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Town of Pilot Butte
Town
Pilot butte hill.JPG
Motto(s): 
"The Town That Cares"
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
District Rural Municipality of Edenwold
Established 1882
Area
 • Town 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Town 2,100
 • Density 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,250
Time zone UTC−6 (Saskatchewan (ST))
Area code(s) 306
Website http://www.pilotbutte.ca/

Pilot Butte is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. More than 2,100 people live here. Many people who live in Pilot Butte work in the nearby city of Regina. The town is named after a nearby hill, which is called a "butte."

Pilot Butte is sometimes known as the "Sand Capital of Canada." This is because the area has a lot of sand and gravel. It is also home to the Pilot Butte Storm, a junior ice hockey team.

Images for kids

  • Railway Avenue, Pilot Butte, 1913 retouched

    North side of Railway Avenue, 1913

  • CPR station, Pilot Butte, 1915

    Pilot Butte's CPR station, 1915

  • CHWC control room, Pilot Butte, unknown year

    CHWC control room in the Kitchener Hotel, unknown year

  • Pilot Butte storm of 1995 photo two

    Damage at the cement plant after the Pilot Butte Storm, 1995

  • Pilot butte ball diamonds

    Ball diamonds as seen from the Butte Hill in Inland Park

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