# Division No. 8, Saskatchewan

Division No. 8 is one of eighteen census divisions in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, as defined by Statistics Canada. It is located in the west-southwestern part of the province, bordering Alberta. The most populous community in this division is Swift Current.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Division No. 8 had a population of 30,840 living in 12,739 of its 14,833 total private dwellings, a change of 0.4% from its 2016 population of 30,718. With a land area of 22,356.91 km$^2$ (8,632.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.4/km$^2$ (3.6/sq mi) in 2021.
Knowledge of languages in Division No. 8 (1991−2021) :
| Language | 2021 | 2021 | 2011 | 2011 | 2001 | 2001 | 1991 | 1991 |
| Language | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| English | 28,685 | 99.57% | 29,480 | 99.7% | 30,155 | 99.47% | 32,080 | 99.72% |
| Tagalog | 1,185 | 4.11% | 465 | 1.57% | 20 | 0.07% | 0 | 0% |
| French | 995 | 3.45% | 940 | 3.18% | 1,085 | 3.58% | 1,270 | 3.95% |
| German | 635 | 2.2% | 1,400 | 4.73% | 2,840 | 9.37% | 3,710 | 11.53% |
| Spanish | 290 | 1.01% | 155 | 0.52% | 115 | 0.38% | 60 | 0.19% |
| Chinese | 225 | 0.78% | 210 | 0.71% | 210 | 0.69% | 175 | 0.54% |
| Hindustani | 135 | 0.47% | 45 | 0.15% | 60 | 0.2% | 55 | 0.17% |
| Ukrainian | 105 | 0.36% | 55 | 0.19% | 115 | 0.38% | 235 | 0.73% |
| Punjabi | 100 | 0.35% | 15 | 0.05% | 70 | 0.23% | 40 | 0.12% |
| Greek | 85 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% | 85 | 0.28% | 0 | 0% |
| Russian | 80 | 0.28% | 35 | 0.12% | 10 | 0.03% | 15 | 0.05% |
| Arabic | 40 | 0.14% | 30 | 0.1% | 35 | 0.12% | 50 | 0.16% |
| Polish | 30 | 0.1% | 20 | 0.07% | 40 | 0.13% | 55 | 0.17% |
| Cree | 30 | 0.1% | 15 | 0.05% | 20 | 0.07% | 20 | 0.06% |
| Dutch | 20 | 0.07% | 85 | 0.29% | 155 | 0.51% | 210 | 0.65% |
| Italian | 15 | 0.05% | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0.08% | 10 | 0.03% |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.03% | 0 | 0% | 30 | 0.1% | 10 | 0.03% |
| Vietnamese | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 55 | 0.18% | 0 | 0% |
| Hungarian | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.03% | 20 | 0.06% |
| Total responses | 28,810 | 93.42% | 29,570 | 98.69% | 30,315 | 98.68% | 32,170 | 98.77% |
| Total population | 30,840 | 100% | 29,962 | 100% | 30,720 | 100% | 32,569 | 100% |

## Census subdivisions

The following census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) are located within Saskatchewan's Division No. 8.

### City

* Swift Current

#### Towns

* Burstall
* Cabri
* Eatonia
* Elrose
* Eston
* Gull Lake
* Kyle
* Leader

#### Villages

* Abbey
* Fox Valley
* Golden Prairie
* Hazlet
* Lancer
* Mendham
* Pennant
* Prelate
* Richmound
* Sceptre
* Shackleton
* Stewart Valley
* Success
* Tompkins
* Webb

#### Rural municipalities

* RM No. 137 Swift Current
* RM No. 138 Webb
* RM No. 139 Gull Lake
* RM No. 141 Big Stick
* RM No. 142 Enterprise
* RM No. 167 Saskatchewan Landing
* RM No. 168 Riverside
* RM No. 169 Pittville
* RM No. 171 Fox Valley
* RM No. 228 Lacadena
* RM No. 229 Miry Creek
* RM No. 230 Clinworth
* RM No. 231 Happyland
* RM No. 232 Deer Forks
* RM No. 257 Monet
* RM No. 259 Snipe Lake
* RM No. 260 Newcombe
* RM No. 261 Chesterfield

#### Indian reserves

* Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation
** Carry the Kettle 76-33
** Carry the Kettle 76-37
** Carry the Kettle 76-38

### Unincorporated communities
#### Hamlets

* Laporte

#### Organized hamlets

* White Bear
* Wymark

#### Special service areas

* Mantario

#### Unincorporated communities

* Abbey Colony
* Aikins
* Beverley
* Cantuar
* Chipperfield
* Cuthbert
* Duncairn
* Dunelm
* Estuary
* Eyre
* Forgan
* Gascoigne
* Glidden
* Greenan
* Gunnworth
* Hak
* High Point
* Horsham
* Hughton
* Inglebright
* Isham
* Java
* Lacadena
* Leinan
* Lemsford
* Lille
* Linacre
* Madison
* Matador
* Mondou
* Nadeauville
* Penkill
* Plato
* Player
* Portreeve
* Rhineland
* Richlea
* Roadene
* Rosengart
* Roseray
* Saltburn
* Sanctuary
* Schantzenfeld
* Schoenfeld
* Schoenwiese
* Shackleton
* Snipe Lake
* Springfeld
* Surprise
* Tuberose
* Tunstall
* Tyner
* Verlo
* Wartime
* Wheatland Colony
* Witley
* Wyatt