Big River No. 555Saskatchewan

For health, Big River No. 555 sits behind almost every Canadian town

Women in the region live to 79.6 and men to 74.5, 77.0 years taken together (2022/2024). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 18% of adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. Chronic conditions run at 21% of adults, age-standardised, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, 47% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Saskatchewan as a whole reaches 49%.

The police who cover Big River No. 555 record more serious crime than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 458

No police detachment reports under Big River No. 555’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Measured across the Big River detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 160.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Violent incidents in its police area came to 100.9 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (15.2) and Canadian towns (12).

Few places are as safe from hazards as Big River No. 555: it beats 97% of Canadian towns

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.004 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The burn rate around Big River No. 555 is 0.06% a year (2.1% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. The town’s survey area, 7.4% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Prince Albert Parkland RHA, with Big River No. 555 one part of it.

More commuters in Big River No. 555 drive than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%

The average trip to work takes 25 min.

More households own their home in Big River No. 555 than in Saskatchewan’s towns or across Canadian towns: 94%

7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Big River No. 555 has colder winters than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −22.8°C

July afternoons in Big River No. 555 average 23.7°C. The thermometer drops below freezing on 217 days a year, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 30 May and returns around 4 September: 97 days without it. Snow peaks in December: 24 cm in a normal year.

Prince Albert National Park reaches Big River No. 555

Within 10 km, 15% of the land is protected, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Count 19 protected areas within 10 km of town. Great Blue Heron Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 47 km.

More of Big River No. 555’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 19%

People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Visible minorities make up 1.4% of the population, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here.

Expect November days around −2°C in Big River No. 555, nights around −12°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Waskesiu Lake forecast, on the Weather page. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 17 mm. Into December, the normals move to −9°C and −20°C. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month.

Big River No. 555’s MP is Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada), for Prince Albert

No provincial riding is named for Big River No.

Big River No. 555 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Leoville Library, 46 km away

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Saskatchewan, so this page has none for Big River No.

Big River No. 555 grew mostly after 1961: 88% of its homes