Clearwater CountyAlberta

The force covering Clearwater County records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 342

No police detachment reports under Clearwater County’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Shared with the rest of the Rocky Mountain House detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 56.5 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Violent incidents in its police area came to 32.2 per 1,000 residents a year, above Alberta’s towns (14.2) and Canadian towns (12) alike.

Banff National Park begins at the edge of Clearwater County

Of the country within 10 km, 13% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 35, higher than both Alberta’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (4). Swimmers have 4 beaches within 5 km, Burnstick Lake Beach the nearest. 3 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the GDT eiv and GDT eiq.

People in Clearwater County’s health region live to 79.1 on average, 2.4 years short of the typical Canadian town

About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Alberta, 52% against 53%. 15% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). For Clearwater County itself the measure is access, and it lags: 20 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Clearwater County shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Central Zone.

Clearwater County is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Government of Alberta

For earthquakes Clearwater County is middling, $0.020 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. The town’s survey area, 7.5% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Burn scars are few around Clearwater County, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.004% a year).

Most schools around Clearwater County score below the middle in Alberta: 5 of 6

Teenagers have 13 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.7 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). 4 boards run its schools. Within 3 km of Clearwater County are 5 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade, teaching 2,741 students.

Summers stay cool in Clearwater County: July afternoons reach 22.8°C, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

There are 233 days of frost in a typical year, above both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). Winter lows in Clearwater County average −18.0°C in January. The frost-free season runs from 13 June to 25 August, 72 days. For the wettest month, look to June: 104 mm on average.

Commuters in Clearwater County travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average

Rent takes less of local pay in Clearwater County than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income

88% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).

What November brings in Clearwater County: −12°C at night, 3°C by day

Expect about 16 mm of rain and snow over November. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −17°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 20 cm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Rocky Mountain House.

William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Clearwater County in Ottawa as MP for Yellowhead

Clearwater County is a municipal district by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

Clearwater County has no public library of its own; the nearest is Rocky Mountain House Public Library, 13 km away

The next is Eckville Municipal Library (Eckville), 29 km away.

Visible minorities make up less of Clearwater County than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 0.6%

People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, above both Alberta’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (19%). Under 15: 18% of residents.

Clearwater County’s record starts in 1799 with Rocky Mountain House

A further 2 sit a short way past the edge of town. The registers put 3 historic places inside its boundary, 2 of them of the highest rank. The record has a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. Homes from before 1961 make up nearly a tenth of the stock, higher than Alberta’s towns (4.5%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%).