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. 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 km (0.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 385.4/km (998.1/sq mi) in 2021.
Canada census – Porcupine Plain community profile
| 2021 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 817 (-5.2% from 2016) | 855 (9.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 2.12 km (0.82 sq mi) | 2.27 km (0.88 sq mi) |
| Population density | 384.6/km (996/sq mi) | 377.2/km (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 2011 earlier
Notable people
- Kelly Chase, former NHL player
- Colette Bourgonje, paralympic athlete
- Darren Dutchyshen, TSN SportsCentre sportscaster
See also
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.
External links
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