WainwrightAlberta

Wainwright faces more hazards than almost every Canadian town

At 1.43% of the land burned each year (18% within 25 km since 1986), Wainwright is in the very high wildfire band. In Health Canada’s survey, 5.2% of homes tested in the town’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Wainwright doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the East Central Health.

Commuters in Wainwright have a short way to work, 14 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

91% of commuters drove, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

For safety, Wainwright gets a C−

Violent crime runs at 23.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Its violent severity index came to 122, higher than both Alberta’s towns (109) and Canadian towns (86). Each year brings 46.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents.

Wainwright has one French-language school among its 6

Its schools answer to 3 boards. Of its 4 tested schools, 1 sit in the top two fifths in Alberta and 2 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of Wainwright: 1 elementary school, 2 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade, with 1,586 students.

Winter nights bite in Wainwright: January lows of −19.5°C, colder than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

Counting rain and snow alike, 425 mm falls in a year, near Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). Midsummer afternoons in Wainwright peak at about 23.5°C. Also worth knowing: a normal January brings 19 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in June, at 79 mm.

A town of families: 19% of people in Wainwright are under 15, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

6.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older.

Life expectancy around Wainwright is 79.1 years, 2.4 less than for the typical Canadian town

At 15%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Alberta. Chronic conditions run at 19% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Alberta: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 53%. Measured from where Wainwright’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.3 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

What November brings in Wainwright: −11°C at night, −1°C by day

Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Then December: −7°C by day, −17°C at night. In November, the normal is 18 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −20°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July.

Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Battle River—Crowfoot, the riding that includes Wainwright

Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.

Wainwright’s public library is Wainwright Public Library

A single building, Wainwright Public Library, serves 6,270 people.

Home values sit low against pay in Wainwright: 3.3 times household income, where the typical Canadian town is at 4.7

A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, below both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). 70% of households own their home.

No protected area lies within 10 km of Wainwright

A provincial park, Vermilion Provincial Park, lies 55 km away. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

Wainwright’s past, on the record: 1 historic place