Fox CreekAlberta

Fox Creek’s grade for hazard risk: a D−

In Health Canada’s survey, nearly one in ten homes tested in Fox Creek’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Wildfire is a real hazard of the town: just over a quarter of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.66% a year, in the high band. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Nobody publishes radon tests for Fox Creek alone, so this card uses the figure for the Peace Country Health.

Trips to work from Fox Creek are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 16 min on average

For the force that serves Fox Creek, the Crime Severity Index is 154, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Violence across its police area runs at 22 per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in its police area ran at 87.5 per 1,000 residents a year, above Alberta’s towns (45) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

Renting in Fox Creek costs 15% of household income, less than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

16% 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 77%.

2 schools in and around Fox Creek: 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade

Fox Creek’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 3.2 years: life expectancy 78.3

The survey counts 17% of adults as smokers, higher than both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Across the region, 48% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Alberta as a whole reaches 53%. Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.6 km from the average resident of Fox Creek, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the North Zone as a whole, not for Fox Creek alone.

Fox Creek has cooler summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.2°C

The year’s precipitation totals 521 mm, above Alberta’s towns (431 mm) but below Canadian towns (883 mm). January nights in Fox Creek drop to −16.0°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 35 cm. The most precipitation falls in July: 104 mm in a normal year.

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

19% are under 15, higher than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (16%). Immigrants make up 11% of residents, above Alberta’s towns (8.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.

A normal November in Fox Creek runs from −9°C to −1°C

Into December, the normals move to −6°C and −15°C. Snow is normal by November, about 25 cm over the month. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 24 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Whitecourt forecast, on the Weather page.

In 2021, Arnold Viersen carried Peace River—Westlock by 23,467 votes, a margin wider than 95% of Canada’s ridings

Arnold Viersen (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Peace River—Westlock, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Fox Creek.

Fox Creek Library counted 12,050 in-person visits in 2022

The figures are those of Fox Creek Library, which serves 2,589 people in and around Fox Creek.

Fox Creek has no protected land within 10 km

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The closest provincial park is Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park, 69 km from the edge of town.