Rural Municipality of Pittville No. 169

The Rural Municipality of Pittville No. 169 (2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 8 and SARM Division No. 3. Located in the southwest portion of the province, it is northwest of the town of Gull Lake.

History
The RM of Pittville No. 169 incorporated as a rural municipality on January 1, 1913.

Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by the RM.


 * Villages
 * Hazlet

The following unincorporated communities are located in the RM.


 * Localities
 * Nadeauville
 * Roadene
 * Roseray
 * Verlo

Parks and recreation

 * Hazlet Regional Park

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RM of Pittville No. 169 had a population of $201$ living in $81$ of its $93$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $208$. With a land area of 1256.42 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population, the RM of Pittville No. 169 recorded a population of living in  of its  total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of 1258.06 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Government
The RM of Pittville No. 169 is governed by an elected municipal council and an appointed administrator that meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The reeve of the RM is Larry Sletten while its administrator is Terry Erdelyan. The RM's office is located in Hazlet.

Standing Rock
Standing Rock (50.3944°N, -108.6857°W) is a large glacial erratic left from the last ice age around 14,000 years ago. It is composed of granite from the Hudson Bay area and is 3.35 m high and 9.14 m long. It is about 6 km west of Hazlet along Highway 332. It was used as a scratching post for bison for centuries, and as a landmark by First Nations and later on by early settlers. It is a recorded petrograph site and is now a historical site.

Transportation
Highways within the RM include:
 * Highway 332
 * Highway 633
 * Highway 728