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Chitek Lake ( 2016 population: ) is a
resort village A resort village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municip ...
in the
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of
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...
within Census Division No. 16. It is on the shores of Chitek Lake in the
Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555 The Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 16 and Division No. 5. History The RM of Big River No. 555 incorporated as a ...
. It is approximately northwest of
Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...
, northeast of
North Battleford North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The B ...
, and west of Prince Albert. 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 conducted by Statistics Canada, 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, 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 In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...
is Sandra Svoboda and its administrator is Tara Westmacott.


See also

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List of communities in Saskatchewan Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities. Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and no ...
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List of municipalities in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is the sixth-most populous province in Canada with 1,132,505 residents as of 2021 and is the fifth-largest in land area at . In 2021, Saskatchewan's 774 municipalities covered of the province's land mass and were home to of i ...
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List of resort villages in Saskatchewan A resort village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municip ...
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List of villages in Saskatchewan A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municipalities Act'' i ...
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List of summer villages in Alberta A summer village is a type of urban municipality in the Canadian province of Alberta that has a permanent population generally less than 300 permanent inhabitants, as well as seasonal (non-permanent) inhabitants. Alberta has a total of 51 summe ...


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* {{SKDivision16 Resort villages in Saskatchewan Big River No. 555, Saskatchewan Division No. 16, Saskatchewan