Pelican Narrows, Saskatchewan

Pelican Narrows
ᐅᐹᐏᑯᐢᒋᑲᓂᕽ
opâwikoscikanihk
Northern village[1]
Surrounding lakes
Surrounding lakes
Pelican Narrows is located in Saskatchewan
Pelican Narrows
Pelican Narrows
Location of Pelican Narrows in Saskatchewan
Pelican Narrows is located in Canada
Pelican Narrows
Pelican Narrows
Pelican Narrows (Canada)
Coordinates: 55°11′18″N 102°56′03″W / 55.18833°N 102.93417°W / 55.18833; -102.93417[2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
DistrictNorthern Saskatchewan Administration District
Census Division18
Post office established1949
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Northern village2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation
 (airport)[4]
385 m (1,264 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Northern village
123
 • Northern village density51.3/km2 (133/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Postal code
S0P 0E0
[5][6]

Pelican Narrows (Woods Cree: ᐅᐹᐏᑯᐢᒋᑲᓂᕽ, romanized: opâwikoscikanihk, lit. 'The Narrows of Fear') is a northern village in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is on Pelican Lake about 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Creighton by the Hanson Lake Road and Highway 135.

The community is northwest of the narrows that join Mirond and Pelican Lakes, which lie between the Sturgeon-Weir and Churchill River systems. Pelican Narrows is the administrative headquarters for the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, a member of the Prince Albert Grand Council, and the majority of the townsite is reserve land. The community consists of the Northern Village of Pelican Narrows and Pelican Narrows 184B and Pelican Narrows 206 Indian Reserve. Together they formed a population centre of about 2,133 people in 2021.[7]

  1. ^ "Search for Municipal Information". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Pelican Narrows". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference censusPNNV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CFS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net. "Post Offices and Postmasters". Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  6. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home. "Municipal Directory System". Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table - Pelican Narrows: Saskatchewan [Population centre]". February 1, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.