Enoch Cree NationAlberta
It is a First Nations reserve of 1,947 residents in Alberta. Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 8%.
Is Enoch Cree Nation a good place to live?
Enoch Cree Nation’s schools beat most (A). Where it falls short is jobs & income (C−). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−). Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Canadian towns (A+).
Enoch Cree Nation is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
How Enoch Cree Nation grades
Each subject compares Enoch Cree Nation with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Enoch Cree Nation is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Enoch Cree Nation stand out
The 3 things Enoch Cree Nation does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Enoch Cree Nation.
Enoch Cree Nation is graded an A+ for hazard risk
Source area for radon tests: the Capital Health
Radon topped the guideline in 1.4% of tested homes, below both Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). NRCan expects $0.016 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Enoch Cree Nation, near the typical $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Enoch Cree Nation on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Enoch Cree Nation | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 1.4% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.016 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
5 of Enoch Cree Nation’s 11 tested schools score in the top fifth in Alberta
Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, below Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3) alike. Elementary schools here average 541 students, against 274 in Alberta. In or within 3 km of Enoch Cree Nation: 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 7 schools for every grade, with 8,257 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winterburn School Fourth fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 603 | English public |
| David Thomas King School Second fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 1,116 | English public |
| Bishop David Motiuk Catholic Elementary/Junior High School CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 856 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Enoch Cree Nation | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Nearest elementary school | 2.8 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
More of Enoch Cree Nation’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 86%
Visible minorities make up 1.6% of the population, lower than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.5% of Enoch Cree Nation
Here the census found 925 women and 905 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Enoch Cree Nation | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 6.8% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 42% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 31% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Trips to work from Enoch Cree Nation are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 19 min on average
The car took 94% of commuters, above Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Enoch Cree Nation | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 19 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
51% of adults around Enoch Cree Nation rate their health very good or excellent
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Edmonton Zone
A baby born in the region can expect 81.2 years, 83.6 for a girl and 78.8 for a boy (2022/2024). What sets Enoch Cree Nation apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 8.3 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, about level with both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Enoch Cree Nation | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 51% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Less rain and snow fall on Enoch Cree Nation than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
Between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days. A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 26 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Enoch Cree Nation | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 423 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 179 | 193 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 124 cm | 127 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmonton (City))
A normal November in Enoch Cree Nation runs from −8°C to 1°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Edmonton forecast. A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. Then December: −5°C by day, −13°C at night. A normal November brings 18 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −14°C | 43 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −1°C | 90 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 11°C | 213 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | 0°C | 77 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmonton (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Parkland, which takes in Enoch Cree Nation, is held by Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada)
Of the 37 Commons seats from Alberta, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 33.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Enoch Cree Nation is Lois Hole Library, 6.6 km away
After it comes Jasper Place Branch Library (Meadowlark Park), 9.4 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Enoch Cree Nation is 48 km from Elk Island National Park
Within 10 km of the town, 3.6% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The closest provincial park is Big Island Provincial Park, 2.7 km from the edge of town. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 5, higher than both Alberta’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (4).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Enoch Cree Nation | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.6% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Enoch Cree Nation
Mindbender and 4 more in and around Enoch Cree Nation
A first look at Enoch Cree Nation’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
AttractionMindbender4.7 km outside town, to the east
Theme parkGalaxyland4.6 km outside town, to the east
Theme parkWorld Waterpark4.3 km outside town, to the east
Theme parkEdmonton Corn Maze200 m outside town, to the southwestAquariumAquariumSea Life Caverns4.2 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Mindbender: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galaxyland: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Waterpark: Vr1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmonton Corn Maze: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Enoch Cree Nation
First Nations reserve in Alberta
Enoch Cree Nation is a First Nations reserve in Alberta, which Statistics Canada treats as a census subdivision of its own.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,947 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 11
- Metro area
- Edmonton
- First Nation
- Enoch Cree Nation #440
- The community’s own name
- ᒪᐢᑫᑯᓯᐦᐠ
- Census subdivision
- 4811804
Enoch Cree Nation’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enoch Cree Nation | 1,947 | — | — | — | — | B |
| Granville | 2,994 | 3.1 | A− | B+ | C− | B |
| The Hamptons | 12,008 | 3.4 | A− | B | C− | B |
| Rosenthal | 4,873 | 3.5 | B+ | B | C− | B |
| Glastonbury | 9,745 | 4 | B+ | B− | C− | B |
| Edgemont | 5,059 | 4 | A− | B | C− | B |
| Suder Greens | 2,928 | 4.4 | B | C+ | C− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Enoch Cree Nation
How old are the people of Enoch Cree Nation?
Half its people are older than 26.8 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 28%, people 65 and over 7%.
What kind of homes are in Enoch Cree Nation?
Mostly 53% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 18% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 3.2 people on average, and 22% have just one.
Has Enoch Cree Nation grown?
It added people: 1,690 in 2016, 1,825 in 2021, 8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,947.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).