Porcupine Plain

Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan
Motto: 
Nature's Gift
Porcupine Plain is located in Saskatchewan
Porcupine Plain
Location of Porcupine Plain in Saskatchewan
Porcupine Plain is located in Canada
Porcupine Plain
Porcupine Plain (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°35′53″N 103°14′53″W / 52.598°N 103.248°W / 52.598; -103.248
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Census division14
Rural MunicipalityPorcupine
Post office Founded1929-04-01
Incorporated (Village)N/A
Incorporated (Town)N/A
Government
 • MayorNicholas 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 code306
HighwaysHighway 23
RailwayCanadian National Railway (abandoned)
WebsiteTown of Porcupine Plain
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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.

  1. ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 21 November 2008
  3. ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
  4. ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. ^ Sask Biz