List of communities in Saskatchewan

[1] The administration of rural municipalities, towns, villages, resort villages, organized hamlets and hamlets is regulated by The Municipalities Act,[2] while the administration of cities is regulated by The Cities Act.

[5] In the 2021 Census, Saskatchewan's communities combined for a total provincial population of 1,132,505.

[1] In Saskatchewan, towns must have a population above 5,000 in order to be granted city status.

[20] Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities,[1] which are located in the central and southern portions of the province.

[5] A northern village may apply for town status when the actual resident population is at least 500.

[1] In Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community that is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality.

[citation needed] Generic hamlets in Saskatchewan are under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and do not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities.

Like a generic hamlet, a special service area is under the jurisdiction of a rural municipality and does not have any decision-making powers or independent authorities.

Unlike a generic hamlet, a special service area may form its own electoral division within the rural municipality and may have a different tax regime within the rural municipality compared to a generic hamlet.

The minimum requirements for organize status include a permanent population of at least 80 residents, 40 separate dwelling units or places of business, a taxable assessment of at least $4 million, and any other factor the minister may consider appropriate.

[1] A ghost town is a town that once had a considerable population, that has since dwindled in numbers causing some or all of its businesses and services to close, either due to the rerouting of a highway, railway tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of some natural resource.