North Portal


North Portal 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 United States border opposite Portal, North Dakota. The border crossing is considered the major entry point to and from the U.S. within Saskatchewan.
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 its clubhouse, are located across the border in Portal, North Dakota.

History

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

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of North Portal 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.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of North Portal recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

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