While the railroads were the new town’s 
biggest asset, Warman was handicapped by 
its lack of a good source of water and also 
suffered a number of setbacks, including a 
devastating fire in 1908. A tornado in 1910 
also took its toll, as did numerous epidemics 
of diseases like mumps, measles, chicken 
pox and scarlet fever. Competition was keen 
from the nearby city of Saskatoon, and many 
business people who had lost their buildings 
to natural disasters chose to rebuild in 
Saskatoon. 
After its promising start, the Village of 
Warman’s population declined in the 
aftermath of World War I and by 1927 
Warman had dropped to unincorporated 
hamlet status with a population of 
fewer than 100 people. The community’s 
administrative affairs were handled by the 
Rural Municipality of Warman. The RM of 
Warman continued to grow, and by 1932 was 
the most densely-populated and prosperous 
of any in Saskatchewan, largely due to the 
close-knit Mennonite villages in the area. 
The RM of Warman merged with the RM 
of Cory and RM of Park in the early 1970s 
to create the RM of Corman Park. In the 
1950s, the community of Warman began to 
grow again as a result of improvements in 
transportation. One of the first “bedroom 
communities” in the province, residents 
of Warman began to commute to jobs in 
Saskatoon while raising their families in the 
small village
By 1961, the population of Warman had 
grown to 659 residents, and in 1962, 
it reincorporated as a village. By 1966, 
Warman was granted town status. Major 
improvements followed, including treated 
water piped in from Saskatoon, the 
installation of storm sewers and paving of 
streets.
Warman officially became the 16th 
municipality in Saskatchewan to become 
a city on October 24, 2012. From there, 
Warman has become the face of growth 
among cities in the province. Warman’s 
population was 7084 in 2012. The population 
soared over the next decade, and Warman is 
now the eighth-largest city in Saskatchewan 
with a population of over 14,000.
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History Book
Warman’s upcoming History Book will 
capture personal, business, and shared 
stories. Preorders are due April 30, 
2026, and a very limited number will be 
available for sale summer 2026. Find the 
order form at warman.ca/541. For more 
details, call Sharon at 306-934-5914. 
warmanhistorybook@gmail.com
History Display
Stop in at the Warman Home Centre 
Communiplex  (upper level) to view the 
historical displays featuring varying 
aspects of Warman's history.

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