Chitek Lake (
2016 population: ) is a
resort village
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in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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within
Census Division No. 16. It is on the shores of
Chitek Lake in the
Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555 approximately northwest of
Saskatoon
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, northeast of
North Battleford
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, and west of
Prince Albert
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. The
Pelican Lake First Nation reserve borders the resort village.
History
Chitek Lake incorporated as a resort village on July 1, 1978.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Chitek Lake had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Resort Village of Chitek Lake recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government
The Resort Village of Chitek Lake is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the third Thursday of every month.
The
mayor
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is Sandra Svoboda and its administrator is Tara Westmacott.
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See also
*List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities.
Types ...
*List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
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*List of municipalities in Saskatchewan
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*List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
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*List of villages in Saskatchewan
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*List of summer villages in Alberta
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Alberta has a total of 51 summe ...
References
External links
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Resort villages in Saskatchewan
Big River No. 555, Saskatchewan
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan