Westlock CountyAlberta

For health, Westlock County gets a D

Measured across 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%), while the region has more smokers than Alberta, 17% of adults to 11%. A baby born in the region can expect 78.3 years, 80.9 for a girl and 76.1 for a boy (2022/2024). For Westlock County itself the measure is access, and it lags: 20 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

The police who cover Westlock County record more serious crime than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 130

Property crime in the area its police cover: 62.6 per 1,000 people a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 17.8 per 1,000 residents a year, above Alberta’s towns (14.2) and Canadian towns (12) alike.

In the lower two fifths in Alberta: 6 of the 8 schools around Westlock County with results

Counting a 3 km margin, Westlock County has 2 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade, for 1,895 students. Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 8.7 km off, above Alberta’s towns (0.7 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

Hazards in Westlock County: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 9.6% of tested homes

Seismic risk runs low: $0.009 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Wildfire is rare near Westlock County: 1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.03% a year. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Aspen Regional Health Authority, with Westlock County one part of it.

Westlock County is a town of owners: 87% of households own their home, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Rent took 18% of household income, below both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Winter nights bite in Westlock County: January lows of −19.0°C, colder than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

Gardeners get 91 frost-free days, from 1 June to 1 September. Frost comes on 216 days a year, higher than both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). Rain and snow peak in July, at 86 mm. Snow peaks in January: 29 cm in a normal year.

Commuters in Westlock County travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

92% of commuters drove, higher than Alberta’s towns (88%) and near Canadian towns (89%).

Expect November days around freezing in Westlock County, nights around −11°C

In November, the normal is 25 mm of rain and snow. December follows at −6°C by day and −18°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 24 cm. ECCC’s forecast for Westlock is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Jarvie Public Library is Westlock County’s public library

It stands 26 km from the centre of Westlock County.

A provincial park at Westlock County’s edge: Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park

45 km separate the town from Elk Island National Park, its nearest national park. The 10 km around town hold 35 protected areas. What’s more, of the land within 10 km, 2.6% has protected status, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).

Visible minorities make up less of Westlock County than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.8%

Children under 15 make up 19%, about level with Alberta’s towns (18%) and above Canadian towns (16%). Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older.