Samson 137Alberta
It is a First Nations reserve of 3,427 residents in Alberta. The Samson hold this reserve.
Is Samson 137 a good place to live?
Hazard risk is its strong suit (A−). It is hard to get around without a car (D). Health is a weak point (C).
Samson 137 is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside 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 Samson 137 grades
Each subject compares Samson 137 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Samson 137 is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Samson 137 stand out
The 3 things Samson 137 does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Samson 137.
More of Samson 137’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%
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 47.1% of Samson 137
Of the 2021 count, 1,530 were women and 1,720 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Samson 137 | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 33% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 5.4% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 50% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 26% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Hazards in Samson 137: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 7.5% of tested homes
NRCan expects $0.016 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Samson 137, near the typical $0.030. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the David Thompson Regional Health Authority, Samson 137 included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Samson 137 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.016 | $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
Trips to work from Samson 137 are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 18 min on average
98% of commuters drove, above Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Samson 137 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 18 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 98% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Life expectancy around Samson 137 is 79.1 years, 2.4 less than for the typical Canadian town
At 15%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Alberta. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 19% of the region’s adults on average, above Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Self-rated health is ordinary for Alberta: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 53%. Measured from where Samson 137’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 18 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Samson 137 doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Central Zone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Samson 137 | 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
Winter nights bite in Samson 137: January lows of −17.8°C, colder than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
For the wettest month, look to July: 73 mm on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 205 days a year, above both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 20 May and returns around 14 September: 117 days without it. A July afternoon in Samson 137 typically reaches 23.1°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Samson 137 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 378 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 23.1°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 205 | 193 | 159 |
| January night low | −17.8°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Camrose)
In and around Samson 137, 3 schools: 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade
From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 4 km off, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Brick Learning CentreLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 206 | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Samson 137 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 4 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 4 km | 0.7 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Expect November days around freezing in Samson 137, nights around −10°C
Into December, the normals move to −5°C and −16°C. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Across the year, normals run from −18°C nights in January to 23°C afternoons in July. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Wetaskiwin forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −17°C | 38 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 83 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 9°C | 189 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −3°C | 68 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Camrose); the forecast is on the Weather page
Mike Lake (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Leduc—Wetaskiwin, the riding that includes Samson 137
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Samson 137: the closest, Millet Public Library, is 17 km away
The next is Calmar Public Library (Wetaskiwin), 20 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Samson 137, Pigeon Lake Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (43 km)
The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. Elk Island National Park is the closest national park, 78 km from town. Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Samson 137 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.1% | 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 Samson 137
Famous people from around Samson 137
No notable person born in Samson 137 is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Maddison Pearman: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shaun Johnston: BruceK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jim Butterfield: John Easton, Toronto PET Users Group, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Samson 137
First Nations reserve in Alberta
Statistics Canada counts Samson 137, 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
- 3,427 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 8
- First Nation
- Samson
- Census subdivision
- 4808811
Samson 137’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samson 137 | 3,427 | — | — | — | — | C |
| Ermineskin 138 | 2,359 | 8.2 | — | — | — | C |
| Louis Bull 138B | 1,394 | 15 | — | — | — | C |
| Ponoka | 8,212 | 17 | C | C+ | D | C+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Samson 137
What kind of homes are in Samson 137?
Mostly 90% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 4.2 people on average, and 15% have just one.
How old are the people of Samson 137?
Half its people are older than 25 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 33%, people 65 and over 5%.
Has Samson 137 grown?
No: the census counted 3,373 in 2016 and 3,252 in 2021, 3.6% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 3,427.
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).