Wakaw Lake, Saskatchewan

Resort village in Saskatchewan, Canada

This article is about the village. For the lake, see Wakaw Lake.

Resort village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Wakaw Lake

Resort village

Resort Village of Wakaw Lake

Wakaw Lake

Coordinates: 52°38′35″N 105°38′13″W﻿ / ﻿52.643°N 105.637°W﻿ / 52.643; -105.637[1]
Country| Canada
Province| Saskatchewan
Census division| 15
Rural municipality| RM of Hoodoo No. 401
Incorporated[2]| October 21, 1959
Government

[3]

• Mayor| Maurice Rivard
• Governing body| Resort Village Council
• Administrator| Hilkewich Pamela
Area

(2016)[4]

• Land| 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population

(2016)[4]

• Total

| 72
• Density| 116.1/km2 (301/sq mi)
Time zone| CST
• Summer (DST)| CST
Postal code|

S0K 4P0

Area code(s)| 306 and 639
Highway(s)| Highway 41
Railway(s)| WRI
Waterway(s)| Wakaw Lake
Website| Official website

Wakaw Lake (2016 population: 72) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15. It is on the shores of Wakaw Lake in the Rural Municipality of Hoodoo No. 401. It is on Highway 41 approximately 86 kilometres (53 mi) north-east of Saskatoon and 63 kilometres (39 mi) south of Prince Albert.

## History

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Wakaw Lake incorporated as a resort village on October 21, 1959.[2] The resort village takes its name from a nearby lake of the same name "Wakaw Lake", which is Cree meaning "crooked."

## Demographics

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Population history
(1981–2016)Year| Pop.| ±%

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1981| 10| —
1986| 4| −60.0%
1991| 12| +200.0%
1996| 12| +0.0%
2001| 30| +150.0%
2006| 35| +16.7%
2011| 30| −14.3%
2016| 72| +140.0%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[5][6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wakaw Lake had a population of 66 living in 39 of its 140 total private dwellings, a change of -8.3% from its 2016 population of 72. With a land area of 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 108.2/km2 (280.2/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Wakaw Lake recorded a population of 72 living in 32 of its 108 total private dwellings, a 140% change from its 2011 population of 30. With a land area of 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 116.1/km2 (300.8/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

## Government

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The Resort Village of Wakaw Lake is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator.[3] The mayor is Maurice Rivard and its administrator is Pamela Hilkewich.[3]

## See also

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* List of communities in Saskatchewan
* List of municipalities in Saskatchewan
* List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
* List of villages in Saskatchewan
* List of summer villages in Alberta

## References

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1. ^ "Download Geographical Names Data: Files to download by province and territory (Saskatchewan, CSV)". Government of Canada. April 8, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. ^ a b "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
3. ^ a b c "Municipality Details: Resort Village of Wakaw Lake". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
4. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
5. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
6. ^ "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
7. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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Places adjacent to Wakaw Lake, Saskatchewan

| Ens | Cudsaskwa | Balone Beach

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Wakaw |

Wakawa Resort

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Carpenter | Cudworth | Middle Lake

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* Alice Beach
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Division No. 15, Saskatchewan

Cities|

* Humboldt
* Prince Albert

Towns|

* Aberdeen
* Birch Hills
* Bruno
* Cudworth
* Duck Lake
* Hague
* Kinistino
* Rosthern
* St. Brieux
* Vonda
* Wakaw
* Waldheim

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* Albertville
* Alvena
* Annaheim
* Beatty
* Christopher Lake
* Englefeld
* Hepburn
* Laird
* Lake Lenore
* Meath Park
* Middle Lake
* Muenster
* Paddockwood
* Pilger
* Prud'Homme
* St. Benedict
* St. Gregor
* St. Louis
* Weirdale
* Weldon

Resort villages|

* Candle Lake
* Elk Ridge
* Wakaw Lake

Rural municipalities|

* St. Peter 369
* Humboldt 370
* Bayne 371
* Grant 372
* Aberdeen 373
* Lake Lenore 399
* Three Lakes 400
* Hoodoo 401
* Fish Creek 402
* Rosthern 403
* Laird 404
* Flett's Springs 429
* Invergordon 430
* St. Louis 431
* Kinistino 459
* Birch Hills 460
* Prince Albert 461
* Duck Lake 463
* Garden River 490
* Buckland 491
* Paddockwood 520
* Lakeland 521

First Nations|

* Beardy's and Okemasis'
* James Smith
* Lac La Ronge
* Muskoday
* One Arrow
* Peter Ballantyne
* Wahpeton

Indian reserves|

* Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96
* Beardy's and Okemasis 96 & 97-B
* Bittern Lake 218
* Chief Joseph Custer
* Chief Philip Morin 232
* Cumberland 100A
* James Smith 100
* Little Red River 106C
* Montreal Lake 106B
* Muskoday Reserve
* One Arrow 95
* 95-1A
* 95-1C
* 95-1D
* Wahpaton 94A

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