Porcupine Plain Explained

Official Name:Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan
Settlement Type:Town
Motto:Nature's Gift
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Porcupine Plain in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.598°N -103.248°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Nicholas Wood
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Twyla Salmond
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Porcupine Plain Town Council
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:1929-04-01
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:N/A
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Established Date3:N/A
Area Total Km2:2.27
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:855
Population Density Km2:377.2
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0E 1H0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railway
Blank1 Info:Canadian National Railway (abandoned)
Website: Town of Porcupine Plain

Porcupine Plain is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is accessed by Highway 23. Greenwater Lake Provincial Park is southwest on Highway 38. The town is located within the Porcupine Provincial Forest. The town was originally settled by returning World War I veterans who settled in the area during the early 1920s.[1] Quilly Willy is the town mascot used on promotional material.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Porcupine Plain had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2.12km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

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External links

52.598°N -103.248°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.saskbiz.ca/communityprofiles/CommunityProfile.Asp?CommunityID=313 Sask Biz
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.