List of villages in Saskatchewan

A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of The Municipalities Act if the community has:

  • been an organized hamlet for three or more years;
  • a population of 100 or more;
  • 50 or more dwellings or businesses; and
  • a taxable assessment base that meets a prescribed minimum.

Saskatchewan has 250 villages that had a cumulative population of 41,514 and an average population of 166 in the 2016 census. Saskatchewan's largest village is Caronport with a population of 994, while Ernfold, Keeler, Krydor, Valparaiso and Waldron are the province's smallest villages with populations of 15 each.

A village council may request the Minister of Municipal Affairs to change its status to a town if the village has a population of 500 or more.

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