In 1902, the post office formed in the Provisional District of Assiniboia West of the North West Territories and a federal electoral district then named Qu'Appelle. Saskatchewan became a province in 1905. Wilcox incorporated as a village on April 20, 1907.[6]
A one-room school house named Wilcox School District #1633 formed at Tsp 13 Rge 21 W of the 2 Meridian.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wilcox had a population of 261 living in 83 of its 93 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 264. With a land area of 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi), it had a population density of 182.5/km2 (472.7/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Wilcox recorded a population of 264 living in 80 of its 93 total private dwellings, a -28.4% change from its 2011 population of 339. With a land area of 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 178.4/km2 (462.0/sq mi) in 2016.[10]