Census division of Saskatchewan, Canada
Census division in Saskatchewan in Canada
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 .
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 [ a]
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 [ b]
225
0.78%
210
0.71%
210
0.69%
175
0.54%
Hindustani [ c]
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 [ d]
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 [ edit ]
The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Saskatchewan's Division No. 8.
Rural municipalities [ edit ]
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
[ 8]
Unincorporated communities [ edit ]
Hamlets
Organized hamlets
Special service areas
Unincorporated communities
^ Combined responses of the High German languages , including Standard German , Pennsylvania German , Swiss German , and Yiddish .
^ 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. .
^ Combined responses of Hindi and Urdu as they form mutually intelligible registers of the Hindustani language.
^ Combined responses of the Cree-Innu languages, previously categorized under "Cree" in past censuses.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions" . Statistics Canada . 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 November 2015). "NHS Profile" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved 2 July 2023 .
^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (31 May 2016). "Census Profile" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Retrieved 2 July 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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
Places adjacent to Division No. 8, Saskatchewan
50°18′N 107°48′W / 50.300°N 107.800°W / 50.300; -107.800