Candle Lake, Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 53°47′06″N 105°15′25″W / 53.785°N 105.257°W / 53.785; -105.257

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Village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Resort village in Saskatchewan, Canada

Candle Lake

Resort villageResort Village of Candle LakeCandle LakeCoordinates: 53°47′06″N 105°15′25″W / 53.785°N 105.257°W / 53.785; -105.257

Country

Canada

Province

Saskatchewan

Census division

15

Rural municipality

RM of Paddockwood No. 520

Incorporated

August 1, 1977

Government  • Mayor

Terry Kostyna

 • Governing body

Resort Village Council

 • Administrator

Brent Lutz

Area (2016)  • Land

63.32 km² (24.45 sq mi)

Population (2016)  • Total

840

 • Density

13.3/km² (34/sq mi)

Time zone

CST

 • Summer (DST)

CST

Area code(s)

306 and 639

Highway(s)

265

Waterway(s)

Candle Lake

Website

candlelake.ca

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.

Population history
(1981–2016) Year Pop. ±% 1981

219—    

1986

284+29.7%

1991

365+28.5%

1996

463+26.8%

2001

503+8.6%

2006

792+57.5%

2011

765−3.4%

2016

840+9.8%Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics

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.

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.

Government

The Resort Village of Candle Lake is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Friday of every month. The mayor is Terry Kostyna and its administrator is Brent Lutz.