North Portal Explained

North Portal
Official Name:Village of North Portal
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:CAN SK Coalfields#Saskatchewan#North America
Coordinates:49.0015°N -102.5539°W
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Murray Arnold
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Lindsay Arnold
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:North Portal Village Council
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:N/A
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:N/A
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Established Date3:N/A
Area Total Km2:2.49
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:123
Population Density Km2:54.7
Population Blank1 Title:National Population Rank (Out of 5,008)
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0C 1W0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 39
Blank1 Name:Waterways

North Portal (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4 and Census Division No. 1. It is adjacent to the Canada–United States border opposite Portal, North Dakota. The border crossing is considered the major entry point to and from the U.S. within Saskatchewan (connecting Saskatchewan Highway 39 to US Route 52).

History

North Portal incorporated as a village on November 16, 1903.[1]

Attractions

A notable tourist attraction is the Gateway Cities Golf Club, located next to the village. Eight of the course's nine holes are located within Canada, but the course's ninth hole, and the clubhouse, are located in the United States.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Portal had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.65km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of North Portal recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 2.49km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Championship and Unique Golf Courses in North Dakota. North Dakota Tourism Division. December 24, 2020.
  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.