User:Hwy43/sandbox/Template:Saskatchewan communities

The following is a substitution template containing a sample layout or guideline for a Saskatchewan city, town, village, resort village, northern town, northern village, northern hamlet, unincorporated community, organized hamlet, hamlet, special service area, or northern settlement. It may be subst'd into a new article. If you begin a new article with this template, add "subst:Saskatchewan Communities" in the edit summary.

''Note #1: If the community is unincorporated, DO NOT ASSUME it is a hamlet. The Government of Saskatchewan only recognizes 20 unincorporated communities as "hamlets" as of January 2018, while recognizing 151 unincorporated communities as "organized hamlets" and 20 others as "special service areas". If a community is neither recognized as a "hamlet", "organized hamlet", nor "special service area" in the Government of Saskatchewan's latest Municipal Directory System report, apply "unincorporated community" as its status.''

Note #2: Do not edit this template page directly if you just want to create a new article.

Community Name is a city/town/village/resort village/northern town/northern village/northern hamlet/unincorporated community/organized hamlet/hamlet/special service area/northern settlement in the Rural Municipality of ________ No. ___ in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located in the northern Saskatchewan/central Saskatchewan/southern Saskatchewan region on Highway __ approximately 999 km north/west/south/east of Prince Albert/Regina/Saskatoon. Community Name had a population of _,___ in 2016.

Additional potential content:
 * Brief note about historical roots/founding and name origin
 * Nicknames, if notable
 * Primary industries supporting its economy (e.g. agriculture, forestry, oil and gas, mining, tourism, etc.)
 * Notable unique characteristics and characteristics commonly associated with it

History
Per WP:CCSG, present historical events, incorporation history (for incorporated or formerly incorporated places), etc.

Hints:
 * Describe the indigenous history of the area if known
 * Describe subsequent major historical events such as
 * the arrival of settlers to the area
 * the arrival of the railway and establishment of the rail station
 * when the community was originally founded
 * when the post office opened and closed if applicable
 * when ethnic block settlement occurred if applicable
 * incorporation as a municipality, municipal status changes, name changes, and municipal restructuring (dissolution or amalgamation)
 * etc.

Note: If the community has a history that pre-dates the establishment of the Province of Saskatchewan in September 1, 1905, acknowledge it was part of the North West Territories at that time, and the applicable provisional district of the North West Territories, whether Assiniboia (south) – which was further divided into East Assiniboia and West Assiniboia – Saskatchewan (central), or Athabasca/Athabaska (north).

''Note: If article is about a rural municipality (RM) then discover if it changed names and/or numbers. If it is larger than one township (six miles by six miles), there was an amalgamation with other RMs. Investigate what it was named as a local improvement district, fire district, statute labour and fire district, or statute labour district before being established as a RM. These types of districts were precursors to RMs.''

Geography
Per WP:CCSG, present geographic setting, geographical features, climate, communities/neighbourhoods, etc.

Climate
If Environment Canada publishes climate data for the community, add prose to the article such as at Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan and the following infobox.

Demographics
''Per WP:CCSG, use latest census data (Canada 2016 Census) where available, etc., and follow WP:CANPOP. Sample prose presenting he latest census population and dwelling counts and a sample template is provided below.''

''Note: If this community was previously a municipality but was dissolved into a type of unincorporated community on a certain date, DO NOT present this here. This is an historical event and therefore belongs in the History section.''

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Community Name recorded a population of 1,099 living in 366 of its 399 total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of 999. With a land area of 9.99 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy
Per WP:CCSG, present dominant industries, agriculture if applicable, major employers, etc.

Arts and culture
Per WP:CCSG, present cultural venues, festivals, significant cultural events, etc.

Attractions
Per WP:CCSG, present museums and other points of interest, parks (local, regional, provincial parks), recreation venues, etc.

Sports
Per WP:CCSG, present sport teams, significant athletic events, etc.

Government
Per WP:CCSG, present governing body (council, mayor/reeve for incorporated places only), administrative bodies, political representation (provincial and federal), police and crime, military facilities, etc.

Infrastructure
Per WP:CCSG, present transportation, utilities, health care, amenities, etc.

Education
Per WP:CCSG, present primary/secondary schools (public and private), post-secondary schools, responsible organizations, etc.

Media
Per WP:CCSG, present newspapers, TV, radio stations, etc. that are locally-based only.

Sister cities
Per WP:CCSG, if applicable.

Notable people
Per WP:CCSG, if applicable.