Warner County No. 5Alberta

It is a town of 4,533 residents in Alberta. The population grew 9% between 2016 and 2021.

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Population

4,533

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

33.2

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

51%

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⁺

#716 of 2,556

Is Warner County No. 5 a good place to live?

Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Warner County No. 5 grades B+ overall, better than 69% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #157 of 473 in Alberta. Its strongest is schools (A+). Safety is another plus (A). What counts against it is walkability (D). Health is weaker too (C+). A median home here was worth $348,000 at the census, or 3.9 times what the middle household earns in a year.

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⁺Schools ASafetyWeakestDWalkability

What makes Warner County No. 5 stand out

The 3 things Warner County No. 5 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

3% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

65% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Schools

Better than 95%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A+.

How Warner County No. 5 grades

Each subject compares Warner County No. 5 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

SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsA⁺Open →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsC⁺Open →Hazard riskAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Warner County No. 5.

SchoolsSchools A⁺

Warner County No. 5’s schools mostly beat the middle in Alberta, 3 of the 3 with results

Elementary schools here average 162 students; in Alberta, 274. The schools around it answer to 2 boards, lower than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3).

13schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Raymond Elementary School Second fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6	Elementary · Grades K–6	601	English public
Stirling School Top fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–12	All grades · Grades K–12	319	English public

See all 13 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Warner County No. 5	Alberta	Canada
School boards	2	3	3
Nearest secondary school	7.8 km	0.7 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	6.2 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

1,655

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

7.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

6.2 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results3 of 3 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta Every school13 schools within 3 km · 4 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade Language0 of 13 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta The boards2 school boards · The Westwind School Division Questions“What schools are there in Warner County No. 5?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

SafetySafety A

Crime runs lighter where Warner County No. 5 is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 37

No police detachment reports under Warner County No. 5’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Raymond detachment area

Property crime in its police area ran at 15.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Alberta’s towns (45) and Canadian towns (31.2). Its police area records 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

37Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202339

202437

202535

2023–2025	Warner County No. 5	Alberta	Canada
Crime Severity Index	37	110	67
Property crime per 1,000	15.3	45	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	46	109	86
Violent crime	8.5	14.2	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety37 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Warner County No. 5’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Warner County No. 5 safe?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 27% of Warner County No. 5, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

14% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Alberta’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (19%). Visible minorities make up 1.9% of the population, below Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

33.2median age

Warner County No. 5AlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

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

27%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree22%

Postsecondary qualification51%

Women and men · all residents

49.4% of Warner County No. 5’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 2,120 women to 2,170 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Warner County No. 5
	Warner County No. 5	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	27%	18%	16%
15 to 64	60%	67%	64%
65+	14%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	22%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	51%	54%	56%

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages33.2 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households905 households · 2.9 people per household Immigrants9% are immigrants · 2% 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+

Climate

Summer runs warm in Warner County No. 5: July highs of 26.3°C, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 17 September, 118 days. Precipitation totals 373 mm a year, below Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in March, about 18 cm. The most precipitation falls in June: 93 mm in a normal year.

26.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.8°C

Spring12.4°C

Summer24.8°C

Autumn13.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Warner County No. 5	Alberta	Canada
July afternoon high	26.3°C	23.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	373 mm	431 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	108 cm	127 cm	141 cm
January night low	−12.1°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

108 cm

of snow a year

175

days with frost a year

118

frost-free days, 21 May to 17 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.3°C, January lows −12.1°C Rain and snow373 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow108 cm of snow a year Weather station37 km to the station · Lethbridge

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

HealthHealth C⁺

Warner County No. 5’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.8 years: life expectancy 78.7

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the South Zone

Age-standardised, 52% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, above Alberta’s towns (51%) and close to Canadian towns (52%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Warner County No. 5’s is long: 18 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

52%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Warner County No. 552%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Warner County No. 5	Alberta	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	78.7	81.2	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	18%	17%
Very good or excellent health	52%	51%	52%

78.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

18 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

30 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care18 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 30 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.6, men 76.8 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Working-age people in Warner County No. 5 are less likely to have a job than in 98% of Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 23 min.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Walk2%

Census 2021	Warner County No. 5	Alberta	Canada
Average trip	23 min	26 min	26 min

$90,000

median household income, 2020

30%

worked from home, May 2021

11%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to165 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lethbridge

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Warner County No. 5 is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Government of Alberta

About as many homes carry radon around Warner County No. 5 as elsewhere, 8.9% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Warner County No. 5 as in most places, at $0.022 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Burn scars are few around Warner County No. 5, with 0.8% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.02% a year).

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

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

Warner County No. 58.9%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Warner County No. 5	Alberta	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	8.9%	7.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.022	$0.013	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

18 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.8% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.022 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.9% 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: one figure for all of the Chinook Regional Health Authority

Weather

In Warner County No. 5, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −7°C nights

Expect around 16 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of 1°C, lows of −11°C. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −12°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Milk River.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November6°C

December1°C

January0°C

February2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	1°C	−11°C	33 mm
Spring	12°C	−1°C	102 mm
Summer	25°C	9°C	165 mm
Autumn	13°C	−1°C	73 mm

−7°C

a normal November night

16 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (Lethbridge); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

99% of Alberta’s municipalities spend more per resident than Warner County No. 5

Locally, Warner County No.

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itMunicipal District Member of ParliamentGlen Motz

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

Warner County No. 5’s public library is Wrentham Community Library

The library is 20 km from the centre of Warner County No.

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HousingCost of living B⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Warner County No. 5 than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners make up 82% of households.

$348,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Warner County No. 5$348,000

Alberta$400,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Warner County No. 5	Alberta	Canada
Rent as a share of income	16%	20%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	82%	74%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$348,000	$400,000	$406,000

$1,020

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,140

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,020 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living3.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $348,000, against the median household income Owners and renters82% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Outdoors

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park begins where Warner County No. 5 ends

The closest of Canada’s national parks is Waterton Lakes National Park, at 71 km. Within 10 km are 4 protected areas. Protected areas cover 3.2% of the land within 10 km, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).

3.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Warner County No. 53.2%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Warner County No. 5	Alberta	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	3.2%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	2	4

71 km

to Waterton Lakes National Park

At the edge

to Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas4 protected areas within 10 km · Twin River Heritage Rangeland Natural Area National & provincial parks71 km to a national park · Waterton Lakes National Park

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

History

Warner County No. 5 keeps its older homes: 36% from before 1961

The registers list 1 historic place inside the town, and it carries the highest designation.

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Áísínai'pi

36%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

National Historic Site

Heritage	Warner County No. 5	Alberta	Canada
Homes built before 1961	36%	4.5%	18%

Full pageWarner County No. 5’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes36% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Áísínai'pi Questions“How many historic places does Warner County No. 5 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

Battle Scene Petroglyph and 2 more in and around Warner County No. 5

The best-known places to visit in and around Warner County No. 5 come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

Historic siteHistoric siteBattle Scene Petroglyphin town

MuseumMuseumDevil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum100 m outside town, to the southeast

MuseumMuseumRaymond Pioneer Museum900 m outside town, to the northwest

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Warner County No. 5

15pages on Warner County No. 5

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 37 Housing & costB⁻Homes 3.9 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺13 schools within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 78.7 in its region Work & commuteC⁺65% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 33.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Warner County No. 5

2 notable people were born in Warner County No. 5; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Ron HierathCanadian politician · born 1944

Tavis MacMillanCanadian ice hockey player · born 1970

Phil TollestrupCanadian basketball player · born in Raymond · born 1949

W. Cleon SkousenEx FBI agent, conservative United State… · born in Raymond · 1913–2006

Brock RalphPlayer of American and Canadian football · born in Raymond · born 1980

Dale StevensonCanadian football player · born in Raymond · born 1987

Warner County No. 5’s neighbours

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

StirlingRaymondWarner County No. 5

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Warner County No. 5	4,533	—	B⁺	B⁻	A	C⁺
Stirling	1,350	13	—	C⁻	A	B⁻
Raymond	4,594	19	A	B⁻	A	B

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

Questions about Warner County No. 5

Has Warner County No. 5 grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 3,942 to 4,290 residents (up 8.8%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 4,533.

Who are the people of Warner County No. 5?

At the 2021 census, 9% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 5% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Warner County No. 5?

Single-detached houses make up 97% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 19% of households are one person, and the average is 2.9.

Is Warner County No. 5 a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 33.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

About Warner County No. 5

Town in Alberta

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Warner County No. 5 is one municipality in Alberta, figures and all.

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

Population: 4,533 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 2
Census subdivision: 4802001

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).