Pilger (2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Three Lakes No. 400 and Census Division No. 15. It is approximately northeast of the city of Saskatoon.
History Pilger incorporated as a village on 1 January 1969.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pilger 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 Village of Pilger 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.
Climate
Culture The village has the Pilger Public Library and an autobody shop. Pilger is home to the Annual Pilger Pumpkin Growing Contest. The festival is held on the last Saturday of September, and hosts over 500 attendees every year.
See also List of communities in Saskatchewan List of villages in Saskatchewan
References
External links Canada's Local Histories search page Pilger Pumpkin Festival