NoblefordAlberta

One school serves Nobleford: Noble Central School

The police who cover Nobleford record less serious crime than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 36

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Nobleford itself

Its police area recorded 5.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Alberta’s towns (14.2) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Property crime in the area its police cover: 15.2 per 1,000 people a year.

Fewer of Nobleford’s people belong to a visible minority than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 9.8%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.4% of residents, lower than Alberta’s towns (4.6%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).

More households own their home in Nobleford than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 84%

13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, above both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Nobleford has warmer summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 26.3°C

A normal March brings 18 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and melted snow add up to 373 mm a year, lower than both Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Also worth knowing: the coldest nights come in January, when Nobleford averages a low of −12.1°C. Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 17 September, lie 118 days.

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

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average nearly a fifth of adults, higher than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Alberta: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 53%. What sets Nobleford apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 20 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the South Zone as a whole, not for Nobleford alone.

Wildfire moderate, radon 8.9%: how Nobleford stands on hazards

Some 2.6% of the land within 25 km of Nobleford has burned since 1986; at 0.07% a year that is moderate, not high. No one has filed a flood map for Nobleford on the national inventory. Nobleford doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Chinook Regional Health Authority.

A normal November in Nobleford runs from −7°C to 6°C

Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. By December, a normal day reaches 1°C and a night falls to −11°C. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −12°C by night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Lethbridge forecast.

Rachael Thomas (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Nobleford in Ottawa as MP for Lethbridge

33 of the 37 MPs from Alberta belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Nobleford is Lethbridge Public Library - Crossings Branch, 25 km away

After it comes Lethbridge Public Library - Main Branch (Lethbridge), 26 km away.

Nobleford is a driving town: 98% of commuters go by car, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 25 min, near Alberta’s towns (26 min) and lower than Canadian towns (26 min).

Willow Creek Provincial Park, 56 km away, is the closest provincial park to Nobleford

Within 10 km are 2 protected areas. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Waterton Lakes National Park, at 97 km. Of the country within 10 km, 0.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.