Official Name: | Piapot |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Piapot in Saskatchewan |
Coordinates: | 49.989°N -109.121°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Saskatchewan |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | N/A |
Leader Title1: | Town Manager |
Leader Name1: | N/A |
Leader Title2: | Governing body |
Leader Name2: | Rural Municipality of Piapot |
Established Title: | Post office Founded |
Established Date: | N/A |
Established Title2: | Unincorporated |
Established Date2: | N/A |
Established Title3: | Previously Incorporated (Town) |
Established Date3: | 1908 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.74 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 50 |
Population Density Km2: | 67.9 |
Timezone: | CST |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | S0N 1Y0 |
Area Code: | 306 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | Highway 614 Highway 1 |
Blank1 Name: | Railways |
Blank1 Info: | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Piapot 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.[1]
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.
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 from its 2016 population of 50. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]