Division No. 5 is one of eighteen census divisions in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the east-southeastern part of the province, bordering Manitoba. The most populous community in this division is Melville.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 5 had a population of 31,583 living in 13,383 of its 15,723 total private dwellings, a change of -0.5% from its 2016 population of 31,750. With a land area of 14,441.65 km (5,575.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.2/km (5.7/sq mi) in 2021.

Knowledge of languages in Division No. 5 (1991−2021)

Language	2021		2011		2001		1991
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
English	30,835	99.84%	31,365	99.81%	31,875	99.97%	36,750	99.88%
Tagalog	675	2.19%	180	0.57%	0	0%	10	0.03%
French	660	2.14%	755	2.4%	765	2.4%	1,040	2.83%
German	510	1.65%	705	2.24%	1,620	5.08%	2,725	7.41%
Spanish	355	1.15%	100	0.32%	70	0.22%	75	0.2%
Ukrainian	225	0.73%	400	1.27%	700	2.2%	990	2.69%
Cree	215	0.7%	135	0.43%	240	0.75%	140	0.38%
Hungarian	110	0.36%	210	0.67%	585	1.83%	690	1.88%
Russian	110	0.36%	95	0.3%	25	0.08%	30	0.08%
Chinese	105	0.34%	55	0.18%	60	0.19%	70	0.19%
Punjabi	100	0.32%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Hindustani	95	0.31%	0	0%	10	0.03%	30	0.08%
Polish	35	0.11%	40	0.13%	185	0.58%	420	1.14%
Persian	25	0.08%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Arabic	20	0.06%	0	0%	10	0.03%	0	0%
Dutch	15	0.05%	90	0.29%	100	0.31%	45	0.12%
Portuguese	10	0.03%	0	0%	10	0.03%	10	0.03%
Italian	0	0%	0	0%	30	0.09%	0	0%
Greek	0	0%	0	0%	20	0.06%	60	0.16%
Total responses	30,885	97.79%	31,425	98.18%	31,885	98.13%	36,795	98.38%
Total population	31,583	100%	32,007	100%	32,492	100%	37,399	100%

Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Saskatchewan's Division No. 5.

Cities

• Melville

Towns

Villages

Resort villages

• Bird's Point
• Melville Beach
• West End

Rural municipalities

Indian reserves

• Cowessess First Nation
  • Cowessess 73
• Kahkewistahaw First Nation
  • Kahkewistahaw 72
• Ochapowace Nation
  • Ochapowace 71
  • Ochapowace 71-7
  • Ochapowace 71-10
  • Ochapowace 71-18
  • Ochapowace 71-26
  • Ochapowace 71-44
  • Ochapowace 71-51
  • Ochapowace 71-54
  • Ochapowace 71-70
• Sakimay First Nation
  • Little Bone 74B
  • Sakimay 74
  • Shesheep 74A

See also

• List of census divisions of Saskatchewan
• List of communities in Saskatchewan