Division No. 8, Saskatchewan Explained

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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 22356.91km2, it had a population density of in 2021.^[1]

Language! colspan="2"

2021[2]	2011[3] [4]		2001[5] [6]		1991[7]
English	28,685		29,480		30,155		32,080
Tagalog	1,185		465		20		0
French	995		940		1,085		1,270
German	635		1,400		2,840		3,710
Spanish	290		155		115		60
Chinese	225		210		210		175
Hindustani	135		45		60		55
Ukrainian	105		55		115		235
Punjabi	100		15		70		40
Greek	85		0		85		0
Russian	80		35		10		15
Arabic	40		30		35		50
Polish	30		20		40		55
Cree	30		15		20		20
Dutch	20		85		155		210
Italian	15		0		25		10
Portuguese	10		0		30		10
Vietnamese	0		0		55		0
Hungarian	0		0		10		20
Total responses	28,810		29,570		30,315		32,170
Total population	30,840		29,962		30,720		32,569

Census subdivisions

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

City

• 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
• Shackleton
• Stewart Valley
• Success
• Tompkins
• Webb

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

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

Unincorporated communities

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

• List of census divisions of Saskatchewan
• List of communities in Saskatchewan

References

• Division No. 8, Saskatchewan Statistics Canada

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
2. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-08-17 . Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions . 2023-07-03 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
3. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-07-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2016-05-31 . Census Profile . 2023-07-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
5. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2013-12-23. 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 . 2023-07-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
6. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2013-12-23. 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 . 2023-07-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
7. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2019-03-29. 1991 Census Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions - Part B . 2023-07-02 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
8. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E Statistics Canada. 2002 2001 Community Profiles.