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.

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).

The Meadow Lake Provincial Park is directly north of Dorintosh along Highway 4.

History

Dorintosh incorporated as a village on January 1, 1989.

Demographics

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 km (0.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 382.1/km (989.7/sq mi) in 2021.

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 km (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 152.3/km (394.4/sq mi) in 2016.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan