JasperAlberta

Hazard risk in Jasper is higher than in 98% of Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Aspen Regional Health Authority: radon tests

Fire is a regular visitor: 20% of the land within 25 km of Jasper has burned since 1986 (0.50% a year). About as many homes carry radon around Jasper as elsewhere, 9.6% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. NRCan expects $0.034 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in the town, near the typical $0.030.

Of Jasper’s 5 schools, one teaches in French

Elementary schools here average 104 students; in Alberta, 274. On results, 2 of its 3 tested schools sit in the top two fifths in Alberta. Taken together, Jasper and its 3 km edge hold 2 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade for 466 students.

Commuters in Jasper have a short way to work, 12 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

Home ownership in Jasper, 50%, runs below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

17% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The median home value was $695,000, above both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

Expect 78.3 years of life in the region around Jasper, 3.2 under the typical Canadian town

Chronic conditions run at 21% of adults, age-standardised, above Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike, and on top of that the region has more smokers than Alberta, 17% of adults to 11%. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 48%, behind the 53% for Alberta. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Jasper is well placed: 1.0 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Jasper doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the North Zone.

Few Canadian towns get more frosts than Jasper

January is the snowiest month, with 21 cm on average. Frost usually lifts by 14 June and returns around 26 August: 72 days without it. Precipitation totals 376 mm a year, lower than both Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Also worth knowing: in July, daytime highs in Jasper average 23.4°C.

Children make up only 13% of Jasper, fewer than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

Both official languages: 20% of residents, above Alberta’s towns (5.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%) alike. Over-65s are 13% of the population.

A normal November in Jasper runs from −8°C to 2°C

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −4°C and lows near −14°C. In November, the normal is 24 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 23°C afternoons in July. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Jasper forecast, on the Weather page.

Jasper sends William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Yellowhead

Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Jasper is in.

Jasper’s public library is Jasper Municipal Library

Jasper Municipal Library has one location for the 4,590 people it serves.

The force covering Jasper records less serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 61

The index for the force that serves it came to 68, lower than Alberta’s towns (110) and near Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 32.2 property crimes are reported each year.

You live in Jasper National Park when you live in Jasper

2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Pyramid Lake Beach. Within 10 km, 100% of the land is protected, above Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. CPCAD lists 3 protected areas within 10 km.

Jasper: 16 historic places, 3 with the highest designation

The oldest dated place, Jasper Park Information Centre, goes back to 1913. Designations here include 13 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings.