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Porcupine Plain is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is accessed by Highway 23. Greenwater Lake Provincial Park is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) 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.[5] Quilly Willy is the town mascot used on promotional material. Porcupine Plain is the hometown of Calgary Hitmen play-by-play man Brad Curle, St. Louis Blues alumnus Kelly Chase, Paralympic athlete Colette Bourgonje, and TSN SportsCentre sportscaster Darren Dutchyshen, and the company Sweet Pure Honey.

Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan
Town
Motto: 
Nature's Gift
Location of Porcupine Plain in Saskatchewan
Porcupine Plain (Canada)
Coordinates: 52.598°N 103.248°W / 52.598; -103.248
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division14
Rural MunicipalityPorcupine
Post office Founded1929-04-01
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
 • MayorNick Wood
 • AdministratorTwyla Salmond
 • Governing bodyPorcupine Plain Town Council
Area
 • Total2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total855
 • Density377.2/km2 (977/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0E 1H0
Area code306
HighwaysHighway 23
RailwayCanadian National Railway (abandoned)
WebsiteTown of Porcupine Plain
[1][2][3][4]

Demographics


In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Porcupine Plain had a population of 817 living in 357 of its 400 total private dwellings, a change of -5.2% from its 2016 population of 862. With a land area of 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 385.4/km2 (998.1/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Canada census – Porcupine Plain community profile
20212011
Population817 (-5.2% from 2016)855 (9.2% from 2006)
Land area2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population density384.6/km2 (996/sq mi)377.2/km2 (977/sq mi)
Median age50.4 (M: 48.8, F: 51.6)46.1 (M: 43.7, F: 48.4)
Total private dwellings360388
Median household income
References: 2021[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]

See also



References


  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. Sask Biz
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.




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