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North Portal
Village
Village of North Portal
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Coordinates: 49°00′05″N 102°33′14″W / 49.0015°N 102.5539°W / 49.0015; -102.5539
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	1
Rural Municipality	Coalfields
Post office Founded	N/A
Incorporated (Village)	N/A
Incorporated (Town)	N/A
Government
• Mayor	Murray Arnold
• Administrator	Lindsay Arnold
• Governing body	North Portal Village Council
Area
• Total	2.49 km (0.96 sq mi)
Population
• Total	123
• Density	54.7/km (142/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0C 1W0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 39

North Portal (2016 population: 115) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4 and Census Division No. 1. It is adjacent to the Canada–United States border opposite Portal, North Dakota. The border crossing is considered the major entry point to and from the U.S. within Saskatchewan (connecting Saskatchewan Highway 39 to US Route 52).

History

North Portal incorporated as a village on November 16, 1903.

Attractions

A notable tourist attraction is the Gateway Cities Golf Club, located next to the village. Eight of the course's nine holes are located within Canada, but the course's ninth hole, and the clubhouse, are located in the United States.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Portal had a population of 113 living in 53 of its 62 total private dwellings, a change of -1.7% from its 2016 population of 115. With a land area of 2.65 km (1.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 42.6/km (110.4/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of North Portal recorded a population of 115 living in 52 of its 66 total private dwellings, a -24.3% change from its 2011 population of 143. With a land area of 2.49 km (0.96 sq mi), it had a population density of 46.2/km (119.6/sq mi) in 2016.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of francophone communities in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
5. "North Portal". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
6. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
7. "Championship and Unique Golf Courses in North Dakota". North Dakota Tourism Division. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
9. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
10. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
11. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

v t e Division No. 1, Saskatchewan
Cities	Estevan
Towns	Alameda Arcola Bienfait Carlyle Carnduff Lampman Oxbow Redvers Stoughton Wawota
Villages	Alida Carievale Fairlight Forget Frobisher Gainsborough Glen Ewen Heward Kennedy Kenosee Lake Kisbey Manor Maryfield North Portal Roche Percee Storthoaks
Rural municipalities	Antler 61 Argyle 1 Benson 35 Brock 64 Browning 34 Coalfields 4 Enniskillen 3 Estevan 5 Golden West 95 Hazelwood 94 Maryfield 91 Moose Creek 33 Moose Mountain 63 Mount Pleasant 2 Reciprocity 32 Storthoaks 31 Tecumseh 65 Walpole 92 Wawken 93
First Nations	Ocean Man Pheasant Rump Nakota White Bear
Indian reserves	Ocean Man 69 69A 69B 69C 69D 69E 69F 69G 69H 69I Pheasant Rump 68 White Bear 70
Unincorporated communities	Organized hamlets Bellegarde Cannington Lake Corning Special service areas Antler Bekevar Benson Bryant Carlyle Lake Resort Coalfields Cowper Cullen Deborah Fertile Fremantle Fry's Gapview Glen Adelaide Handsworth Hirsch Kelso Mair Northgate Nottingham Parkman Pinto Riga Service Steppes Taylorton Walpole Warmley Wauchope Winlaw Woodley Wordsworth Workman
See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan Census divisions of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

• Villages in Saskatchewan
• Coalfields No. 4, Saskatchewan
• Division No. 1, Saskatchewan