Parkland CountyAlberta

Parkland County gets an A+ for hazard risk

Seismic risk runs low: $0.014 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Radon is lower than usual: 1.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Government of Alberta. Burn scars are few around Parkland County, with 1.8% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.05% a year).

7 boards run the schools in and around Parkland County

One of the 51 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in Alberta. Spruce Grove Composite High School is the biggest, at 1,378 students. Of its 39 tested schools, 19 sit in the top two fifths in Alberta and 10 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of Parkland County: 14 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 29 schools for every grade, with 25,829 students.

For the force that serves Parkland County, the Crime Severity Index is 121, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Its police area records 19.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in its police area ran at 58.4 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Alberta’s towns (45) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Parkland County is a town of owners: 92% of households own their home, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Measured across the Edmonton metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Precipitation in Parkland County trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

The frost-free season runs from 7 May to 25 September, 141 days. July is the wettest month, with 83 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal July day peaks at 23.5°C, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm.

What November brings in Parkland County: −8°C at night, 1°C by day

Precipitation in November averages 18 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −5°C and lows of −13°C. November usually brings some 20 cm of snow. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −15°C.

Parkland County sends Dane Lloyd (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Parkland

Entwistle Public Library logs 0.4 visits per person served, fewer than 94% of Alberta’s town libraries

The 32,779 people Entwistle Public Library serves have 5 branches to choose from.

Around Parkland County, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Closer to home, a hospital is 15 km from the average resident of Parkland County, further than the usual 3.7 km. Women in the region live to 83.6 and men to 78.8, 81.2 years taken together (2022/2024). A pharmacy is nearer: 12 km on average, with 0.1 within 3 km of the typical home. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Edmonton Zone, Parkland County included.

Commuters in Parkland County travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

Parkland County has 15 walking routes on the map

Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 26, above both Alberta’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (4). OpenStreetMap shows 5 unnamed beaches within 5 km. The nearest national park is Elk Island National Park, 48 km away.

Fewer of Parkland County’s people belong to a visible minority than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 3.1%

6.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here.