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 is the hometown of Calgary Hitmen play-by-play man Brad Curle, St. Louis Blues alumnus Kelly Chase, Paralympic athlete Colette Bourgonje, and TSN SportsCentre sportscaster Darren Dutchyshen, and the company Sweet Pure Honey.

Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan
Motto(s): 
Nature's Gift
Location of Porcupine Plain in Saskatchewan
Porcupine Plain (Canada)
Coordinates: 52.598°N 103.248°W / 52.598; -103.248
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionSaskatchewan
Census division14
Rural MunicipalityPorcupine No. 395
Post office Founded1929-04-01
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
  MayorNick Wood
  AdministratorTwyla Salmond
  Governing bodyPorcupine Plain Town Council
Area
  Total2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total855
  Density377.2/km2 (977/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Postal code
S0E 1H0
Area code(s)306
HighwaysHighway 23
RailwayCanadian National Railway (abandoned)
WebsiteTown of Porcupine Plain
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Demographics

Canada census – Porcupine Plain community profile
2011
Population: 855 (9.2% from 2006)
Land area: 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population density: 377.2/km2 (977/sq mi)
Median age: 46.1 (M: 43.7, F: 48.4)
Total private dwellings: 388
Median household income: $62,434
References: 2011[6] earlier[7]

See also

References

  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original ( Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 2007-09-11
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. Sask Biz
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

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