Porcupine Plain

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, Saskatchewan
Town
Motto:  Nature's Gift
Location of Porcupine Plain in Saskatchewan Show map of Saskatchewan Porcupine Plain (Canada) Show map of Canada
Coordinates: 52.598°N 103.248°W / 52.598; -103.248
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Census division	14
Rural Municipality	Porcupine
Post office Founded	1929-04-01
Incorporated (Village)	N/A
Incorporated (Town)	N/A
Government
• Mayor	Nicholas Wood
• Administrator	Twyla Salmond
• Governing body	Porcupine Plain Town Council
Area
• Total	2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	855
• Density	377.2/km2 (977/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0E 1H0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 23
Railway	Canadian National Railway (abandoned)
Website	Town 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]

	2021	2011
Population	817 (-5.2% from 2016)	855 (9.2% from 2006)
Land area	2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)	2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population density	384.6/km2 (996/sq mi)	377.2/km2 (977/sq mi)
Median age	50.4 (M: 48.8, F: 51.6)	46.1 (M: 43.7, F: 48.4)
Private dwellings	360 (total)	388 (total)
Median household income

Canada census – Porcupine Plain community profile

References: 2021^[7] 2011^[8] earlier^[9][10]

Notable people

• Kelly Chase, former NHL player
• Colette Bourgonje, paralympic athlete
• Darren Dutchyshen, TSN SportsCentre sportscaster

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of towns in Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 21 November 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
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. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.

External links

• Official website

52.598°N 103.248°W / 52.598; -103.248