WetaskiwinAlberta

Violent crime weighs more on Wetaskiwin than on Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 292

Each year brings 129.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents. Police recorded 50.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Alberta’s towns (14.2) and Canadian towns (12).

Wetaskiwin’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Alberta, 5 of the 7 with results

They come under 3 school boards. In or within 3 km of Wetaskiwin: 6 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade, with 2,606 students.

Hazards in Wetaskiwin: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 7.5% of tested homes

For earthquakes Wetaskiwin is middling, $0.017 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. No flood study for Wetaskiwin is on the national inventory.

In Wetaskiwin, a home and getting around cost 38% of the median household’s income; the typical Canadian town spends 29%

Nearly a quarter of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 63%. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Wetaskiwin metro area, Wetaskiwin included.

Wetaskiwin has colder winters than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −17.8°C

There are 205 days of frost in a typical year, above both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 117 frost-free days, from 20 May to 14 September. Also worth knowing: the warmest afternoons come in July, at around 23.1°C in Wetaskiwin. Most of the snow comes in January, about 24 cm.

Commuters in Wetaskiwin have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

The car carried 90% of commuters at the census.

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

Measured across the Central Zone: health survey and life expectancy

15% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Alberta’s 53%. Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.0 km from the average resident of Wetaskiwin, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

In Wetaskiwin, November normally means freezing afternoons and −10°C nights

December follows at −5°C by day and −16°C by night. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. ECCC’s forecast for Wetaskiwin is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Leduc—Wetaskiwin, which takes in Wetaskiwin, is held by Mike Lake (Conservative Party of Canada)

Statistics Canada lists Wetaskiwin as a city.

Fewer visits per person served than four in five Alberta’s town libraries: Wetaskiwin Library counts 2.1

The 12,655 people Wetaskiwin Library serves have 2 branches to choose from.

More of Wetaskiwin’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 18%

The under-15s are 18% of the population here. 14% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents.

From Wetaskiwin, Miquelon Lake Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (38 km)

The closest of Canada’s national parks is Elk Island National Park, at 63 km. Within 10 km of the town, 0.1% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Close by: one protected area.

Heritage in Wetaskiwin: 1 historic place of the highest rank

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 16% of homes, between Alberta’s towns (4.5%) and Canadian towns (18%).