Piapot, Saskatchewan

Piapot
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 49.989°N 109.121°W / 49.989; -109.121
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Census division	4
Rural Municipality	Piapot
Post office Founded	N/A
Unincorporated	N/A
Previously Incorporated (Town)	1908
Government
• Mayor	N/A
• Town Manager	N/A
• Governing body	Rural Municipality of Piapot
Area
• Total	0.74 km^2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	50
• Density	67.9/km^2 (176/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Postal code	S0N 1Y0
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 614 Highway 1
Railways	Canadian Pacific Railway
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Piapot (/ˈpaɪəpɒt/) is a hamlet within the Rural Municipality of Piapot No. 110, Saskatchewan, Canada. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 50 in the Canada 2016 Census.[5]

Piapot originated in the 1880s, as a siding on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Once a thriving community, it has seen a steady decline since the 1950s and in the present day it resembles a ghost town. The hotel and saloon closed in 2006 but reopened in May 2008, embracing western heritage and culture. The Piapot Saloon and Guesthouse offers an escape from everyday life in the spirit of the original settlers as well as a gift shop and old western saloon. The only other business that is open to the public is the post office.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Piapot had a population of 40 living in 22 of its 29 total private dwellings, a change of -20% from its 2016 population of 50. With a land area of 0.74 km^2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 54.1/km^2 (140.0/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Canada census – Piapot, Saskatchewan community profile

	2016	2011
Population	50 (- 9.1% from 2011)	55 (+ 22.2% from 2006)
Land area	0.74 km^2 (0.29 sq mi)	0.74 km^2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population density	67.9/km^2 (176/sq mi)	74.7/km^2 (193/sq mi)
Median age	51.0 (M: 56.0, F: 46.5)	47.5 (M: 50.2, F: 44.0)
Private dwellings	37 (total)	33 (total)
Median household income	$NA

References: 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of hamlets in Saskatchewan
• List of place names in Canada of Indigenous origin
• Piapot

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
5. Canada 2016 Census: Designated places in Saskatchewan
6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

49.989°N 109.121°W / 49.989; -109.121