Saskatoon

Saskatoon
Saskatoon
City
	Downtown and the South Saskatchewan River
	Flag Coat of arms
	Nickname(s): "Paris of the Prairies", "Toontown", "S'toon", "Hub City", "POW City" (for potash, oil and wheat), "The City of Bridges", "YXE", "Saskabush"
	Saskatoon Saskatoon
	Coordinates: 52°08′23″N 106°41′10″W / 52.13972°N 106.68611°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Establishment	1883
Incorporation	1906
Government
• Mayor	Cynthia Block
• Governing body	Saskatoon City Council
• MP	List of MPs Brad Redekopp (CPC); Corey Tochor (CPC); Kevin Waugh (CPC);
• MLAs	List of MLAs Kim Breckner (NDP); Ken Cheveldayoff (SKP); April ChiefCalf (NDP); Hugh Gordon (NDP); Tajinder Grewal (NDP); Keith Jorgenson (NDP); Matt Love (NDP); Jamie Martens (SKP); Don McBean (NDP); Vicki Mowat (NDP); Betty Nippi-Albright (NDP); Erika Ritchie (NDP); Brittney Senger (NDP); Nathaniel Teed (NDP); Darcy Warrington (NDP);
Area
• Land	226.56 km2 (87.48 sq mi)
• Metro	5,864.48 km2 (2,264.29 sq mi)
Elevation	481.5 m (1,579.7 ft)
Population (2021)
• City	266,141 (19th)
• Density	1,174.7/km2 (3,042/sq mi)
• Metro	317,480 (17th)
• Metro density	54.1/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym	Saskatonian
Time zone	UTC−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)
GDP per capita (Saskatoon CMA)	CA$64,447 (2016)
Website	www.saskatoon.ca

Saskatoon is a city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Saskatoon is the largest city in Saskatchewan but is not the capital, which is Regina.

The South Saskatchewan River flows through the centre of the city, and many people enjoy boating, biking, and walking in the area. The University of Saskatchewan is also in Saskatoon.

The name Saskatoon [in Cree: sâskwatôn, "Saskatoon"] comes from the Cree inanimate noun misâskwatômina "saskatoon berries," which refers to the sweet violet-coloured berry that grows in the area.

Media

Radio stations include commercial stations CKOM-AM 650 kHz (“650 CKOM” News/Talk), CFMC-FM 95.1 MHz (“C95” Hot AC), CJDJ-FM 102.1 MHz (“Rock 102” Active Rock), CJWW- AM 600kHz (“Country 600” Country), CKBL-FM 92.9 MHz (“92.9 The Bull” Country), CJMK-FM 98.3 MHz (“98 Cool FM” Classic Hits), CFWD-FM 96.3 MHz (“96.3 Cruz FM” - Mainstream Rock)

References

↑ "Paris of the Prairies". Edmonton Journal. Canada.com. April 30, 2007. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
↑ "Saskatchewan slang". canada.com. Postmedia Network Inc. November 7, 2007. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
↑ "A Brief History of Saskatoon" (PDF). City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2015.
↑ "DCHP-2". Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
↑ "Saskatoon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "Statistics Canada. 2022. Saskatoon, City (CY), Saskatchewan [Census subdivision]". February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan [Census metropolitan area]". February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
↑ "Quick Facts". City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014.
↑ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA)". December 6, 2023.

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[1] "Paris of the Prairies". Edmonton Journal. Canada.com. April 30, 2007. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.

[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 22 May 2018.

[5] "Saskatoon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.

[2021StatCanSK-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "Statistics Canada. 2022. Saskatoon, City (CY), Saskatchewan [Census subdivision]". February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[2021StatCanCMA-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan [Census metropolitan area]". February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[cityquickfacts-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.

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