Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan

town in Saskatchewan, Canada

Pilot Butte is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It has over 2,100 people living in it. Most people live in town but drive into the nearby city Regina to work. The town got its name after the hill (or butte) that it surrounds. Pilot Butte is sometimes known as the "Sand Capital of Canada" because of all of the sand and gravel it has. The Pilot Butte Storm are a junior ice hockey team that play in Pilot Butte.

Town of Pilot Butte
Town
Motto: 
"The Town That Cares"
Coordinates: 50°28′N 104°25′W / 50.467°N 104.417°W / 50.467; -104.417
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
DistrictRural Municipality of Edenwold
Established1882
Area
 • Town5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Town2,100
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,250
Time zoneUTC−6 (Saskatchewan (ST))
Area code306
Websitehttp://www.pilotbutte.ca/