Terwillegar TowneEdmonton

Terwillegar Towne earns an A+ for hazard risk

Measured across the Capital Health: radon tests · Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Edmonton

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 1.4% of homes, lower than both Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). 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 Terwillegar Towne.

The top fifth in Alberta holds 10 of the 14 schools around Terwillegar Towne with results

Lillian Osborne High School is the biggest, at 1,961 students. Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, lower than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Elementary schools here average 474 students, against 274 in Alberta. In or within 3 km of Terwillegar Towne: 9 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade, with 10,754 students.

The force covering Terwillegar Towne records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128

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

Renting in Terwillegar Towne costs 15% of household income, less than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Owners make up 87% of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). 18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and below Alberta’s towns (21%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Edmonton metro area, Terwillegar Towne included.

Terwillegar Towne earns a B+ for jobs & income

The average trip to work takes 27 min. The car took nine in ten commuters, about level with both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

51% of adults around Terwillegar Towne rate their health very good or excellent

Measured from where Terwillegar Towne’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 4.9 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.6 and men 78.8 (2022/2024). Pharmacies are closer at hand, 1.2 km away on average and 2.1 of them within 3 km of a typical home.

Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Terwillegar Towne, less than on 90% of Canadian towns

July is the wettest month, with 83 mm of rain and snow on average. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 23.5°C, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 7 May and returns around 25 September: 141 days without it. A normal January brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month.

A younger town: only 11% of people in Terwillegar Towne are 65 or over, fewer than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

20% are under 15, higher than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (16%). Visible minorities make up 38% of the population, above Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

What November brings in Terwillegar Towne: −8°C at night, 1°C by day

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −5°C and lows near −13°C. A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 18 mm. Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July.

Terwillegar Towne’s MP is Matt Jeneroux (Liberal Party of Canada), for Edmonton Riverbend

Of the 37 Commons seats from Alberta, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 33.

The nearest public library to Terwillegar Towne is Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library, 2.1 km away

Terwillegar Towne is served by Edmonton Library, the library of all of Edmonton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 972,223 people.

Elk Island National Park is 41 km from Terwillegar Towne

The closest provincial park is Big Island Provincial Park, 3.1 km from the edge of town. Within 10 km of the town, 0.7% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. 4 protected areas lie within 10 km.