title: Pilger, Saskatchewan
text: 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. The village offers a bar and restaurant (Pilger Tavern), the Pilger Public Library, an autobody shop, and Pilger General Store offering groceries, fuel and more.
  
  History 
  Pilger incorporated as a village on January 1, 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 
  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
   Villages of Saskatchewan
  
  References
  
  External links
  Canada's Local Histories search page  
  Pilger Pumpkin Festival
  
  Villages in Saskatchewan
  Three Lakes No. 400, Saskatchewan
  Division No. 15, Saskatchewan