From a 93.3 per cent jump in Carmichael to a -50.0 per cent decrease in Ernfold, the Southwest had a wide range of population changes according to 2016 census data.
The 2016 Census data, released today by Statistics Canada, reflected the population total changes in the five year census span from 2011 to 2016.
Saskatchewan’s overall population grew by 6.3 per cent during the census comparison from 2011 to 2016, with the province growing to 1,098,352 residents. This marks the second consecutive census period Saskatchewan’s population totals have risen faster than the nation average.
Canada’s population climbed to 35,151,728, an increase of 5.0 per cent from 2011 to 2016.
Communities in the Southwest
Community 2016 2011 +/-
Abbey 129 115 +12.2%
Beechy 228 239 -4.6%
Bracken 20 30 -33.3%
Burstall 378 301 +25.6%
Cabri 390 399 -2.3%
Cadillac 92 78 +17.9%
Carmichael 58 30 +93.3%
Chaplin 229 218 +5.0%
Climax 195 182 +7.1%
Consul 73 84 -13.1%
Eastend 503 527 -4.6%
Elrose 496 477 +4.0%
Ernfold 15 30 -50.0%
Fox Valley 249 260 -4.2%
Frontier 372 351 +6.0%
Golden Prairie 30 35 -14.3%
Gull Lake 1,046 989 +5.8%
Hazenmore 70 50 +40.0%
Hazlet 106 95 +11.6%
Herbert 856 759 +12.8%
Hodgeville 172 172 –
Kincaid 111 114 -2.6%
Kyle 449 437 +2.7%
Lafleche 382 406 -5.9%
Lancer 69 61 +13.1%
Leader 863 821 +5.1%
Limerick 115 115 –
Mankota 205 211 -2.8%
Maple Creek 2,084 2,176 -4.2%
Mendham 30 35 -14.3%
Morse 242 240 +0.8%
Neville 87 83 +4.8%
Pennant 130 120 +8.3%
Ponteix 563 605 -6.9%
Prelate 154 124 +24.2%
Richmound 147 154 -4.5%
Rush Lake 53 65 -18.5%
Sceptre 94 97 -3.1%
Shamrock 20 20 –
Shaunavon 1,714 1,756 -2.4%
Stewart Valley 91 76 +19.7%
Success 45 40 +12.5%
Swift Current 16,604 15,554 +6.8%
Tompkins 152 170 -10.6%
Val Marie 126 130 -3.1%
Vanguard 134 152 -11.8%
Waldeck 277 297 -6.7%
Webb 50 58 -13.8%
Rural Municipalities in the Southwest
RM 2016 2011 +/-
Val Marie #17 413 420 -1.7%
Lone Tree #18 150 145 +3.4%
Frontier #19 326 371 -12.1%
Mankota #45 292 322 -9.3%
Glen McPherson #46 72 73 -1.4%
White Valley #49 478 478 –
Reno #51 379 399 -5.0%
Wood River #74 433 324 +33.6%
Pinto Creek #75 283 239 +18.3%
Auvergne #76 412 354 +16.4%
Wise Creek #77 205 157 +30.6%
Grassy Creek #78 364 284 +28.2%
Arlington #79 366 345 +6.1%
Glen Bain #105 180 205 -12.2%
Whiska Creek #106 465 499 -6.8%
Lac Pelletier #107 546 607 -10.0%
Bone Creek #108 394 340 +15.9%
Carmichael #109 444 440 +0.9%
Piapot #110 302 324 -6.8%
Maple Creek #111 1,068 1,154 -7.5%
Shamrock #134 205 227 -9.7%
Lawtonia #135 346 434 -20.3%
Coulee #136 563 582 -3.3%
Swift Current #137 1,932 1,981 -2.5%
Webb #138 541 533 +1.5%
Gull Lake #139 201 201 –
Big Stick #141 136 148 -8.1%
Enterprise #142 110 140 -21.4%
Morse #165 427 401 +6.5%
Excelsior #166 806 959 -16.0%
Sask Landing #167 415 462 -10.2%
Riverside #168 477 490 -2.7%
Pittville #169 208 204 +2.0%
Fox Valley #171 330 345 -4.3%
Canaan #225 140 149 -6.0%
Victory #226 380 443 -14.2%
Lacadena #228 535 572 -6.5%
Miry Creek #229 370 384 -3.6%
Clinworth #230 154 211 -27.0%
Happyland #231 249 284 -12.3%
Deer Forks #232 109 223 -51.1%
