Pinehouse

Pinehouse
ᒥᓇᐦᐃᑯ ᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ
minahiko-wâskahikanihk
Northern village[1]
Location of Pinehouse on a NASA image of Pinehouse Lake
Location of Pinehouse on a NASA image of Pinehouse Lake
Pinehouse is located in Saskatchewan
Pinehouse
Pinehouse
Location of Pinehouse in Saskatchewan
Pinehouse is located in Canada
Pinehouse
Pinehouse
Pinehouse (Canada)
Coordinates: 55°30′49″N 106°35′55″W / 55.51361°N 106.59861°W / 55.51361; -106.59861
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
DistrictNorthern Saskatchewan Administration District
Government
 • MayorMike Natomagan
 • MLA AthabascaVacant
 • MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverGary Vidal
Area
 • Land6.84 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,074
 • Density142.9/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5
Postal code
S0J 2B0
Highways Highway 914
Post office established1949
[3][4][5]

Pinehouse (Woods Cree: ᒥᓇᐦᐃᑯ ᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᕽ, romanized: minahiko-wâskahikanihk, lit. 'at pine house') is a northern village located in the boreal forest of Saskatchewan on the western shore of Pinehouse Lake within the Canadian Shield.

Travelling by road from Pinehouse, the Key Lake mine is 223 kilometres (139 mi) north, Prince Albert is 346 kilometres (215 mi) south, La Ronge is 214 kilometres (133 mi) east and Beauval, the closest community, is 107 kilometres (66 mi) west. Highway 914 passes through the community and Pinehouse is the only established community along this road.

There were 1,074 residents in 2016.[2] Cree was the mother tongue of 630 of the residents in 2011.[6] The mayor of this predominantly Cree community is Mike Natomagan.[7]

  1. ^ "Search for Municipal Information". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System (Northern Village of PINEHOUSE)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Directory of Communities by Saskatchewan Electoral District" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Canada Census 2011". Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Municipal Directory System (Northern Village of PINEHOUSE)". Retrieved 31 January 2013.