Forty Mile County No. 8Alberta

For the force that serves Forty Mile County No. 8, the Crime Severity Index is 34, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

No police detachment reports under Forty Mile County No. 8’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Shared with the rest of the Bow Island detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 5.5 per 1,000 people a year. The violent index for its police area came to 27, lower than both Alberta’s towns (109) and Canadian towns (86). In addition, for every 1,000 residents of its police area, 15.3 property crimes are reported each year.

Few places are as safe from hazards as Forty Mile County No. 8: it beats 86% of Canadian towns

Radon topped the guideline in 4.4% of tested homes, below Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. NRCan expects $0.016 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Forty Mile County No. 8, near the typical $0.030.

Renting in Forty Mile County No. 8 costs 12% of household income, less than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 81%.

Working-age people in Forty Mile County No. 8 have jobs less often than in 92% of Canadian towns

93% of commuters drove to work at the census. The average trip to work took 29 min, above both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Results around Forty Mile County No. 8 split both ways in Alberta: 2 of 4 schools high, 1 low

Teenagers have 18 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Alberta’s towns (0.7 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. Its elementary schools are small, 27 students on average, against 274 in Alberta.

A town of families: 28% of people in Forty Mile County No. 8 are under 15, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.5% of residents, lower than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Over-65s are 13% of the population.

Summer runs warm in Forty Mile County No. 8: July highs of 26.8°C, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

The thermometer drops below freezing on 182 days a year, lower than Alberta’s towns (193) yet higher than Canadian towns (159). The most precipitation falls in June: 76 mm in a normal year. Gardeners get 126 frost-free days, from 15 May to 19 September. A normal January brings 17 cm of snow, the most of any month.

People in Forty Mile County No. 8’s health region live to 78.7 on average, 2.8 years short of the typical Canadian town

Age-standardised, 52% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, higher than Alberta’s towns (51%) and near Canadian towns (52%). Measured from where Forty Mile County No. 8’s residents live, a hospital is 29 km away on average and 44% of them are over 30 km out.

What November brings in Forty Mile County No. 8: −8°C at night, 5°C by day

Expect around 13 cm of snow in November. December follows at −1°C by day and −13°C by night. In November, the normal is 14 mm of rain and snow. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−14°C).

Glen Motz took Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner in 2021 by 24,832 votes, more than the margin in 96% of ridings

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Forty Mile County No.

No public library stands in Forty Mile County No. 8: the closest, Picture Butte Municipal Library, is 24 km away

Onefour Heritage Rangeland Natural Area reaches Forty Mile County No. 8

Within 10 km of the town, 1.1% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. 11 km from town is Cypress Hills Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.