Division No. 5, Saskatchewan

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 km² (5,575.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.2/km² (5.7/sq mi) in 2021.

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