Louis Bull 138BAlberta
Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 12%. 1,394 residents make their home in this First Nations reserve in Alberta.
Is Louis Bull 138B a good place to live?
Floods and other hazards weigh less here (A−). Walkability is its weak spot (D−). Health lags (C).
As a First Nations reserve, Louis Bull 138B 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.
How Louis Bull 138B grades
Each subject compares Louis Bull 138B 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, Louis Bull 138B 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.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Louis Bull 138B stand out
The 3 things Louis Bull 138B does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Louis Bull 138B.
More of Louis Bull 138B’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%
Visible minorities make up 0.8% 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 49.8% of Louis Bull 138B
665 men and 660 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Louis Bull 138B | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 38% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 3.4% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 54% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 23% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Hazards in Louis Bull 138B: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 7.5% of tested homes
Measured across the David Thompson Regional Health Authority: radon tests
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.012 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Louis Bull 138B | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.012 | $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 Louis Bull 138B, 2.4 under the typical Canadian town
The region has more smokers than Alberta, 15% of adults to 11%, and on top of that the three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 19% of adults, 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%. What sets Louis Bull 138B apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 18 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Louis Bull 138B alone, so this card uses the figure for the Central Zone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Louis Bull 138B | 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
Louis Bull 138B has cooler summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.0°C
The most precipitation falls in July: 87 mm in a normal year. Frosty days number 211 in a normal year, above both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). On a January night, the temperature in Louis Bull 138B falls to about −18.1°C. Most of the snow comes in January, about 24 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Louis Bull 138B | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 211 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 23.0°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −18.1°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 434 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmonton (Airport))
Commuters in Louis Bull 138B have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
Driving is how 98% of commuters got to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Louis Bull 138B | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 18 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 98% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
In Louis Bull 138B, November normally means freezing afternoons and −11°C nights
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 20 mm. The month after, December, normally sees −5°C afternoons and −17°C nights. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. ECCC’s forecast for Wetaskiwin is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −17°C | 49 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 94 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 8°C | 215 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −4°C | 77 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmonton (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Leduc—Wetaskiwin, which takes in Louis Bull 138B, is held by Mike Lake (Conservative Party of Canada)
From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Louis Bull 138B is Breton Municipal Library, 17 km away
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, 35 km away, is the closest provincial park to Louis Bull 138B
A drive of 77 km reaches Elk Island National Park, the nearest national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Louis Bull 138B | 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
Everything we know about Louis Bull 138B
Famous people from around Louis Bull 138B
No notable person born in Louis Bull 138B is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Martin Sonnenberg: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Val Fonteyne: TGC Topps Gum Cards, Public domain · Allen York: Leech44, CC BY 3.0 · Gus Marker: Alexandra Studio, Public domain
About Louis Bull 138B
First Nations reserve in Alberta
Statistics Canada counts Louis Bull 138B, a First Nations reserve in Alberta, as its own census subdivision.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,394 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 11
- First Nation
- Louis Bull Tribe
- Census subdivision
- 4811803
Louis Bull 138B’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Bull 138B | 1,394 | — | — | — | — | C |
| Ermineskin 138 | 2,359 | 8.3 | — | — | — | C |
| Samson 137 | 3,427 | 15 | — | — | — | C |
| Wetaskiwin | 13,703 | 17 | D− | C− | D | C+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Louis Bull 138B
Has Louis Bull 138B grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,177 to 1,321 residents (up 12.2%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,394.
What kind of homes are in Louis Bull 138B?
Mostly 98% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 5.4 people on average, and 2% have just one.
How old are the people of Louis Bull 138B?
At 19.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 38% of the population and seniors 3%.
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).