Stettler County No. 6Alberta

It is a town of 5,966 residents in Alberta. Its census division is Division No. 7.

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Population

5,966

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

41.2

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

46%

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%

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,204 of 2,556

Is Stettler County No. 6 a good place to live?

Schools are where it shines (A−). Health is a weak point (C). Owners valued their homes at a median $318,000 in 2021, which is 3.8 years of the typical household’s pay. Walkability is weaker too (C−). Overall, that makes a B−, better than 54% of Canadian towns. It ranks #236 of 473 in Alberta.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁻Hazard risk A⁻Schools A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestC⁻Walkability

What makes Stettler County No. 6 stand out

The one thing Stettler County No. 6 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

Half of Canadian towns are above 8%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Stettler County No. 6 grades

Each subject compares Stettler County No. 6 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

Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereA⁻Open →WalkabilityIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC⁻Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsA⁻Open →HealthBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesC⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stettler County No. 6.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Stettler County No. 6 is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Government of Alberta

Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Radon is about average around Stettler County No. 6: 7.5% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Stettler County No. 67.5%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Stettler County No. 6	Alberta	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.013	$0.013	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	7.5%	7.5%	6.6%

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageStettler County No. 6’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.013 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon7.5% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests published for the David Thompson Regional Health Authority, not by town

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Results around Stettler County No. 6 split both ways in Alberta: 2 of 6 schools high, 2 low

Its elementary schools are small, 89 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. The closest elementary school is 3.7 km away, above Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

16schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Stettler Elementary School Second fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6	Elementary · Grades K–6	590	English public
William E Hay Composite High School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 7–12	Secondary · Grades 7–12	700	English public
Erskine School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9	All grades · Grades K–9	150	English public

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public14

Independent1

English Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Stettler County No. 6	Alberta	Canada
School boards	2	3	3
Nearest elementary school	3.7 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	3.8 km	0.7 km	1.2 km

2,021

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

3.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.7 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageStettler County No. 6’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results2 of 6 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta Every school16 schools within 3 km · 8 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade Language0 of 16 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta The boards2 school boards · The Clearview School Division Questions“What schools are there in Stettler County No. 6?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Stettler County No. 6 has 0.1 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

The average trip to work takes 24 min.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk3%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Stettler County No. 6	Alberta	Canada
Average trip	24 min	26 min	26 min

$84,000

median household income, 2020

32%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment7.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,085 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Stettler

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

HealthHealth C

Lives run shorter around Stettler County No. 6: 79.1 years, 2.4 below the typical Canadian town’s region

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 19% of adults, higher than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). The region has more smokers than Alberta, 15% of adults to 11%. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 52% very good or excellent, 53% for Alberta. For Stettler County No. 6 itself the measure is access, and it lags: 18 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

52%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Stettler County No. 652%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Stettler County No. 6	Alberta	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	79.1	81.2	81.5
Smokers	15%	12%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	18%	17%

79.1

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

18 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

18 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageStettler County No. 6’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 18 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.7, men 76.6 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 · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Central Zone)

Climate

Less rain and snow fall on Stettler County No. 6 than on 94% of Canadian towns: 407 mm a year

January is the snowiest month, with 16 cm on average. June is the wettest month, with 79 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow totals 87 cm over the year, lower than both Alberta’s towns (127 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Summer highs in Stettler County No. 6 reach 24.4°C in July.

24.4°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.3°C

Spring10.1°C

Summer23.1°C

Autumn10.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Stettler County No. 6	Alberta	Canada
Precipitation a year	407 mm	431 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	87 cm	127 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	24.4°C	23.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	180	193	159

87 cm

of snow a year

180

days with frost a year

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow407 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 24.4°C, January lows −15.4°C Snow87 cm of snow a year Weather station39 km to the station · Forestburg Plant Site

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Forestburg Plant Site)

HousingCost of living C⁺

Stettler County No. 6 is a town of owners: 89% of households own their home, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Rent took 18% of household income, below Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 19% of households, lower than Alberta’s towns (21%) and near Canadian towns (18%).

$318,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Stettler County No. 6$318,000

Alberta$400,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Stettler County No. 6	Alberta	Canada
Households owning their home	89%	74%	74%
Rent as a share of income	18%	20%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$318,000	$400,000	$406,000
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	19%	21%	18%

$1,050

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,190

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageStettler County No. 6’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters89% own their home Cost of living3.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $318,000, against the median household income Renting$1,050 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Stettler County No. 6, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

5% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both Alberta’s towns (8.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.

41.2median age

Stettler County No. 6AlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

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

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification46%

Women and men · all residents

48.9% of Stettler County No. 6’s residents are women

Women numbered 2,770 and men 2,890 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Stettler County No. 6
	Stettler County No. 6	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	21%	18%	16%
15 to 64	62%	67%	64%
65+	17%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	46%	54%	56%

Full pageStettler County No. 6’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages41.2 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households1,945 households · 2.6 people per household Immigrants5% are immigrants · 3% belong to a visible minority English and French1% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Expect November days around 2°C in Stettler County No. 6, nights around −7°C

Then December: −4°C by day, −13°C at night. About 14 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Stettler forecast.

2°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November2°C

December−4°C

January−6°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	40 mm
Spring	10°C	−1°C	95 mm
Summer	23°C	11°C	205 mm
Autumn	10°C	0°C	68 mm

−7°C

a normal November night

16 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 July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Forestburg Plant Site); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Battle River—Crowfoot, the riding that includes Stettler County No. 6

Statistics Canada lists Stettler County No.

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Who runs itMunicipal District

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

The nearest public library to Stettler County No. 6 is Innisfail Public Library, 4.4 km away

After it comes Stettler Public Library (Stettler), 5.3 km away.

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Places to belong1.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Stettler County No. 6 borders Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park

Protected areas cover 3.9% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. For a national park, Elk Island National Park is 94 km away. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 7, higher than both Alberta’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (4).

3.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Stettler County No. 63.9%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Stettler County No. 6	Alberta	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	3.9%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	7	2	4

94 km

to Elk Island National Park

At the edge

to Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageStettler County No. 6’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas96 protected areas within 10 km · Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park National & provincial parks94 km to a national park · Elk Island National Park

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

SafetySafety B⁻

The force covering Stettler County No. 6 records less serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 36

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Stettler County No. 6

The force’s area logs 8.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 62, lower than both Alberta’s towns (110) and Canadian towns (67). What’s more, its police area records 25.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Stettler detachment area, Stettler County No. 6 included.

62Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202360

202469

202556

2023–2025	Stettler County No. 6	Alberta	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	36	109	86
Crime Severity Index	62	110	67
Property crime per 1,000	25.6	45	31.2
Violent crime	8.7	14.2	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

26%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageStettler County No. 6’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety62 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Stettler County No. 6’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Stettler County No. 6 safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

History

20% of Stettler County No. 6’s homes predate 1961

20%built before 1961

20%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Stettler County No. 6	Alberta	Canada
Homes built before 1961	20%	4.5%	18%

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Older homes20% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Stettler County No. 6 have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Petting zoo and 8 more in and around Stettler County No. 6

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Stettler County No. 6, the best known first.

All attractions →

ZooZooPetting zooin town Heritage railwayHeritage railwayAlberta Prairie Railway Excursions500 m outside town, to the west

MuseumMuseumBig Valley Creation Science Museum400 m outside town, to the southwest

MuseumMuseumTown & Country Museum700 m outside town, to the west

MuseumMuseumDonalda & District Museum200 m outside town, to the northeast

MuseumMuseumBig Valley Tool Museum400 m outside town, to the southwest

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stettler County No. 6

15pages on Stettler County No. 6

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 62 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻16 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 79.1 in its region Work & commuteA⁻69% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Stettler County No. 6

2 notable people were born in Stettler County No. 6; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Tricia HelferCanadian actress · born 1974

Barbara KentCanadian actress · 1907–2011

Susan SloanCanadian swimmer, Olympic bronze medall… · born in Stettler · born 1958

Bob FalkenbergCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in Stettler · born 1946

Brian OgilvieCanadian ice hockey player · born in Stettler · born 1952

Justin HockingCanadian ice hockey player · born in Stettler · born 1974

Photo credits

Tricia Helfer: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 · Barbara Kent: Photoplay magazine, Public domain

Stettler County No. 6’s neighbours

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

StettlerStettler County No. 6

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Stettler County No. 6	5,966	—	B⁻	C⁺	B⁻	C
Stettler	6,035	4.5	B	C⁺	C⁻	C⁺

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

Questions about Stettler County No. 6

Who are the people of Stettler County No. 6?

At the 2021 census, 5% were immigrants and 3% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 5% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Stettler County No. 6?

89% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.6 people; 19% are one person living alone.

Is Stettler County No. 6 growing?

It added people: 5,566 in 2016, 5,666 in 2021, 1.8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 5,966.

About Stettler County No. 6

Town in Alberta

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Stettler County No. 6 is one municipality in Alberta, figures and all.

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

Population: 5,966 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 7
Census subdivision: 4807019

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · 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).