Ermineskin 138Alberta
The First Nations reserve, home to 2,359 people, lies in Alberta. Its population fell 8% from 2016 to 2021.
Is Ermineskin 138 a good place to live?
Hazard risk is its strong suit (A−). Health is its weak spot (C). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and C+ for jobs & income.
As a First Nations reserve, Ermineskin 138 isn’t given an overall grade or ranked. Too much of a reserve’s data is suppressed or uncollected by Statistics Canada for a fair comparison with other towns.
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.
What makes Ermineskin 138 stand out
The 3 things Ermineskin 138 does most differently from other towns.
How Ermineskin 138 grades
Each subject compares Ermineskin 138 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
As a First Nations reserve, Ermineskin 138 isn’t given an overall grade or ranked. Too much of a reserve’s data is suppressed or uncollected by Statistics Canada for a fair comparison with other towns.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ermineskin 138.
More of Ermineskin 138’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 100%
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.3% of Ermineskin 138’s residents are women
1,120 men and 1,135 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Ermineskin 138 | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 31% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 5.1% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 53% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 22% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Wildfire low, radon 7.5%: how Ermineskin 138 stands on hazards
The radon tests numbers here cover the David Thompson Regional Health Authority
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.015 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Ermineskin 138 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.015 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 7.5% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Expect 79.1 years of life in the region around Ermineskin 138, 2.4 under the typical Canadian town
The region has more smokers than Alberta, 15% of adults to 11%. Chronic conditions run at 19% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Alberta’s 53%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Ermineskin 138 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.1 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Central Zone, not by town
Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Ermineskin 138: 378 mm a year
Most of the snow comes in January, about 24 cm. The most precipitation falls in July: 73 mm in a normal year. Also worth knowing: in July the thermometer climbs to 23.1°C by day, close to Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). On a January night, the temperature in Ermineskin 138 falls to about −17.8°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Ermineskin 138 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 378 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 23.1°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 205 | 193 | 159 |
| January night low | −17.8°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Camrose)
Commuters in Ermineskin 138 have a short way to work, 16 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
The car took 96% of commuters, above Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Ermineskin 138 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 16 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 96% | 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.
Ermineskin 138 and its edges hold 3 schools: 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade
From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 3.8 km off, above both Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brick Learning CentreLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 206 | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Ermineskin 138 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 3.8 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 3.8 km | 0.7 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
What November brings in Ermineskin 138: −10°C at night, freezing by day
A normal December brings highs of −5°C, lows of −16°C. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Wetaskiwin.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −17°C | 38 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 83 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 9°C | 189 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −3°C | 68 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Camrose); the forecast is on the Weather page
Leduc—Wetaskiwin, which takes in Ermineskin 138, is held by Mike Lake (Conservative Party of Canada)
33 of the 37 MPs from Alberta belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Ermineskin 138: the closest, Breton Municipal Library, is 13 km away
After it comes Calmar Public Library (Wetaskiwin), 14 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Ermineskin 138, Pigeon Lake Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (37 km)
For a national park, Elk Island National Park is 72 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Ermineskin 138 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Reynolds Museum and 3 more in and around Ermineskin 138
The best-known places to visit in and around Ermineskin 138 come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
MuseumReynolds Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumAviation Display Hangar3.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumMain Building3.6 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Reynolds Museum: Government of Alberta, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wetaskiwin and District Heritage Museum: Wdhm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Ermineskin 138
Famous people from around Ermineskin 138
2 notable people were born in Ermineskin 138; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Martin Sonnenberg: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Val Fonteyne: TGC Topps Gum Cards, Public domain
Ermineskin 138’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ermineskin 138 | 2,359 | — | — | — | — | C |
| Samson 137 | 3,427 | 8.2 | — | — | — | C |
| Louis Bull 138B | 1,394 | 8.3 | — | — | — | C |
| Wetaskiwin | 13,703 | 14 | D− | C− | D | C+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Ermineskin 138
Has Ermineskin 138 grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 2,457 to 2,256 residents (8.2% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 2,359.
What kind of homes are in Ermineskin 138?
Single-detached houses make up 93% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 10% of households are one person, and the average is 4.6.
Is Ermineskin 138 a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 22.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 31% are under 15 and 5% are 65 or over.
About Ermineskin 138
First Nations reserve in Alberta
Ermineskin 138 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
- 2,359 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 11
- First Nation
- Ermineskin Tribe
- Census subdivision
- 4811801
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).