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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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South Lake, Saskatchewan

South Lake (2016 population: 169) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7. It is on the shores of Buffalo Pound Lake in the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191.

History

South Lake incorporated as a resort village on January 1, 1989.

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981—    
1986—    
199122—    
199641+86.4%
200147+14.6%
2006105+123.4%
201148−54.3%
2016169+252.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, South Lake had a population of 226 living in 117 of its 313 total private dwellings, a change of 33.7% from its 2016 population of 169. With a land area of 4.95 km (1.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 45.7/km (118.2/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of South Lake recorded a population of 169 living in 88 of its 321 total private dwellings, a 131.5% change from its 2011 population of 73. With a land area of 5.21 km (2.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 32.4/km (84.0/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The Resort Village of South Lake is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator. The mayor is Art Schick and its administrator is Melinda Huebner.

See also