Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan

town in Saskatchewan, Canada

Pilot Butte is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It has over 2,600 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.

Pilot Butte
Otasawâpiwin  (Cree)
Town of Pilot Butte
From top to bottom; left to right: houses in Discovery Ridge, the CPR Mainline, the Butte Hill, a baseball diamond in Inland Park, and graves at St. George's Cemetery.
From top to bottom; left to right: houses in Discovery Ridge, the CPR Mainline, the Butte Hill, a baseball diamond in Inland Park, and graves at St. George's Cemetery.
Nicknames: 
Motto: 
"The Town That Cares"
Pilot Butte is located in Saskatchewan
Pilot Butte
Pilot Butte
Location within Saskatchewan
Pilot Butte is located in Canada
Pilot Butte
Pilot Butte
Location within Canada
Coordinates: 50°28′37″N 104°25′02″W / 50.47694°N 104.41722°W / 50.47694; -104.41722[2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
TreatyTreaty 4
Census divisionDivision No. 6
Settled1882
Named forThe hill which the town surrounds, the Butte Hill
Area
 • Land5.71 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
 • Population centre2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3][4]
 • Total2,638 (23rd)
 • Density462.3/km2 (1,197/sq mi)
 • Population centre
2,364
 • Population centre density858.7/km2 (2,224/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
Postal code
Area code(s)306 and 639
WebsiteOfficial website

References

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  1. Karpan, Robin and Arlene (2000). Saskatchewan Trivia Challenge. Parkland Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9683579-2-7.
  2. "Pilot Butte". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table Pilot Butte, Town (T) Saskatchewan [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. March 7, 2022. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table Pilot Butte Saskatchewan [Population centre]". Statistics Canada. March 7, 2022. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.