Division No. 8, Saskatchewan

Census division of Saskatchewan, Canada

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Census division in Saskatchewan in Canada

Division No. 8

Census division in Saskatchewan

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Country|  Canada
Province|  Saskatchewan
Area

• Total

| 22,244.10 km2 (8,588.50 sq mi)
| As of 2016
Population

(2016)

• Total

| 30,718
• Density| 1.4/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

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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]

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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

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

### City

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* Swift Current

#### Towns

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* Burstall
* Cabri
* Eatonia
* Elrose
* Eston
* Gull Lake
* Kyle
* Leader

#### Villages

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* Abbey
* Fox Valley
* Golden Prairie
* Hazlet
* Lancer
* Mendham
* Pennant
* Prelate
* Richmound
* Sceptre
* Shackleton
* Stewart Valley
* Success
* Tompkins
* Webb

#### Rural municipalities

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* 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

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* Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation
* Carry the Kettle 76-33
* Carry the Kettle 76-37
* Carry the Kettle 76-38

### Unincorporated communities

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Hamlets

* Laporte

Organized hamlets

* White Bear
* Wymark

Special service areas

* Mantario

Unincorporated communities

* Abbey Colony
* Aikins
* Beverley
* Cantuar
* Chipperfield
* Cuthbert
* Duncairn
* Dunelm
* Estuary
* Eyre
* Forgan
* Gascoigne
* Glidden
* Greenan
* Gunnworth
* Hak
* High Point
* Horsham
* Hughton
* Inglebright
* Isham
* Java
* Lacadena
* Leinan
* Lemsford
* Lille
* Linacre
* Madison
* Matador
* Mondou
* Nadeauville
* Penkill
* Plato
* Player
* Portreeve
* Rhineland
* Richlea
* Roadene
* Rosengart
* Roseray
* Saltburn
* Sanctuary
* Schantzenfeld
* Schoenfeld
* Schoenwiese
* Shackleton
* Snipe Lake
* Springfeld
* Surprise
* Tuberose
* Tunstall
* Tyner
* Verlo
* Wartime
* Wheatland Colony
* Witley
* Wyatt

## See also

[edit]

* List of census divisions of Saskatchewan
* List of communities in Saskatchewan

## Notes

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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

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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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* Swift Current

Towns|

* Burstall
* Cabri
* Eatonia
* Elrose
* Eston
* Gull Lake
* Kyle
* Leader

Villages|

* Abbey
* Fox Valley
* Golden Prairie
* Hazlet
* Lancer
* Mendham
* Pennant
* Prelate
* Richmound
* Sceptre
* Stewart Valley
* Success
* Tompkins
* Webb

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* Big Stick 141
* Chesterfield 261
* Clinworth 230
* Deer Forks 232
* Enterprise 142
* Fox Valley 171
* Gull Lake 139
* Happyland 231
* Lacadena 228
* Miry Creek 229
* Monet 257
* Newcombe 260
* Pittville 169
* Riverside 168
* Saskatchewan Landing 167
* Snipe Lake 259
* Swift Current 137
* Webb 138

Unincorporated
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| Organized hamlets|

* Wymark

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Special service areas|

* Mantario

Hamlets|

* Laporte

* Abbey Colony
* Aikins
* Beverley
* Cantuar
* Chipperfield
* Cuthbert
* Duncairn
* Dunelm
* Estuary
* Eyre
* Forgan
* Gascoigne
* Glidden
* Greenan
* Gunnworth
* Hak
* High Point
* Horsham
* Hughton
* Inglebright
* Isham
* Java
* Lacadena
* Leinan
* Lemsford
* Lille
* Linacre
* Madison
* Matador
* Mondou
* Nadeauville
* Penkill
* Plato
* Player
* Portreeve
* Rhineland
* Richlea
* Roadene
* Rosengart
* Roseray
* Saltburn
* Sanctuary
* Schantzenfeld
* Schoenfeld
* Schoenwiese
* Shackleton
* Snipe Lake
* Springfeld
* Surprise
* Tuberose
* Tunstall
* Tyner
* Verlo
* Wartime
* Wheatland Colony
* White Bear
* Witley
* Wyatt

* See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan
* Census divisions of Saskatchewan
* Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

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