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Kirkness gets an A+ for hazard risk

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Capital Health

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Kirkness.

Violent crime weighs more where Kirkness is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128

Measured across the Edmonton service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 110, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Measured against local pay, Kirkness costs more to live in than 79% of Canadian towns

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Edmonton metro area

Home ownership covers 69% of households. 23% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

18 of Kirkness’s 29 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Alberta

No single board runs them all: there are 3. The largest is M. E. LaZerte School, with 2,499 students. 11 of the 31 are Catholic, more than the 18% in Alberta. Taken together, Kirkness and its 3 km edge hold 21 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade for 16,092 students.

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Kirkness’ health region

Across the region, life runs to 81.2 years on average: women 83.6, men 78.8, in 2022/2024. Measured from where Kirkness’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 2.0 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 1.5 km away on average and 6.1 of them within 3 km of a typical home. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Kirkness alone, so this card uses the figure for the Edmonton Zone.

A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Kirkness than in 74% of Canadian towns

85% of commuters drove, about level with Alberta’s towns (88%) and below Canadian towns (89%). On average, the journey to work lasts 27 min.

Precipitation in Kirkness trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 23.5°C, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). For the wettest month, look to July: 83 mm on average. Frost usually lifts by 7 May and returns around 25 September: 141 days without it. Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm.

More of Kirkness belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 54%

5.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

Kirkness in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −8°C

Expect about 18 mm of rain and snow over November. Into December, the normals move to −5°C and −13°C. Snow is normal by November, about 20 cm over the month. Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night.

Fewer of Edmonton Manning voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 55%, behind 87%

Kirkness’ riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only.

No public library stands in Kirkness: the closest, Clareview Library, is 1.5 km away

Edmonton Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Kirkness among them.

Within 28 km of Kirkness: Elk Island National Park

0.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The closest provincial park is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 16 km from the edge of town. 2 protected areas lie within 10 km. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.