Elk PointAlberta

The 3 schools of Elk Point: 1 elementary school and 2 secondary schools

Elementary school is 25 km away at the nearest, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Violent crime weighs more where Elk Point is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 440

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Elk Point detachment area

Property crime in its police area ran at 85.8 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Alberta’s towns (45) and Canadian towns (31.2). Its police area records 57.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Hazards in Elk Point: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 9.6% of tested homes

Measured across the Aspen Regional Health Authority: radon tests

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Little of the land around Elk Point has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. No flood study for Elk Point is on the national inventory.

People in Elk Point’s health region live to 78.3 on average, 3.2 years short of the typical Canadian town

The average trip from home to a hospital is 0.5 km, below Alberta’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 17% of adults, against 11% for Alberta. In the health survey, 48% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Alberta’s 53%. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the North Zone, Elk Point included.

Elk Point has colder winters than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −19.6°C

The year’s precipitation totals 437 mm, about level with Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and below Canadian towns (883 mm). Between the last spring frost, 19 May, and the first in autumn, 16 September, lie 119 days. January is the snowiest month, with 23 cm on average. In July, daytime highs in Elk Point average 23.6°C.

Rent takes less of local pay in Elk Point than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 17% of household income

Households that own their home make up 65%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 20% of households, about level with Alberta’s towns (21%) and above Canadian towns (18%).

More of Elk Point’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 12%

Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. 11% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.

A normal November in Elk Point runs from −10°C to −2°C

By December, a normal day reaches −9°C and a night falls to −17°C. Across the year, normals run from −20°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Cold Lake forecast.

Lakeland gave Shannon Stubbs a 30,730-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 98% of ridings

No provincial riding is named for Elk Point: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.

Elk Point has two public libraries, Eaglesham Public Library and Elk Point Municipal Library

The 1,452 people Elk Point Library serves have 2 branches to choose from.

Commuters in Elk Point have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 91% of commuters, near both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

No protected area lies within 10 km of Elk Point

A provincial park, Whitney Lakes Provincial Park, lies 20 km away. Within 100 km there is no national park.