Sturgeon Lake 154Alberta

Between 2016 and 2021, its population shrank by 11%. A First Nations reserve of 1,326 in Alberta.

Population

1,326

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

24%

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 Sturgeon Lake 154 a good place to live?

Health lags (D). It lags on walkability as well (D−). Jobs & income is weaker too (D).

No overall grade, and no ranking: Sturgeon Lake 154 is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with 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⁻Walkability DHealth

What makes Sturgeon Lake 154 stand out

The 3 things Sturgeon Lake 154 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

24% have a postsecondary qualification

Against 56% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

31% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

32% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 9% are 65 or over

Canadian towns centre on 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Sturgeon Lake 154 grades

Each subject compares Sturgeon Lake 154 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

No overall grade, and no ranking: Sturgeon Lake 154 is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with other towns.

WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carD⁻Open →HealthIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentDOpen →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostB⁺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 Sturgeon Lake 154.

HealthHealth D

Health in Sturgeon Lake 154 trails 90% of Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the North Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Age-standardised, 48% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, below both Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). The region has more smokers than Alberta, 17% of adults to 11%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 78.3, women 80.9 and men 76.1 (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is 13 km from the average resident of Sturgeon Lake 154, further than the usual 3.7 km.

48%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sturgeon Lake 15448%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sturgeon Lake 154	Alberta	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	21%	18%	17%
Smokers	17%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	78.3	81.2	81.5
Very good or excellent health	48%	51%	52%

78.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

13 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

12 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey48% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care13 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 12 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.9, men 76.1 Conditions and habits21% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Commuters in Sturgeon Lake 154 have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

94% of commuters drove, above Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Census 2021	Sturgeon Lake 154	Alberta	Canada
Average trip	19 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	94%	88%	89%

$58,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

71%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment31% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to30 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Valleyview

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Who lives here

More of Sturgeon Lake 154’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 98%

27median age

Sturgeon Lake 154AlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

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

31%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree53%

Postsecondary qualification24%

Women and men · all residents

46.9% of Sturgeon Lake 154’s residents are women

Here the census found 605 women and 685 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Sturgeon Lake 154
	Sturgeon Lake 154	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	31%	18%	16%
15 to 64	60%	67%	64%
65+	8.9%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	53%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	24%	54%	56%

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Ages27 median age · 9% are 65 or over Households430 households · 3 people per household English and French0% speak French but not English

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

Sturgeon Lake 154’s hazards at a glance: a moderate wildfire record and 8.9% of area homes over the radon guideline

Radon tests for the Peace Country Health

The burn rate around Sturgeon Lake 154 is 0.10% a year (4.1% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Moderatewildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Sturgeon Lake 1548.9%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sturgeon Lake 154	Alberta	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	8.9%	7.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.013	$0.013	$0.030

Moderate

wildfire band

0.5 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon8.9% of tests above the guideline WildfireModerate wildfire band · 4.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.013 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

Summers stay cool in Sturgeon Lake 154: July afternoons reach 22.7°C, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

January nights fall to −19.4°C on average, below both Alberta’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 34 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to July: 73 mm on average. Gardeners get 111 frost-free days, from 21 May to 10 September.

22.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−6.4°C

Spring8.9°C

Summer21.8°C

Autumn8.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sturgeon Lake 154	Alberta	Canada
July afternoon high	22.7°C	23.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−19.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	202	193	159
Precipitation a year	435 mm	431 mm	883 mm

162 cm

of snow a year

202

days with frost a year

111

frost-free days, 21 May to 10 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 22.7°C, January lows −19.4°C Rain and snow435 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow162 cm of snow a year Weather station92 km to the station · Grande Prairie

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Grande Prairie)

Weather

What November brings in Sturgeon Lake 154: −11°C at night, −1°C by day

ECCC’s forecast for Grande Prairie is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −6°C by day and −17°C by night. Expect around 28 cm of snow in November. Precipitation in November averages 29 mm.

−1°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−1°C

December−6°C

January−8°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−6°C	−18°C	63 mm
Spring	9°C	−3°C	81 mm
Summer	22°C	9°C	195 mm
Autumn	9°C	−3°C	96 mm

−11°C

a normal November night

29 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 (Grande Prairie); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Sturgeon Lake 154’s MP is Chris Warkentin (Conservative Party of Canada), for Grande Prairie

The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.

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Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

No public library stands in Sturgeon Lake 154: the closest, Public Library, is 12 km away

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

2.0 km from Sturgeon Lake 154 to Young's Point Provincial Park

OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.

3%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sturgeon Lake 1543%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sturgeon Lake 154	Alberta	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	3%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	2	4

2.0 km

to Young's Point Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas2 protected areas within 10 km · Young's Point Provincial Park National & provincial parks2.0 km to a provincial park · Young's Point Provincial Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sturgeon Lake 154

15pages on Sturgeon Lake 154

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthDLife expectancy 78.3 in its region Work & commuteD32% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: moderate

Out and about

Outdoors3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 27 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Sturgeon Lake 154’s neighbours

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

ValleyviewSturgeon Lake 154

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sturgeon Lake 154	1,326	—	—	—	—	D
Valleyview	1,807	12	—	B	D	C⁻

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

Questions about Sturgeon Lake 154

Is Sturgeon Lake 154 growing?

No: the census counted 1,447 in 2016 and 1,291 in 2021, 10.8% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,326.

How old are the people of Sturgeon Lake 154?

The median resident is 27 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 31% are under 15 and 9% are 65 or over.

What kind of homes are in Sturgeon Lake 154?

86% 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 3 people; 29% are one person living alone.

About Sturgeon Lake 154

First Nations reserve in Alberta

Sturgeon Lake 154 is a First Nations reserve in Alberta, counted by Statistics Canada as its own census subdivision.

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

Population: 1,326 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 18
First Nation: Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation
Census subdivision: 4818816

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).