Tucked within the Rural Municipality of Mariposa No. 350 in Census Division No. 13, the village of Tramping Lake takes its name from the nearby body of water it shares a name with – Tramping Lake, a lake that sits along the course of Eagle Creek. The village officially incorporated on April 10, 1917, establishing its place among Saskatchewan’s many small prairie communities.
Recent census data tells a story of significant population change. In the 2016 Census, 60 residents were recorded living in 29 of the village’s 44 private dwellings, representing a modest increase of 8.3% from the 55 residents counted in 2011. The 2021 Census, however, recorded a sharp decline, with only 35 people living in 17 of 26 total private dwellings – a drop of 41.7% from 2016. The village covers a land area of 1.27 square kilometres, yielding a population density of 27.6 people per square kilometre as of 2021.