Porcupine Plain

Town in Saskatchewan, Canada

52°35′53″N 103°14′53″W / 52.598°N 103.248°W / 52.598; -103.248CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanCensus division14Rural Municipality PorcupinePost office Founded1929-04-01Incorporated (Village)N/AIncorporated (Town)N/AGovernment

• MayorNicholas Wood • AdministratorTwyla Salmond • Governing bodyPorcupine Plain Town CouncilArea

• Total2.27 km² (0.88 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total855 • Density377.2/km² (977/sq mi)Time zoneCSTPostal code

S0E 1H0

Area code306HighwaysHighway 23RailwayCanadian National Railway (abandoned)WebsiteTown of Porcupine Plain^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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.

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

	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

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

Notable people

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

References

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