Candle Lake (2016 population: 840) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15. It is on the shores of Candle Lake in the Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520.

History

Candle Lake incorporated as a resort village on August 1, 1977.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Candle Lake had a population of 1,160 living in 589 of its 1,698 total private dwellings, a change of 38.1% from its 2016 population of 840. With a land area of 62.93 km (24.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.4/km (47.7/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Candle Lake recorded a population of 840 living in 413 of its 1,665 total private dwellings, a 9.8% change from its 2011 population of 765. With a land area of 63.32 km (24.45 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.3/km (34.4/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The Resort Village of Candle Lake is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month. The mayor is Terry Kostyna and its administrator is Brent Lutz.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
• List of municipalities in Saskatchewan
• List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan
• List of summer villages in Alberta