Smoky River No. 130Alberta

Smoky River No. 130 gets a D− for health

Health survey and life expectancy for the North Zone

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 21% of the region’s adults on average, above both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). The region has more smokers than Alberta, 17% of adults to 11%. A baby born in the region can expect 78.3 years, 80.9 for a girl and 76.1 for a boy (2022/2024). For Smoky River No. 130 itself, the measure is access: 23 km to the nearest hospital on average, with 39% of homes beyond 30 km.

Rent takes less of local pay in Smoky River No. 130 than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income

Owners put the median home at $250,000, lower than both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Households that own their home make up 87%.

Results around Smoky River No. 130 lean low: 4 of 5 schools in the lower two fifths in Alberta

A single French-language school is among them; in Alberta the share is 2%. Its elementary schools are small, 114 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. 3 boards run its schools. The closest elementary school is 7.8 km away, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Smoky River No. 130 gets a C for safety

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Smoky River No. 130 itself · Measured across the McLennan detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The violent index for its police area came to 73, lower than both Alberta’s towns (109) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 41.5 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Summers stay cool in Smoky River No. 130: July afternoons reach 22.7°C, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 13 September, 114 days. Midwinter nights in Smoky River No. 130 bottom out at −20.1°C on average. A normal year brings 384 mm of precipitation, below Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. Most of the snow comes in January, about 25 cm.

Trips to work from Smoky River No. 130 take longer than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 29 min on average

A flood study covers Smoky River No. 130: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Government of Alberta

Shared with the rest of the Peace Country Health: radon tests

Smoky River No. 130’s survey area, 8.9% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Seismic risk in Smoky River No. 130 sits near the middle: $0.016 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Wildfire is a moderate presence around Smoky River No. 130: 4.7% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.12% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk.

A normal November in Smoky River No. 130 runs from −12°C to −3°C

A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −18°C. Precipitation in November averages 20 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Peace River.

Smoky River No. 130 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Falher Library / Bibliothèque Dentinger, 7.9 km away

The next is Nampa Municipal Library & Cultural Center (Northern Sunrise County), 40 km away.

Visible minorities make up less of Smoky River No. 130 than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.5%

Immigrants make up 3.2% of residents, below Alberta’s towns (8.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.

Step out of Smoky River No. 130 into Winagami Lake Provincial Park

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Protected areas cover 3.6% of the land within 10 km, above both Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 16 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.