Wakaw Lake, Saskatchewan

Resort village in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°38′35″N 105°38′13″W / 52.643°N 105.637°W / 52.643; -105.637^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division15Rural municipality RM of Hoodoo No. 401Incorporated^[2]October 21, 1959Government

^[3]

• MayorMaurice Rivard • Governing bodyResort Village Council • AdministratorHilkewich PamelaArea

(2016)^[4]

• Land0.59 km² (0.23 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[4]

• Total72 • Density116.1/km² (301/sq mi)Time zoneCST • Summer (DST)CSTPostal code

S0K 4P0

Area code(s)306 and 639Highway(s)Highway 41Railway(s)WRIWaterway(s)Wakaw LakeWebsiteOfficial 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

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

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

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]

References

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