List of cities in Saskatchewan
# List of cities in Saskatchewan

In the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, a city is a type of incorporated urban municipality that is created from a town by the minister of municipal affairs. The city form of governmental organization is created by a ministerial order via section 39 of The Cities Act if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and if the change in status is requested by the town council.

In the early history of the province, the threshold for city status was much lower, with both Saskatoon and Regina achieving city status with populations in the 3,000 range. One city, Melville, currently has a population well below the current 5,000 threshold, but retains its city status even though the population criterion has changed since its current governmental form was designated.

Saskatchewan has 16 cities including Lloydminster, which traverses the provincial border with Alberta, but does not include Flin Flon, which traverses the provincial border with Manitoba. With the exception of Flin Flon, Saskatchewan's other cities had a cumulative population of 595,707 and an average population of 37,232 in the 2011 Census. Saskatchewan's largest and smallest cities are Saskatoon and Melville with populations of 246,376 and 4,562 respectively.

## List

| Year founded | Incorporation date (village) | Incorporation date (town) | Incorporation date (city) | Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change (%) | Population (2011) | Population (2006) | Land area (km²) | Population density (per km²) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Estevan | Estevan No. 5 | 1892 | November 2, 1899 | March 1, 1906 | March 1, 1957 | 10,851 | 11,483 | -5.5 | 11,054 | 10,084 | 18.85 | 586.6 |
| Flin Flon (part) | — | — | – | April 4, 1952 | — | 159 | 203 | -21.7 | 229 | 242 | 2.37 | 96.4 |
| Humboldt | Humboldt No. 370 | 1875 | June 30, 1905 | April 1, 1907 | November 7, 2000 | 6,033 | 5,869 | 2.8 | 5,678 | 4,998 | 13.46 | 421.9 |
| Lloydminster (part) | Britannia No. 502 Wilton No. 472 | 1903 | November 25, 1903 | April 1, 1907 | January 1, 1958 | 11,843 | 11,765 | 0.7 | 9,772 | 8,118 | 17.34 | 563.6 |
| Martensville | Corman Park No. 344 | 1939 | September 1, 1966 | January 1, 1969 | November 3, 2009 | 10,549 | 9,645 | 9.3 | 7,716 | 4,978 | 6.23 | 1,239.3 |
| Meadow Lake | Meadow Lake No. 588 | 1889 | August 24, 1931 | February 1, 1936 | November 9, 2009 | 5,322 | 5,344 | -0.4 | 5,045 | 4,771 | 7.95 | 634.2 |
| Melfort | Star City No. 428 | 1884 | November 4, 1903 | July 1, 1907 | September 2, 1980 | 5,955 | 5,992 | -0.6 | 5,576 | 5,192 | 14.78 | 377.3 |
| Melville | Cana No. 214 | 1908 | December 21, 1908 | November 1, 1909 | August 1, 1960 | 4,493 | 4,562 | -1.5 | 4,546 | 4,149 | 14.82 | 306.7 |
| Moose Jaw | Moose Jaw No. 161 | 1881 | — | January 19, 1884 | November 20, 1903 | 33,665 | 33,890 | -0.7 | 33,274 | 32,132 | 50.68 | 656.5 |
| North Battleford | North Battleford No. 437 | 1903 | March 21, 1906 | July 18, 1906 | May 1, 1913 | 13,836 | 14,315 | -3.3 | 13,888 | 13,190 | 33.55 | 414 |
| Prince Albert | Prince Albert No. 461 | 1866 | — | October 8, 1885 | October 8, 1904 | 37,756 | 35,926 | 5.1 | 35,129 | 34,127 | 65.74 | 534.4 |
| Regina | Sherwood No. 159 | 1882 | — | December 1, 1883 | June 19, 1903 | 226,404 | 215,106 | 5.3 | 193,100 | 179,282 | 145.45 | 1,327.6 |
| Saskatoon | Corman Park No. 344 | 1883 | November 16, 1901 | July 1, 1903 | May 26, 1906 | 266,141 | 246,376 | 7.7 | 222,189 | 202,408 | 209.56 | 1,060.3 |
| Swift Current | Swift Current No. 137 | 1882 | February 4, 1904 | March 15, 1907 | January 15, 1914 | 16,750 | 16,604 | 0.9 | 15,503 | 14,946 | 24.04 | 644.9 |
| Warman | Corman Park No. 344 | 1904 | May 15, 1905 | May 19, 1905 | October 27, 2012 | 12,419 | 11,020 | 12.7 | 7,084 | 4,769 | 8.54 | 829.7 |
| Weyburn | Weyburn No. 67 | 1899 | October 22, 1900 | August 5, 1903 | September 1, 1913 | 11,019 | 10,870 | 1.4 | 10,484 | 9,433 | 18.49 | 566.9 |
| Yorkton | Orkney No. 244 | 1882 | July 11, 1894 | April 16, 1900 | February 1, 1928 | 16,280 | 16,343 | -0.4 | 15,669 | 15,038 | 25.77 | 608.1 |
| Total cities | — | — | — | — | — | 689,475 | 629,233 | 595,707 | 547,615 | 675.25 | 882.2 |

Notes:

* ↑ The balance of Flin Flon is located within Manitoba.
* ↑ The Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon is surrounded by the unorganized Northern Saskatchewan Administration District
* ↑ This population does not include 5,363 in the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon. The city's total population in 2011 was 5,592.
* ↑ This area does not include 13.88 $km^2$ (5.36 sq mi) in the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon. The city's total area in 2011 was 16.25 $km^2$ (6.27 sq mi).
* ↑ The balance of Lloydminster is located within Alberta.
* ↑ This population does not include 18,032 in the Alberta portion of Lloydminster. The city's total population in 2011 was 27,804.
* ↑ This area does not include 24.19 $km^2$ (9.34 sq mi) in the Alberta portion of Lloydminster. The city's total area in 2011 was 41.53 $km^2$ (16.03 sq mi).
* ↑ Martensville is Saskatchewan's smallest city by area.
* ↑ Melville is Saskatchewan's smallest city by population.
* ↑ Regina is Saskatchewan's capital and was its first city, incorporated June 19, 1903. The Regina census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed around the City of Regina.
* ↑ Saskatoon is Saskatchewan's largest city by both population and area. The Saskatoon CMA includes the cities of Martensville and Saskatoon.
* ↑ Warman is Saskatchewan's newest city, incorporated October 27, 2012.

## Gallery

* Saskatoon is Saskatchewan's largest city
* Regina is Saskatchewan's capital and second-largest city
* Skyline of Prince Albert
* Moose Jaw city hall
