
DavidsonSaskatchewan
Population 1,164: a town in Saskatchewan. Statistics Canada places it in the Division No. 11 census division.
Is Davidson a good place to live?
Jobs & income is its strong suit (A+). Safety lags (C).
Davidson is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Davidson grades
Each subject compares Davidson with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Davidson is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Davidson stand out
The 3 things Davidson does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Davidson.
Trips to work from Davidson are shorter than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 15 min on average
88% of commuters drove, about level with Canadian towns (89%) and below Saskatchewan’s towns (91%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Davidson | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 15 min | 18 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 91% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Around Davidson, 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade: 2 schools in all
From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 33 km off, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Grove School, Loreburn Hutterite ColonyIn DavidsonElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Davidson School - K-12In DavidsonAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Davidson | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 33 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 33 km | 0.4 km | 0.5 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Saskatchewan: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
Renting in Davidson costs 16% of household income, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and across Canadian towns
15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 72%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Davidson | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 19% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 17% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Violent crime weighs less where Davidson is policed than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 64
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Davidson · The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Craik detachment area
The index for the force that serves it came to 90, between Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 35.1 property crimes are reported each year. The force’s area logs 15.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Davidson | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 64 | 154 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 90 | 119 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 35.1 | 48.4 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Expect 79.9 years of life in the region around Davidson, 1.6 under the typical Canadian town
Measured across the South West health region: health survey and life expectancy
Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, above Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Across the region, 54% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Saskatchewan as a whole manages 49%. Measured from where Davidson’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 0.6 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Davidson | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 54% | 49% | 52% |
| Smokers | 13% | 8.6% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.9 | 80.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Davidson gets more frosts than 95% of Canadian towns
Expect January lows of around −20.0°C in Davidson. The frost-free season runs from 19 May to 13 September, 117 days. A normal year brings 417 mm of precipitation, above Saskatchewan’s towns (383 mm) but below Canadian towns (883 mm). Rain and snow peak in June, at 89 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Davidson | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 417 mm | 383 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 204 | 203 | 159 |
| January night low | −20.0°C | −20.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 85 cm | 91 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Watrous)
In Davidson, November normally means −1°C afternoons and −10°C nights
Next comes December, with normal highs of −8°C and lows of −17°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 12 cm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Elbow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −19°C | 37 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 89 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 10°C | 207 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −2°C | 84 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Watrous); the forecast is on the Weather page
A 16,894-vote win for Fraser Tolmie made Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan safer in 2021 than nine in ten ridings
In the census’s list of municipalities, Davidson is a town.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Davidson has no public library of its own; the nearest is Tugaske Branch Library, 48 km away
Without open library statistics in Saskatchewan, the page names Davidson’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Around Davidson, 20% of tested homes have radon above the guideline
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.007 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study for Davidson. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Heartland RHA, with Davidson one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Davidson | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 20% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.007 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Fewer of Davidson’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.5%
Immigrants make up 9.4% of residents, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (7.4%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 10% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.2% of Davidson’s residents are women
Here the census found 545 women and 500 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Davidson | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 55% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 28% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 45% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The nearest provincial park to Davidson is Douglas Provincial Park, 37 km away
Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Fish and Wildlife Development Fund (126,136 ha) is the biggest, 6.7 km from town. The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Davidson | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.1% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Older housing stands out in Davidson: 36% predates 1961
| Heritage | Davidson | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 36% | 17% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Davidson
Famous people from Davidson
7 notable people were born in Davidson.
About Davidson
Town in Saskatchewan
For Davidson, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Saskatchewan, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,164 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- Census division
- Division No. 11
- Census subdivision
- 4711014
Questions about Davidson
How old are the people of Davidson?
The median resident is 43.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 28% are 65 or over.
What kind of homes are in Davidson?
Single-detached houses make up 81% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 38% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.
Who are the people of Davidson?
Visible minorities are 10% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 9%, and Indigenous people 3%.
Has Davidson grown?
It lost people: 1,048 in 2016, 1,044 in 2021, 0.4% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,164.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).