The Rural Municipality of Pittville No. 169 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it lies northwest of the town of Gull Lake.
History The RM of Pittville No. 169 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.
Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.
Villages Hazlet
The following unincorporated communities are located in the RM.
Localities Nadeauville Roadene Roseray Verlo
Parks and recreation Hazlet Regional Park
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Pittville No. 169 had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Pittville No. 169 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.
Government The RM of Pittville No. 169 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Larry Sletten while its administrator is Terry Erdelyan. The RM's office is located in Hazlet.
Standing Rock Standing Rock () is a large glacial erratic left from the last ice age around 14,000 years ago. It is composed of granite from the Hudson Bay area and is high and long. It is about west of Hazlet along Highway 332. It was used as a scratching post for bison for centuries, and as a landmark by First Nations and later on by early settlers. It is a recorded petrograph site and is now a historical site.
Transportation Highways within the RM include: Highway 332 Highway 633 Highway 728
See also List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan
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