Saskatoon

This article is about the Canadian city. For other uses, see Saskatoon (disambiguation).

Saskatoon
City
Downtown and the South Saskatchewan River
Flag of Saskatoon
Flag
Coat of arms of Saskatoon
Coat of arms
Official logo of Saskatoon
Logo
Nicknames: 
"Paris of the Prairies", "Toontown", "S'toon", "Hub City", "POW City" (for potash, oil and wheat), "The City of Bridges", "YXE", "Saskabush"[1][2][3][4]
Saskatoon is located in Canada
Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Location of Saskatoon in Canada
Saskatoon is located in Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon (Saskatchewan)
Coordinates: 52°08′23″N 106°41′10″W / 52.13972°N 106.68611°W / 52.13972; -106.68611[5]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Establishment1883
Incorporation1906
Government
 • MayorCynthia Block
 • Governing bodySaskatoon City Council
 • MP
List of MPs
 • MLAs
List of MLAs
Area
[6][7]
 • Land226.56 km2 (87.48 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,864.48 km2 (2,264.29 sq mi)
Elevation
[8]
481.5 m (1,579.7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[6][7]
 • City
266,141 (19th)
 • Density1,174.7/km2 (3,042/sq mi)
 • Metro
317,480 (17th)
 • Metro density54.1/km2 (140/sq mi)
DemonymSaskatonian
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
Forward sortation area
S7A – S7C, S7H – S7W
Area code(s)306, 639, 474
Pronunciation/ˌsæskəˈtuːn/
GDP (Saskatoon CMA)CA$20.2 billion (2020)[9]
GDP per capita (Saskatoon CMA)CA$64,447 (2016)
Websitewww.saskatoon.ca

Saskatoon (/ˌsæskəˈtuːn/) 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 the cultural and economic hub of central Saskatchewan since its founding in 1882 as a Temperance colony.[10]

With a 2021 census population of 266,141, Saskatoon is the largest city in the province, and the 17th largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada, with a 2021 census population of 317,480. [11]

Saskatoon is home to the University of Saskatchewan, the Meewasin Valley Authority—which protects the South Saskatchewan River and provides for the city's popular riverbank park spaces—and Wanuskewin Heritage Park, a National Historic Site of Canada and UNESCO World Heritage applicant representing 6,000 years of First Nations history. The Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344, the most populous rural municipality in Saskatchewan, surrounds the city and contains many of the developments associated with it, including Wanuskewin. Saskatoon is named after the saskatoon berry, which is native to the region and is itself derived from the Cree misâskwatômina. The city has a significant Indigenous population and several urban Reserves. The city has nine river crossings and is nicknamed "Paris of the Prairies" and "Bridge City".

Historic neighbourhoods of Saskatoon include Nutana and Riversdale, which were separate towns before amalgamating with the town of Saskatoon and incorporating as a city in 1906. Nutana, Riversdale, their historic main streets of Broadway Avenue and 20th Street, as well as the downtown core and other central neighbourhoods are seeing significant reinvestment and redevelopment. Sutherland was a rail town beyond the University of Saskatchewan lands, annexed by the city in 1956.

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  2. ^ "Saskatchewan slang". canada.com. Postmedia Network Inc. November 7, 2007. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "A Brief History of Saskatoon" (PDF). City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "DCHP-2". Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "Saskatoon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  6. ^ a b "Statistics Canada. 2022. Saskatoon, City (CY), Saskatchewan [Census subdivision]". February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan [Census metropolitan area]". February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Quick Facts". City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014.
  9. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA)". December 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "History". City of Saskatoon. December 15, 2014. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "Saskatoon remains largest city in Saskatchewan: census". Saskatoon. April 27, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2024.