Christopher Lake (
2016 population: ) is a
village
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in the
Canadian province of
Saskatchewan
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within the
District of Lakeland No. 521 and
Census Division No. 15. The village lies in the
boreal forest
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of central Saskatchewan, 2 km south and east of a large lake of the same name (
Christopher Lake). The village is approximately 40 km north of the City of
Prince Albert and about 5 km east of its partner resort area of
Emma Lake, west of the junction of
Highway 2 and
263. Christopher Lake is home to the Little Red River
Cree First Nation
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band government.
History
Christopher Lake incorporated as a village on March 1, 1985.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada, Christopher 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, the Village of Christopher 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.
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nor ...
*
Villages of Saskatchewan
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References
External links
Rural Municipality of Lakeland, 521
Villages in Saskatchewan
Lakeland No. 521, Saskatchewan
Division No. 15, Saskatchewan
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