Unity, Saskatchewan

Unity is a town in the western part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan^[5] with a population of 2519. Unity is located at the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 21, and the intersection of the CNR and CPR main rail lines. Unity is located 200 kilometres (125 mi) west-northwest of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and 375 kilometres (235 mi) southeast of Edmonton, Alberta. The town of Wilkie is located 33 kilometres (21 mi) to the east.

Unity
Town
Town of Unity
Motto:  A good town in a good district
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Coordinates: 52°26′0″N 109°10′0″W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Post office Founded	1909-04-01
Village established	1909-06-01
Town incorporated	1909-11-01
Government
• Mayor	Justin Sopyc
• Federal Electoral District Battlefords—Lloydminster MP	Rosemarie Falk
• Provincial Constituency Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA	Ryan Domotor
Area
• Land	9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population  (2025)
• Total	69,699
• Density	244.6/km2 (634/sq mi)
• Summer (DST)	CST
Postal Code	S0K 4L0
Area code	306-228/210
Highways	Highway 14 / Highway 21
Website	Official Website
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The town was the subject of playwright Kevin Kerr's Governor General's Award-winning play Unity (1918), which dramatizes the effect of the 1918 flu pandemic on Unity.

History

With the coming of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1908 Unity began to grow from a small settlement in 1904 to about 600 in the 1920s. By 1966 there were 2,154 residents.^[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Unity had a population of 2,496 living in 1,042 of its 1,148 total private dwellings, a change of -3% from its 2016 population of 2,573. With a land area of 9.7 km² (3.7 sq mi), it had a population density of 257.3/km² (666.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	2,496 (-3.0% from 2016)	2,573 (+7.7% from 2011)	2,389 (+11.3% from 2006)
Land area	9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)	9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)	9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population density	257.3/km2 (666/sq mi)	263.5/km2 (682/sq mi)	244.6/km2 (634/sq mi)
Median age	42.0 (M: 40.8, F: 42.8)	39.6 (M: 37.8, F: 41.8)	42.4 (M: 39.9, F: 44.6)
Private dwellings	1,148 (total)	1,170 (total)	1,119 (total)
Median household income		$40,533

Canada census – Unity, Saskatchewan community profile

References: 2021^[8] 2016^[9] 2011^[10]

Attractions

Unity, c. 1910–1920

Unity Express Shed

Attractions in Unity include:^[11]

• the history murals in downtown
• Unity & District Heritage Museum
• Unity Golf Course
• Unity Regional Park housing the Unity Ball Diamonds
• Unity Arena.
• Unity Credit Union Aquatics Centre
• Sink and Gordon Lakes are just to the west of Unity, providing wetlands for many migratory birds.
• Muddy Lake is just south of town.

Education

Two elementary schools, St. Peter's Catholic School and Unity Public School offer kindergarten to Grade 6. Unity Composite High School (UCHS) includes Grades 7 to 12. The schools are part of Living Sky School Division No. 202.^[12]

Student Enrollment (2024–2025)^[13]

School	Grades	Enrollment
St. Peter’s Catholic School	K–6	121
Unity Public School	K–6	235
Unity Composite High School	7–12	325

Transportation

The Unity railway station receives Via Rail service with The Canadian calling at Unity several times per week. Unity is on the Canadian National Railway tracks. In 1924, the Canadian Pacific Railway crossed the Canadian National Railway at Topaz just west of Unity.

Notable people

• Boyd Gordon, NHL hockey player
• Curtis Brown, NHL hockey player

See also

• List of towns in Saskatchewan