Vulcan CountyAlberta

Vulcan County’s health region counts just 7.9% of adults who smoke, below the typical Canadian town’s 12%

Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta. Chronic conditions run at 16% of adults, age-standardised, lower than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Women in the region live to 85.0 and men to 80.9, 83.0 years taken together (2022/2024). What sets Vulcan County apart within its region is distance: 23 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 42% of residents. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Calgary Zone, Vulcan County included.

A flood study covers Vulcan County: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Government of Alberta

Fire seldom reaches Vulcan County: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.003% a year). Radon is about average around Vulcan County: 8.1% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Vulcan County doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Calgary Health Region.

Vulcan County has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

The car took 92% of commuters, higher than both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work takes 27 min.

Rent takes less of local pay in Vulcan County than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 10% of household income

Owners make up 82% of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). The median home value was $348,000, below both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

The schools around Vulcan County answer to 3 boards

The nearest secondary school is 5.7 km away, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.7 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Its elementary schools are small, 48 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. Also worth knowing: of its 8 tested schools, 2 sit in the top two fifths in Alberta and 2 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of Vulcan County: 7 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade, with 1,022 students.

July highs in Vulcan County: 25.0°C, against 23.5°C in Alberta’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

Rain and melted snow add up to 412 mm a year, close to Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and below Canadian towns (883 mm). Frost usually lifts by 19 May and returns around 20 September: 123 days without it. For the wettest month, look to June: 82 mm on average. A normal March brings 18 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Children make up 22% of Vulcan County, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 1.5% of the population, lower than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). Over-65s are 17% of the population.

What November brings in Vulcan County: −8°C at night, 4°C by day

Into December, the normals move to −1°C and −12°C. About 15 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −14°C by night. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Stavely forecast, on the Weather page.

Vulcan County spends more per resident than 80% of Alberta’s municipalities

Statistics Canada lists Vulcan County as a municipal district.

Carmangay And District Municipal Library is Vulcan County’s public library

It stands 30 km from the centre of Vulcan County.

Only 0.3% of the land within 10 km of Vulcan County is protected

The 10 km around town hold 33 protected areas. 13 km from town is Kinbrook Island Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Within 100 km there is no national park.

Violent crime weighs less where Vulcan County is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 54

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Vulcan detachment area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 64 over 2023–25, below Alberta’s towns (110) and close to Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 27.7 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 11.5 per 1,000 people a year.

Vulcan County’s past, on the record: 1 historic place

32% of its homes were built before 1961, above Alberta’s towns (4.5%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.