MagrathAlberta

The police who cover Magrath record less serious crime than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 37

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Magrath

Where it is policed, 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 46, lower than both Alberta’s towns (109) and Canadian towns (86). Add to that, the force’s area logs 15.3 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Magrath alone, so this card uses the figure for the Raymond detachment area.

Around Magrath, 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school: 2 schools in all

Summer runs warm in Magrath: July highs of 26.3°C, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Gardeners get 118 frost-free days, from 21 May to 17 September. Rain and melted snow add up to 373 mm a year, below Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. January nights in Magrath drop to −12.1°C on average. March is the snowiest month, with 18 cm on average.

A town of families: 26% of people in Magrath are under 15, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

3.3% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both Alberta’s towns (8.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). People 65 and over make up 19% of the town.

Wildfire low, radon 8.9%: how Magrath stands on hazards

For earthquakes Magrath is middling, $0.041 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Working-age people in Magrath have jobs less often than in 85% of Canadian towns

The car carried 92% of commuters at the census. The average trip to work took 24 min, below both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Lives run shorter around Magrath: 78.7 years, 2.8 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the South Zone

On average 19% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, above both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Alberta, 52% against 53%. For Magrath itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.0 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Expect November days around 6°C in Magrath, nights around −7°C

ECCC’s forecast for Lethbridge is on the Weather page, hour by hour. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 16 mm. December follows at 1°C by day and −11°C by night. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−12°C).

Less is spent per resident in Magrath than in 96% of Alberta’s municipalities

Magrath is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

Each person Magrath Public Library serves borrows 16 items, more than at 93% of Alberta’s town libraries

A single building, Magrath Public Library, serves 2,435 people.

Renting in Magrath costs 18% of household income, less than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

17% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 78%.

From Magrath, Woolford Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (32 km)

The nearest national park is Waterton Lakes National Park, 66 km away.