Yorkton

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Yorkton

Total population

15,669

Coordinates51.21°, -102.46°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Yorkton is a city located in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about 300 kilometres (190 mi) southeast of Saskatoon and 450 kilometres (280 mi) northwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba and is the sixth-largest city in the province. Yorkton was founded in 1882 and incorporated as a city in 1928. The city is bordered by the rural municipalities of Orkney to the north, west, and south, and Wallace on the east.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Saskatchewan

• Sturgeon Lake
  215.6 mi away
• Big River
  254.6 mi away · pop. 1,140
• Rudzisko
  4606.1 mi away · pop. 55
• Petrykozy
  4606.1 mi away
• Giełzów
  4606.8 mi away · pop. 400
• Kamienna Wola
  4606.9 mi away · pop. 330
• Bernów
  4607.4 mi away · pop. 160
• Skrzyszów
  4607.6 mi away · pop. 200
• Maleniec
  4608.5 mi away · pop. 150
• Wyszyna Machorowska
  4610 mi away · pop. 110
• Gracuch
  4610.5 mi away · pop. 190
• Komaszyce
  4611.8 mi away · pop. 180

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Yorkton

REPORT ON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF YORKTON, SASKATCHEWAN

YORKTON, SASK. PLANNING COMMITTEE

Western Trade Objectives

Canada. Western Premiers' Conference, 1978. · 1978

The Yorkton region of Saskatchewan

Henry R. Fast · 1975

Geology and Groundwater Resources of the Yorkton Area, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan. Research Council. Geology Division. · 1969

Yorkton area aquifers source water protection plan

Saskatchewan Watershed Authority · 2006

Birds of Yorkton-Duck Mountain (Special Publications of the Saskatchewan Natural History Society, No. 24)

C. Stuart; Anaka, William Houston · 2003

Facts about the town of Yorkton and the fertile farming district of eastern Saskatchewan in which it is situated

1911

A noise level survey of the city of Yorkton

1978

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Isabella Tiger Moth

Pyrrharctia isabella

Seen 2026-09-21

Fathead Minnow

Pimephales promelas

Seen 2026-09-21

Bicolored Sallow

Sunira bicolorago

Seen 2026-09-18

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-11

Two-striped Grasshopper

Melanoplus bivittatus

Seen 2026-09-03

Fall Field Cricket

Gryllus pennsylvanicus

Seen 2026-09-03

Fall Webworm Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Seen 2026-08-29

Brown Stink Bug

Euschistus servus

Seen 2026-08-27

Pink Underwing

Catocala concumbens

Seen 2026-08-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers