Dorintosh Explained

Dorintosh
Official Name:Village of Dorintosh
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Dorintosh in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:54.352°N -108.626°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:West-central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Dorintosh Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:John Osborne
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Pam Dallyn
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:December 1, 1940
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:0.88
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:127
Population Density Km2:151.6
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0M 0T0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railways

Dorintosh (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588 and Census Division No. 17.

The village name is a portmanteau of the names of two members of parliament for North Battleford: Dorise Nielsen (1940–45) and Cameron Ross McIntosh (1925-40).[1]

The Meadow Lake Provincial Park is directly north of Dorintosh along Highway 4.

History

Dorintosh incorporated as a village on January 1, 1989.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dorintosh had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.28km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Dorintosh recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.88km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

References

54.352°N -108.626°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barry. Bill. Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. September 2005. People Places Publishing, Ltd.. Regina, Saskatchewan. 1-897010-19-2. registration.
  2. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.