Porcupine No. 395, Saskatchewan

	Porcupine No. 395, Saskatchewan The Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395 (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population: ) is a List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, rural municipality (RM) in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Division No. 14, Saskatchewan, Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4, Division No. 4. It is located in the northeast-central portion of the province. History The RM of Porcupine No. 395 incorporated as a rural municipality on February 28, 1944. Geography Communities and localities The following List of municipalities in Saskatchewan#Urban municipalities, urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;List of towns in Saskatchewan, Towns Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan, Porcupine Plain ;List of villages in Saskatchewan, Villages Weekes, Saskatchewan, Weekes The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Organized hamlets Prairie River, Saskatchewan, Prairie River ;Localities Carragana, Saskatchewan, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Rural Municipalities In Saskatchewan A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations by ministerial order via section 49 of ''The Municipalities Act''. Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities, which are located in the central and southern portions of the province. They had a cumulative population of and an average population of in the 2016 Census of Population. Saskatchewan's largest and smallest rural municipalities are the RM of Corman Park No. 344 and the RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 with populations of 8,568 and 72 respectively. The northern half of the province does not lie within any rural municipality, but is rather administered by the provincial government through the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. List Former rural municipalities See also List of communities in Saskatchewan List of municipal districts in Alberta List of municipaliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Area Codes 306 And 639 Area codes 306, 639, and 474 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the entire Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Area code 306 is the original area code, and area codes 639 and 474 were added to create an overlay plan for the entire province. The incumbent local exchange carrier is SaskTel. Area code 306 is one of the original North American area codes, which were assigned in 1947 in the contiguous United States and the nine provinces then in Canada. By the mid-2000s, area code 306 was on the brink of exhaustion because of demand for telecommunication services from the proliferation of cell phones and other mobile devices requiring unique telephone numbers, particularly in Regina and Saskatoon. The shortage was exacerbated by Canada's inefficient system of number allocation. All competitive local exchange carriers in Canada are allocated exclusive access to at least one three-digit prefix, each with 10,000 numbers each, for every rate centre in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in Ottawa.Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6; Statistique Canada 150, promenade du pré Tunney Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6 The agency is led by the chief statistician of Canada, currently Anil Arora, who assumed the role on September 19, 2016. StatCan is responsible to Parliament through the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, currently François-Philippe Champagne. Statistics Canada acts as the national statistical agency for Canada, and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all the provinces as well as the federal government. In addition to conducting about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life, the '' Statistics Act'' mandates that Statistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carragana, Saskatchewan Carragana is a hamlet in Porcupine Rural Municipality No. 395, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community had a population of 30 in 2001. It previously held the status of village until March 25, 1998. The hamlet is located 12 km east of the Town of Porcupine Plain at the intersection of Highway 23 and Highway 678. Demographics Prior to March 25, 1998, Carragana was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Porcupine that date. See also List of communities in Saskatchewan Hamlets of Saskatchewan In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan has ... References Porcupine No. 395, Saskatchewan Former villages in Saskatchewan Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan Populated places disestablished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Prairie River, Saskatchewan Prairie River is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The former Prairie River railway station is now used to house the Prairie River Museum. The hamlet sits on an inactive Canadian National Railway line that was built and originally operated by the Canadian Northern Railway. Prairie River was also the junction for the Shaw Logging Railroad, which transported wood for the mills in the area. The location is 1510 ft (460 meters) above sea level, and is located in the Central Standard time zone, or CST. It does not observe daylight saving time. The telephone area codes for the area are (306) and (639). Memorable people include Bob Poley, a former CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders player (57). Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Organized Hamlet In most cases in Saskatchewan, a Hamlet (place), hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan has three different types of unincorporated hamlets including generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets". The exception to unincorporated hamlets in Saskatchewan is a "northern hamlet", which is a type of incorporated municipality. Saskatchewan has 11 northern hamlets and 187 unincorporated hamlets including 20 generic hamlets, 23 special service areas and 144 organized hamlets. All northern hamlets are within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District while all unincorporated hamlets are under the jurisdiction of List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, rural municipalities within southern Saskatchewan. The organized hamlets are established via ministerial order. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Weekes, Saskatchewan Weekes ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395 and Census Division No. 14. The village is located 29 km east of the Town of Porcupine Plain on Highway 23. History Weekes incorporated as a village on January 13, 1947. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Weekes had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Weekes recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also List of communities in Saskatchewan Hamlets of Saskatchewan In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Villages In Saskatchewan A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municipalities Act'' if the community has: been an organized hamlet for three or more years; a population of 100 or more; 50 or more dwellings or businesses; and a taxable assessment base that meets a prescribed minimum. Saskatchewan has 250 villages that had a cumulative population of 41,514 and an average population of 166 in the 2016 Census. Saskatchewan's largest village is Caronport with a population of 994, while Ernfold, Keeler, Krydor, Valparaiso and Waldron are the province's smallest villages with populations of 15 each. A village council may request the Minister of Municipal Affairs to change its status to a town if the village has a population of 500 or more. List Restructured villages The following is a list of former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Towns In Saskatchewan A town is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village or a village can be incorporated as a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs via section 52 of ''The Municipalities Act'' if: Requested by the council of the resort village or village; and the resort village or village has a population of 500 or more. Saskatchewan has 146 towns that had a cumulative population of 137,725 and an average population of 943 in the 2011 Census. Saskatchewan's largest and smallest towns are Kindersley and Scott with populations of 4,678 and 75 respectively. A city can be created from a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 39 of ''The Cities Act'' if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and the change in status is requested by the town council. List Gallery File:Main Street Grenfell.jpg, Main Street, Grenfell, 1980. Note grain elevators, from the outset of settlement the predomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Porcupine No. 395, Saskatchewan The Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395 (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population: ) is a List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, rural municipality (RM) in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Division No. 14, Saskatchewan, Census Division No. 14 and SARM Division No. 4, Division No. 4. It is located in the northeast-central portion of the province. History The RM of Porcupine No. 395 incorporated as a rural municipality on February 28, 1944. Geography Communities and localities The following List of municipalities in Saskatchewan#Urban municipalities, urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM. ;List of towns in Saskatchewan, Towns Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan, Porcupine Plain ;List of villages in Saskatchewan, Villages Weekes, Saskatchewan, Weekes The following unincorporated communities are within the RM. ;Organized hamlets Prairie River, Saskatchewan, Prairie River ;Localities Carragana, Saskatchewan, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Rural Municipalities In Saskatchewan A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations by ministerial order via section 49 of ''The Municipalities Act''. Saskatchewan has 296 rural municipalities, which are located in the central and southern portions of the province. They had a cumulative population of and an average population of in the 2016 Census of Population. Saskatchewan's largest and smallest rural municipalities are the RM of Corman Park No. 344 and the RM of Glen McPherson No. 46 with populations of 8,568 and 72 respectively. The northern half of the province does not lie within any rural municipality, but is rather administered by the provincial government through the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. List Former rural municipalities See also List of communities in Saskatchewan List of municipal districts in Alberta List of municipaliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Area Codes 306 And 639 Area codes 306, 639, and 474 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the entire Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Area code 306 is the original area code, and area codes 639 and 474 were added to create an overlay plan for the entire province. The incumbent local exchange carrier is SaskTel. Area code 306 is one of the original North American area codes, which were assigned in 1947 in the contiguous United States and the nine provinces then in Canada. By the mid-2000s, area code 306 was on the brink of exhaustion because of demand for telecommunication services from the proliferation of cell phones and other mobile devices requiring unique telephone numbers, particularly in Regina and Saskatoon. The shortage was exacerbated by Canada's inefficient system of number allocation. All competitive local exchange carriers in Canada are allocated exclusive access to at least one three-digit prefix, each with 10,000 numbers each, for every rate centre in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in Ottawa.Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6; Statistique Canada 150, promenade du pré Tunney Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6 The agency is led by the chief statistician of Canada, currently Anil Arora, who assumed the role on September 19, 2016. StatCan is responsible to Parliament through the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, currently François-Philippe Champagne. Statistics Canada acts as the national statistical agency for Canada, and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all the provinces as well as the federal government. In addition to conducting about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life, the '' Statistics Act'' mandates that Statistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carragana, Saskatchewan Carragana is a hamlet in Porcupine Rural Municipality No. 395, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community had a population of 30 in 2001. It previously held the status of village until March 25, 1998. The hamlet is located 12 km east of the Town of Porcupine Plain at the intersection of Highway 23 and Highway 678. Demographics Prior to March 25, 1998, Carragana was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Porcupine that date. See also List of communities in Saskatchewan Hamlets of Saskatchewan In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan has ... References Porcupine No. 395, Saskatchewan Former villages in Saskatchewan Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan Populated places disestablished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Prairie River, Saskatchewan Prairie River is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The former Prairie River railway station is now used to house the Prairie River Museum. The hamlet sits on an inactive Canadian National Railway line that was built and originally operated by the Canadian Northern Railway. Prairie River was also the junction for the Shaw Logging Railroad, which transported wood for the mills in the area. The location is 1510 ft (460 meters) above sea level, and is located in the Central Standard time zone, or CST. It does not observe daylight saving time. The telephone area codes for the area are (306) and (639). Memorable people include Bob Poley, a former CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders player (57). Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Organized Hamlet In most cases in Saskatchewan, a Hamlet (place), hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan has three different types of unincorporated hamlets including generic "hamlets", "special service areas" and "organized hamlets". The exception to unincorporated hamlets in Saskatchewan is a "northern hamlet", which is a type of incorporated municipality. Saskatchewan has 11 northern hamlets and 187 unincorporated hamlets including 20 generic hamlets, 23 special service areas and 144 organized hamlets. All northern hamlets are within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District while all unincorporated hamlets are under the jurisdiction of List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan, rural municipalities within southern Saskatchewan. The organized hamlets are established via ministerial order. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Weekes, Saskatchewan Weekes ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Porcupine No. 395 and Census Division No. 14. The village is located 29 km east of the Town of Porcupine Plain on Highway 23. History Weekes incorporated as a village on January 13, 1947. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Weekes had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Weekes recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also List of communities in Saskatchewan Hamlets of Saskatchewan In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Villages In Saskatchewan A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municipalities Act'' if the community has: been an organized hamlet for three or more years; a population of 100 or more; 50 or more dwellings or businesses; and a taxable assessment base that meets a prescribed minimum. Saskatchewan has 250 villages that had a cumulative population of 41,514 and an average population of 166 in the 2016 Census. Saskatchewan's largest village is Caronport with a population of 994, while Ernfold, Keeler, Krydor, Valparaiso and Waldron are the province's smallest villages with populations of 15 each. A village council may request the Minister of Municipal Affairs to change its status to a town if the village has a population of 500 or more. List Restructured villages The following is a list of former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Towns In Saskatchewan A town is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village or a village can be incorporated as a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs via section 52 of ''The Municipalities Act'' if: Requested by the council of the resort village or village; and the resort village or village has a population of 500 or more. Saskatchewan has 146 towns that had a cumulative population of 137,725 and an average population of 943 in the 2011 Census. Saskatchewan's largest and smallest towns are Kindersley and Scott with populations of 4,678 and 75 respectively. A city can be created from a town by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 39 of ''The Cities Act'' if the town has a population of 5,000 or more and the change in status is requested by the town council. List Gallery File:Main Street Grenfell.jpg, Main Street, Grenfell, 1980. Note grain elevators, from the outset of settlement the predomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]