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Dorintosh
Village
Village of Dorintosh
Location of Dorintosh in SaskatchewanShow map of SaskatchewanDorintosh (Canada)Show map of Canada
Coordinates: 54°21′07″N 108°37′34″W / 54.352°N 108.626°W / 54.352; -108.626
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	West-central
Census division	17
Rural Municipality	Meadow Lake No. 588
Post office Founded	December 1, 1940
Government
• Type	Municipal
• Governing body	Dorintosh Village Council
• Mayor	John Osborne
• Administrator	Pam Dallyn
Area
• Total	0.88 km (0.34 sq mi)
Population
• Total	127
• Density	151.6/km (393/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Postal code	S0M 0T0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 4 Highway 779

Dorintosh (2016 population: 134) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Meadow Lake No. 588 and Census Division No. 17.

The village name is a portmanteau of the names of two members of parliament for North Battleford: Dorise Nielsen (1940–45) and Cameron Ross McIntosh (1925-40).

The Meadow Lake Provincial Park is directly north of Dorintosh along Highway 4.

History

Dorintosh incorporated as a village on January 1, 1989.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dorintosh had a population of 107 living in 53 of its 58 total private dwellings, a change of -20.1% from its 2016 population of 134. With a land area of 0.28 km (0.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 382.1/km (989.7/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Dorintosh recorded a population of 134 living in 60 of its 74 total private dwellings, a -9.7% change from its 2011 population of 147. With a land area of 0.88 km (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 152.3/km (394.4/sq mi) in 2016.

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
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. Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
6. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
10. "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 Places adjacent to Dorintosh
Greig Lake Goodsoil Dorintosh Rapid View Meadow Lake

v t e Division No. 17, Saskatchewan
Cities	Lloydminster (part) Meadow Lake
Towns	Lashburn Maidstone Marshall St. Walburg Turtleford
Villages	Dorintosh Edam Glaslyn Goodsoil Loon Lake Makwa Meota Mervin Paradise Hill Paynton Pierceland Waseca
Resort villages	Aquadeo Cochin Greig Lake Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay Metinota Turtle View
Rural municipalities	Meota 468 Turtle River 469 Paynton 470 Eldon 471 Wilton 472 Parkdale 498 Mervin 499 Frenchman Butte 501 Brittania 502 Loon Lake 561 Meadow Lake 588 Beaver River 622
First Nations	Big Island Lake Canoe Lake Flying Dust Little Pine Makwa Sahgaiehcan Ministikwan Lake Moosomin Onion Lake Saulteaux Thunderchild Waterhen Lake
Indian reserves	Big Island Lake Cree Nation Eagles Lake 165C Flying Dust 105 105D 105E 105F Gladue Lake 105B Makaoo 120 (part) Makwa Lake 129 129A 129B 129C Meadow Lake 105A 105C Min-A-He-Quo-Sis 116C Ministikwan 161 161A Moosomin 112B Saulteaux 159 Seekaskootch 119 Thunderchild First Nation 115B 115C Waterhen 130
Unincorporated communities
See also: Municipalities in Saskatchewan Census divisions of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

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