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Village in Saskatchewan, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dorintosh (2016 population: 134) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588 and Census Division No. 17.
Dorintosh | |
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Village of Dorintosh | |
Location of Dorintosh in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 54.352°N 108.626°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | West-central |
Census division | 17 |
Rural Municipality | Meadow Lake No. 588 |
Post office Founded | December 1, 1940 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal |
• Governing body | Dorintosh Village Council |
• Mayor | John Osborne |
• Administrator | Pam Dallyn |
Area | |
• Total | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 127 |
• Density | 151.6/km2 (393/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Postal code | S0M 0T0 |
Area code | 306 |
Highways | |
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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).[5]
The Meadow Lake Provincial Park is directly north of Dorintosh along Highway 4.
Dorintosh incorporated as a village on January 1, 1989.[6]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dorintosh had a population of 107 living in 53 of its 58 total private dwellings, a change of -20.1% from its 2016 population of 134. With a land area of 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 382.1/km2 (989.7/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Dorintosh recorded a population of 134 living in 60 of its 74 total private dwellings, a -9.7% change from its 2011 population of 147. With a land area of 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 152.3/km2 (394.4/sq mi) in 2016.[10]
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