| Pilot Mound | |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Pilot Mound in Manitoba |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Westman |
| Subdivision Type3: | Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rural Municipality of Louise |
| Leader Title: | City mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Title2: | MP (Brandon-Souris) |
| Leader Name2: | Larry Maguire (CPC) |
| Leader Title3: | MLA (Turtle Mountain) |
| Leader Name3: | Doyle Piwniuk (PC) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1881 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.65 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 627 |
| Population Density Km2: | 236.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change 2011-2016 |
| Population Blank1: | 1.3% |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 49.2014°N -98.8939°W |
| Elevation M: | 338 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1125 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Postal Code: | R0G |
| Area Code: | 204 |
| Blank Name: | Demonym |
Pilot Mound is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district[1] that also once held town status in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located within the Municipality of Louise, approximately 60 km west of the City of Morden.
Pilot Mound takes its name from a mound of shale that rises above the landscape. The "old mound" as it's called served as a pilot for early fur traders, settlers and explorers. Originally settled in 1878, Pilot Mound moved to its present location in 1885 to get closer to the Canadian Pacific Railway line that moved through the area. Notable landmarks in the Pilot Mound area include the stone bank vault, used to store land titles documents. A Manitoba Pool Elevator stood in Pilot Mound and was in operation from 1957 until 2000, when it was closed down by Agricore. The building was later demolished in 2003. The Pilot Mound school district was established in 1880. A two story school known as "Big Red" was used as the main school until 1905, when a new brick school was built in the town. The brick school stood until 1959, when it was replaced with a new structure known as the Pilot Mound Consolidated School. From 1960 and on, this school served as the main school in the area, consolidating the former country schools.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pilot Mound had a population of 675 living in 286 of its 342 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 627. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
Pilot Mound is home to the Pilot Mound Pilots ice hockey team who play in the Tiger Hills Hockey League. The community was a finalist in CBC Television's Kraft Hockeyville competition in 2008.