# Meadow Lake > city in Saskatchewan, Canada **Wikidata**: [Q1904178](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1904178) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadow_Lake,_Saskatchewan) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/meadow-lake-q1904178 ## Summary Meadow Lake is a city in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was incorporated on 1931-08-29, had a population of 5,344 at the 2016 census, and covers an area of 7.95 square kilometres. ## Key Facts - Meadow Lake is a city (instance_of: city; listed among cities in Saskatchewan). - Country: Canada. - Province / located_in: Saskatchewan. - Incorporation (inception): 1931-08-29. - Area: 7.95 square kilometres. - Population: 5,344 (point in time: 2016; determination_method: census). - Coordinates: latitude 54.12416666666667, longitude -108.43583333333333. - Elevation above sea level: 498.30 metres. - Motto: "Gateway to Pure Air and Water". - Official website: http://www.meadowlake.ca/. - UN/LOCODE: CAYLJ. - Statistics Canada geographic code: 4717052. - CGNDB unique ID: HARWT. - OpenStreetMap relation ID: 7953053. - Geonames ID: 6071421. - Freebase ID: /m/051165. - MusicBrainz area ID: 343e3e1f-6ce9-4898-bfd9-b4a8c7f5992d. - Who’s On First ID: 101739901. - Wikimedia Commons category: "Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan". - Wikipedia article title: Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. - Wikipedia languages available (article exists in these languages): arz, atj, ca, ceb, de, en, es, fa, fi, fr, it, ja, lt, pl, pt, sr, sv. - Sitelink count (Wikidata): 18. - Topic's main category (Wikipedia): Category:Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. - Canadian Encyclopedia article ID: meadow-lake. - Shares border with: Meadow Lake No. 588. - CGND (Canadian Geographical Names Data Base) unique identifier: HARWT. - Wikidata description: city in Saskatchewan, Canada. - Aliases: "Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan", "Meadow Lake, SK", "Meadow Lake (Saskatchewan)". - Image available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Meadow_Lake_Saskatchewan_07.JPG (Wikimedia Commons). - SNARC_ID (as provided): Rhein-Berg District. - Different_from: Meadow Lake (indicates disambiguation entry exists). - Sitlink_count for the class "city": 252 (related class information). ## FAQs - Where is Meadow Lake located? Meadow Lake is located in the province of Saskatchewan, in the country of Canada. Its coordinates are 54.12416666666667° N, 108.43583333333333° W. - When was Meadow Lake incorporated as a city? Meadow Lake's recorded inception (incorporation) date is 1931-08-29. - How large is Meadow Lake and how many people live there? Meadow Lake covers 7.95 square kilometres and had a population of 5,344 according to the 2016 census. - What is Meadow Lake's municipal motto and online presence? The city motto is "Gateway to Pure Air and Water." The official municipal website is http://www.meadowlake.ca/. - What administrative and geographic identifiers does Meadow Lake have? Meadow Lake has UN/LOCODE CAYLJ, Statistics Canada geographic code 4717052, CGNDB ID HARWT, Geonames ID 6071421, Freebase ID /m/051165, MusicBrainz area ID 343e3e1f-6ce9-4898-bfd9-b4a8c7f5992d, and Who’s On First ID 101739901. - With which rural municipality or division does Meadow Lake share a border? Meadow Lake shares a border with Meadow Lake No. 588. - In what languages is the Meadow Lake Wikipedia article available? The Meadow Lake article exists in at least these language editions: arz, atj, ca, ceb, de, en, es, fa, fi, fr, it, ja, lt, pl, pt, sr, sv. - Where can I find visual media or the Commons category for Meadow Lake? Visual media are in the Wikimedia Commons category "Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan" and a representative image is at the Commons file path: Meadow_Lake_Saskatchewan_07.JPG. ## Why It Matters Meadow Lake is an incorporated municipal centre in northern Saskatchewan with legally recognized geographic, administrative, and statistical identities. As an incorporated city since 1931, it functions as a discrete local government entity with assigned national and international location identifiers (UN/LOCODE, Statistics Canada code, Geonames, CGNDB), which enable consistent referencing in government datasets, mapping systems, logistics, and cultural repositories. Its civic motto and web presence reflect municipal branding and public communication. The city’s multi-source identifiers and presence across Wikimedia projects (including multiple language Wikipedias and Commons) make it discoverable and citable in research, navigation, and media. Sharing a border with the rural municipality Meadow Lake No. 588 situates it in a defined local administrative geography within Saskatchewan. ## Notable For - Being an incorporated city in Saskatchewan since 1931-08-29. - Holding the municipal motto "Gateway to Pure Air and Water." - Having a defined small urban area of 7.95 km² paired with a 2016 census population of 5,344. - Possessing multiple standardized geographic and data identifiers (UN/LOCODE CAYLJ; Statistics Canada code 4717052; CGNDB HARWT; Geonames 6071421; freebase /m/051165; MusicBrainz area ID; Who’s On First ID). - Presence across Wikimedia projects with a Commons category and Wikipedia articles in many languages. - Bordering the rural municipality Meadow Lake No. 588. ## Body ### Classification and Identity - Instance_of: Meadow Lake is classified as a city and is listed among "cities in Saskatchewan." - Wikidata description: described succinctly as a "city in Saskatchewan, Canada." - Aliases: The city is also referenced as "Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan," "Meadow Lake, SK," and "Meadow Lake (Saskatchewan)." - Different_from: A disambiguation marker exists (different_from: Meadow Lake), indicating multiple uses of the name. ### Location and Geography - Country and Province: Meadow Lake is located in Canada and specifically within the province of Saskatchewan. - Coordinates: Geospatial coordinates are latitude 54.12416666666667 and longitude -108.43583333333333. - Area: The city covers 7.95 square kilometres. - Elevation: Meadow Lake's elevation above sea level is recorded as 498.30 metres. - Bordering jurisdiction: Meadow Lake shares a border with Meadow Lake No. 588. ### Administrative and Legal Data - Incorporation date: The city's inception/incorporation date is 1931-08-29. - Located_in statements: Meadow Lake is located within the administrative boundaries of Saskatchewan and Canada. - Statistics Canada code: The city’s Statistics Canada geographic code is 4717052, used for national statistical reporting. ### Demographics - Population: The recorded population is 5,344 as of the 2016 census; the point_in_time qualifier indicates the 2016 census as the basis for this figure. ### Infrastructure, Identifiers, and Codes - Official website: The municipal website is http://www.meadowlake.ca/. - UN/LOCODE: Meadow Lake’s UN/LOCODE is CAYLJ, supporting international trade and transport coding systems. - CGNDB: The Canadian Geographical Names Data Base unique identifier is HARWT. - Geonames ID: 6071421 links Meadow Lake to the Geonames geographic database. - Freebase ID: /m/051165 (legacy identifier). - MusicBrainz: area ID 343e3e1f-6ce9-4898-bfd9-b4a8c7f5992d links the place to MusicBrainz area metadata. - Who’s On First: ID 101739901 provides another machine-readable place identifier. - OpenStreetMap: relation ID 7953053 represents Meadow Lake on OpenStreetMap. - SNARC_ID: Rhein-Berg District is recorded as SNARC_ID in the supplied data. ### Media, Documentation, and Knowledge Graph Presence - Wikimedia Commons: The Commons category is "Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan" and a representative image file path is provided (Meadow_Lake_Saskatchewan_07.JPG). - Wikipedia: The article title is Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. There are article editions in multiple languages (arz, atj, ca, ceb, de, en, es, fa, fi, fr, it, ja, lt, pl, pt, sr, sv). - Sitelink counts: The Wikidata sitelink_count for this entity is 18; the related class "city" has a sitelink_count of 252. - Topic's main category: On Wikipedia, the topic is categorized under Category:Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. - Canadian Encyclopedia: The city has an entry identified by the Canadian Encyclopedia article ID meadow-lake. ### Relations to Other Entities - Shares border with Meadow Lake No. 588, situating Meadow Lake within a local municipal geography. - Located in Saskatchewan, which as a province of Canada has its own inception recorded as 1905-01-01. - Country Canada has an inception value recorded as 1867-07-01 in the provided metadata (contextual relation). ### Data Provenance and References (as provided) - Areas, incorporation, population, coordinates, elevation, and other attributes are drawn from the supplied structured properties and referenced data points (e.g., census data, national place-name registries, Wikimedia sources). Specific IDs and URLs cited in the original source data include official municipal site, Statistics Canada, CGNDB, Geonames, Freebase, MusicBrainz, Who’s On First, OpenStreetMap relation, and Wikimedia Commons resources. ## References 1. [Canadian Geographical Names Database](http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HARWT) 2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 3. MusicBrainz 4. [Source](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E) 5. GeoNames 6. [Source](https://service.unece.org/trade/locode/ca.htm)