Nipawin is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada, located on the Saskatchewan River at Tobin Lake. Positioned between Codette Lake, formed by the Francois-Finlay Dam (1986), and Tobin Lake, created by the E.B. Campbell Dam (1963, formerly Squaw Rapids), Nipawin earned the nickname 'Town of Two Lakes' due to the dams' impact.
The town is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Nipawin No. 487 and the Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488, the latter across the Saskatchewan River. Highway 35 and Highway 55 intersect in Nipawin, which is also served by Nipawin Airport and the Nipawin Water Aerodrome.
The name 'Nipawin' comes from a Cree word meaning 'a bed, or resting place,' referring to a low-lying area along the river now covered by Codette Lake, where First Nations women and children camped while waiting for the men. The first permanent settlement began in 1910 with a trading post. In 1924, the Canadian Pacific Railway passed nearby over the Crooked Bridge, leading to the relocation of the settlement closer to the railway.
Historically, several fur trading posts were established in the area, including those by Joseph Smith in 1763, James Finlay in 1768, François le Blanc, William Thorburn in 1790, and others operated by A. N. McLeod and James Porter in 1795.
On April 18, 2008, a downtown meat shop explosion destroyed three buildings and damaged several others, killing two people and injuring five. The explosion, caused by a backhoe striking a natural gas riser, led to a state of emergency and extensive national news coverage.
As of the 2021 Census, Nipawin had a population of 4,570, an increase of 3.8% from 2016. With a land area of 8.93 km² (3.45 sq mi), its population density was 511.8/km² (1,325.4/sq mi).

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