Siksika 146Alberta
3,645 people live in this First Nations reserve in Alberta. It is a reserve of the Siksika Nation.
Is Siksika 146 a good place to live?
Siksika 146’s strongest subject is health (A−). Incomes are on the low side (D−). It lags on walkability as well (D). Hazard risk is lower than in most Canadian towns (A−).
Siksika 146 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.
What makes Siksika 146 stand out
The 3 things Siksika 146 does most differently from other towns.
How Siksika 146 grades
Each subject compares Siksika 146 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Siksika 146 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’.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Siksika 146.
Households in Siksika 146 have lower incomes than those in 95% of Canadian towns
The commute to work averages 25 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Siksika 146 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
More of Siksika 146’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 100%
29% are under 15, above both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (16%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 8.8% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.9% of Siksika 146’s residents are women
Women numbered 1,820 and men 1,755 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Siksika 146 | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 29% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 8.8% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 35% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 30% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Siksika 146 sits a long way from hospital care: 31 km for the average resident
Shared with the rest of the Calgary Zone: health survey and life expectancy
Expected years of life at birth: 83.0, higher than both Alberta’s towns (81.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.9% of adults, against 11% for Alberta. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Siksika 146 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 51% | 52% |
| Smokers | 7.9% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.0 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
A flood study covers Siksika 146: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Government of Alberta
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Calgary Health Region
Little of the land around Siksika 146 has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.006% a year. Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 8.1% of homes, above Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Siksika 146 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.1% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.016 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
2 of the 5 schools around Siksika 146 are independent
Elementary school is 14 km away at the nearest, above both Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Its elementary schools are small, 15 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. Counting a 3 km margin, Siksika 146 has 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade, for 443 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Colony SchoolLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | Elementary · Grades 1–8 | 18 | English public |
| Bassano School Fourth fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | All grades · Grades K–12 | 210 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Siksika 146 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 14 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
July highs in Siksika 146: 25.0°C, against 23.5°C in Alberta’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns
Snow totals 105 cm over the year, below Alberta’s towns (127 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. For the wettest month, look to June: 82 mm on average. A normal March brings 18 cm of snow, the most of any month. Also worth knowing: between the last spring frost, 19 May, and the first in autumn, 20 September, lie 123 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Siksika 146 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 412 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 197 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 25.0°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 105 cm | 127 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Queenstown)
Expect November days around 4°C in Siksika 146, nights around −8°C
Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −14°C by night. Then December: −1°C by day, −12°C at night. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation. About 15 cm of snow falls in a normal November.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −13°C | 42 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | −2°C | 115 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 9°C | 187 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | −2°C | 68 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Queenstown); the forecast is on the Weather page
Siksika 146’s MP is David Bexte (Conservative Party of Canada), for Bow River
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Siksika 146 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Strathmore Municipal Library, 30 km away
After it comes Strathmore Municipal Library (Strathmore), 31 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Little of the land around Siksika 146 is protected: 0.5% within 10 km
A provincial park, Kinbrook Island Provincial Park, lies 46 km away. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The 10 km around town hold 13 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Siksika 146 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.5% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Siksika 146: 3 historic places, every one with the highest designation
Before 1961 is when 2.4% of the homes went up, below both Alberta’s towns (4.5%) and Canadian towns (18%). Go back to 1877 and you reach Blackfoot Crossing, the oldest of them.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Siksika 146 | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 2.4% | 4.5% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Siksika 146
Questions about Siksika 146
What kind of homes are in Siksika 146?
Single-detached houses make up 99% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 21% of households are one person, and the average is 3.4.
Has Siksika 146 grown?
It added people: 3,479 in 2016, 3,576 in 2021, 2.8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 3,645.
Is Siksika 146 a young town or an old one?
The typical resident is 28 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 9% of the population and under-15s at 29%.
About Siksika 146
First Nations reserve in Alberta
The reserve is its own census subdivision in Alberta, and the figures for Siksika 146 cover the whole of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,645 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 5
- First Nation
- Siksika Nation
- Census subdivision
- 4805802
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).