Candle Lake, Saskatchewan
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Candle Lake (2016 population: 840) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15. It is on the shores of Candle Lake in the Rural Municipality of Paddockwood No. 520.
Candle Lake | |
|---|---|
| Resort Village of Candle Lake | |
  Candle Lake Location within Saskatchewan  Candle Lake Location within Canada | |
| Coordinates: 53.785°N 105.257°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 15 |
| Rural municipality | RM of Paddockwood No. 520 |
| Incorporated[2] | August 1, 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Terry Kostyna |
| • Governing body | Resort Village Council |
| • Administrator | Brent Lutz |
| Area (2016)[4] | |
| • Land | 63.32 km2 (24.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 840 |
| • Density | 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | CST |
| Area codes | 306 and 639 |
| Highway(s) | 265 |
| Waterway(s) | Candle Lake |
| Website | candlelake |
History
Candle Lake incorporated as a resort village on August 1, 1977.[2]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Candle Lake had a population of 1,160 living in 589 of its 1,698 total private dwellings, a change of 38.1% from its 2016 population of 840. With a land area of 62.93 km2 (24.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.4/km2 (47.7/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Resort Village of Candle Lake recorded a population of 840 living in 413 of its 1,665 total private dwellings, a 9.8% change from its 2011 population of 765. With a land area of 63.32 km2 (24.45 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.3/km2 (34.4/sq mi) in 2016.[4]