,720 100% 32,569 100%

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Saskatchewan's Division No. 8.

Cities

Towns

Villages

Rural municipalities

  • RM No. 137 Swift Current
  • RM No. 138 Webb
  • RM No. 139 Gull Lake
  • RM No. 141 Big Stick
  • RM No. 142 Enterprise
  • RM No. 167 Saskatchewan Landing
  • RM No. 168 Riverside
  • RM No. 169 Pittville
  • RM No. 171 Fox Valley
  • RM No. 228 Lacadena
  • RM No. 229 Miry Creek
  • RM No. 230 Clinworth
  • RM No. 231 Happyland
  • RM No. 232 Deer Forks
  • RM No. 257 Monet
  • RM No. 259 Snipe Lake
  • RM No. 260 Newcombe
  • RM No. 261 Chesterfield

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Indian reserves

Unincorporated communities

Hamlets
Organized hamlets
Special service areas
Unincorporated communities

See also

Notes

  1. Combined responses of the High German languages, including Standard German, Pennsylvania German, Swiss German, and Yiddish.
  2. Combined responses of the Chinese languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Min Nan, Hakka, Wu (Shanghainese), Min Dong, Chinese, n.o.s., and Chinese languages, n.i.e..
  3. Combined responses of Hindi and Urdu as they form mutually intelligible registers of the Hindustani language.
  4. Combined responses of the Cree-Innu languages, previously categorized under "Cree" in past censuses.

References

  1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (17 August 2022). "Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 November 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (31 May 2016). "Census Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (23 December 2013). "2001 Census Topic-based tabulations Various Non-official Languages Spoken (76), Age Groups (13) and Sex (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (23 December 2013). "2001 Census Topic-based tabulations Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (13) and Sex (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (29 March 2019). "1991 Census Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions - Part B". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. Statistics Canada. 2002 2001 Community Profiles. Archived 2005-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE. Page accessed January 5, 2007

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