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. The resort village takes its name from a nearby lake of the same name "Wakaw Lake", which is Cree meaning "crooked."

Demographics

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 km (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 108.2/km (280.2/sq mi) in 2021.

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 km (0.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 116.1/km (300.8/sq mi) in 2016.

Government

The Resort Village of Wakaw Lake is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator. The mayor is Maurice Rivard and its administrator is Pamela Hilkewich.

See also

• List of 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