Piikani 147Alberta

Some 1,529 people live in this First Nations reserve, in Alberta. The reserve belongs to the Piikani Nation.

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Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Population

1,529

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

32.4

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

33%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Piikani 147 a good place to live?

Most journeys need a car (C).

Reserves such as Piikani 147 stay out of the grades and the ranked lists. Statistics Canada publishes too little of their data, and what it does publish can’t be weighed fairly against 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.

WeakestD⁻Jobs & income

What makes Piikani 147 stand out

The 3 things Piikani 147 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

33% have a postsecondary qualification

Against 56% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 10% are 65 or over

Canadian towns centre on 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Piikani 147 grades

Each subject compares Piikani 147 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Reserves such as Piikani 147 stay out of the grades and the ranked lists. Statistics Canada publishes too little of their data, and what it does publish can’t be weighed fairly against other towns.

Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedD⁻Open →WalkabilityWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesC⁺Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SafetyNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsNot graded: not enough data–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Piikani 147.

Work & commuteJobs & income D⁻

Fewer working-age people have jobs in Piikani 147 than in almost any other Canadian town

The average trip to work took 26 min, about level with both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Public transit3%

Census 2021	Piikani 147	Alberta	Canada
Average trip	26 min	26 min	26 min

$58,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

69%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment15% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to35 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Pincher Creek

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Who lives here

Fewer of Piikani 147’s people belong to a visible minority than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 0.6%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 99% of residents, above both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

32.4median age

Piikani 147AlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

25%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree41%

Postsecondary qualification33%

Women and men · all residents

52.7% of Piikani 147’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 820 women to 735 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Piikani 147
	Piikani 147	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	25%	18%	16%
15 to 64	65%	67%	64%
65+	10%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	41%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	33%	54%	56%

Full pagePiikani 147’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages32.4 median age · 10% are 65 or over Households475 households · 3.2 people per household English and French0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

Piikani 147’s one school is Spring Point Colony School

The closest elementary school is 16 km away, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Spring Point Colony SchoolLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades 1–9	All grades · Grades 1–9	24	English public

Schools within 3 km	Piikani 147	Alberta	Canada
Nearest elementary school	16 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	16 km	0.7 km	1.2 km

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

16 km

to the nearest secondary school

16 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 school for every grade Language0 of 1 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta Questions“What schools are there in Piikani 147?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

HealthHealth C⁺

Expect 78.7 years of life in the region around Piikani 147, 2.8 under the typical Canadian town

In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Alberta’s 53%. On average 19% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, above both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%).

52%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Piikani 14752%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Piikani 147	Alberta	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	78.7	81.2	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	18%	17%
Very good or excellent health	52%	51%	52%

78.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

17 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

20 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pagePiikani 147’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care17 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 20 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.6, men 76.8 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the South Zone, not by town

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Piikani 147’s hazards at a glance: a moderate wildfire record and 8.9% of area homes over the radon guideline

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

The burn rate around Piikani 147 is 0.19% a year (7.6% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Piikani 147 as in most places, at $0.044 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Moderatewildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Piikani 1478.9%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Piikani 147	Alberta	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	8.9%	7.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.044	$0.013	$0.030

$0.044

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Moderate

wildfire band

9.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pagePiikani 147’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon8.9% of tests above the guideline WildfireModerate wildfire band · 7.6% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.044 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Winters are mild in Piikani 147: January nights hold at −10.4°C, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Summer highs in Piikani 147 reach 24.2°C in July. Frosty days number 172 in a normal year, lower than Alberta’s towns (193) yet higher than Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 24 May to 12 September, 110 days. March is the snowiest month, with 22 cm on average.

24.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.1°C

Spring10.1°C

Summer22.6°C

Autumn11.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Piikani 147	Alberta	Canada
January night low	−10.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	550 mm	431 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.2°C	23.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	172	193	159

111 cm

of snow a year

172

days with frost a year

110

frost-free days, 24 May to 12 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 24.2°C, January lows −10.4°C Rain and snow550 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow111 cm of snow a year Weather station19 km to the station · Pincher Creek

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Pincher Creek)

Weather

A normal November in Piikani 147 runs from −5°C to 4°C

November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −10°C. Expect about 25 mm of rain and snow over November. At the extremes, August afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −10°C.

4°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−1°C

January0°C

February1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−10°C	65 mm
Spring	10°C	−2°C	145 mm
Summer	23°C	8°C	213 mm
Autumn	11°C	0°C	128 mm

−5°C

a normal November night

25 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest August, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Pincher Creek); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

John Barlow won Foothills by 37,339 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 98% of Canada’s ridings

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Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Piikani 147 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Pincher Creek Library, 16 km away

The next is Glenwood Municipal Library (Cardston County), 26 km away.

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Places to belong0.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national park 33 km from Piikani 147: Waterton Lakes National Park

Beauvais Lake Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 22 km. Cottonwood beach is the one beach within 5 km.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Piikani 1470%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Piikani 147	Alberta	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	2	4

33 km

to Waterton Lakes National Park

22 km

to Beauvais Lake Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks33 km to a national park · Waterton Lakes National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Piikani 147

15pages on Piikani 147

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 78.7 in its region Work & commuteD⁻33% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: moderate

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 32.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Piikani 147

One notable person was born in Piikani 147; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Colton Yellow HornCanadian ice hockey player · born 1987

Beverley McLachlin17th Chief Justice of Canada · born in Pincher Creek · born 1943

Darcy WakalukCanadian ice hockey player · born in Pincher Creek · born 1966

Lionel FournierCanadian athletics competitor · born in Pincher Creek · 1917–1993

Alan TaylorVolleyball player · born in Pincher Creek · born 1950

Ernest SandsAmerican politician · born in Pincher Creek · 1922–2012

Photo credits

Beverley McLachlin: Gervásio Baptista/ABr, CC BY 3.0

Piikani 147’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Pincher CreekPiikani 147

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Piikani 147	1,529	—	—	—	—	C⁺
Pincher Creek	3,890	17	C	C	C	B

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Piikani 147

How old are the people of Piikani 147?

Its median age is 32.4, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 25% of residents; over-65s, 10%.

What kind of homes are in Piikani 147?

Mostly 84% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 3.2 people on average, and 22% have just one.

Has Piikani 147 grown?

It added people: 1,544 in 2016, 1,550 in 2021, 0.4% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,529.

About Piikani 147

First Nations reserve in Alberta

The reserve is its own census subdivision in Alberta, and the figures for Piikani 147 cover the whole of it.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,529 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 3
First Nation: Piikani Nation
Census subdivision: 4803801

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).