Canada
SASKATCHEWAN
The population of Saskatchewan is 963,150 people. The capital city is Regina, with a population of 190,020. The total area of the province is 160,870,995 acres. Of this, 95% of northern Saskatchewan is Crown Land, and approximately 20% of southern Saskatchewan is Crown Land. The remainder is in private freehold tenure.
How Saskatchewan is owned
All the physical land of the province is owned by the Crown. Land not granted or dedicate into freehold private ownership is administered by the Province for the Crown in London.
Homes in freehold tenure
There are 379,680 dwellings in Saskatchewan. Of these, 235,530 are held in freehold tenure by the occupant. 62% of people in Saskatchewan have freehold tenure.
Parks
Saskatchewan has two National Parks which cover a total of 1,181,236 acres . 34 Provincial Parks cover an additional 2,837,449 acres.
Agriculture
There are a total of 50,598 farms in Saskatchewan, covering a total area of 64,902,408 acres . The average area of each of these farms is 1,282 acres.. 47,466 farms are held in freehold tenure by their operators, covering a total of 39,634,140 acres. The remaining farms are rented or leased and cover 25,268,268 acres
Mining
Principal minerals and resources in Saskatchewan include crude oil, potash, uranium and natural gas. Significant mines include Athabasca (uranium), McLean Lake (uranium), and Contact Lake (gold).
Forestry
Total forest Land held by the Province: 53,936,988 acres
Forest Land held by the Federal Government:
Federal Aboriginal Land: 306,404 acres
Other Federal Land: 2,050,930 acres
Total: 2,357,334 acres
Privately held Land (held in freehold tenure by individuals, companies, municipalities):
Industrial: 0
Nonindustrial: 0
Other: 3,644,725 acres
Total: 3,644,725 acres
Percentage of land held by the Provincial Government: 97%
Percentage of land held by the Federal Government: 2%
Percentage of Forest Land Privately held: 1%
Percentage of Industrial Private freehold tenants: 0%
LandownersUranerz Exploration and Mining Ltd.
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