Blucher No. 343Saskatchewan

Blucher No. 343’s grade for hazard risk: an A

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Saskatoon RHA

Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Radon is about average around Blucher No. 343: 6.6% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Burn scars are few around Blucher No. 343, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.001% a year).

Commuters in Blucher No. 343 travel further than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average

99% of commuters drove, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Crime runs lighter where Blucher No. 343 is policed than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 54

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Blucher No. 343 · Shared with the rest of the Saskatoon detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Property crime in the area its police cover: 20.8 per 1,000 people a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 56, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86). Add to that, the force’s area logs 10.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Blucher No. 343 is among the driest of Canadian towns: 357 mm of rain and snow a year

Snowfall adds up to 91 cm a year, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (91 cm) and below Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in June: 75 mm in a normal year. Also worth knowing: the frost-free season runs from 19 May to 15 September, 117 days. The coldest nights come in January, when Blucher No. 343 averages a low of −20.7°C.

More households own their home in Blucher No. 343 than in Saskatchewan’s towns or across Canadian towns: 95%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Saskatoon metro area, with Blucher No. 343 one part of it.

Blucher No. 343 in November: highs near −1°C, lows near −10°C

November usually brings some 13 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −18°C. Precipitation in November averages 14 mm. July brings the warmest days, 25°C; January the coldest nights, −21°C.

Kelly Block (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, the riding that includes Blucher No. 343

Locally, Blucher No.

Blucher No. 343 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Cliff Wright Library, 21 km away

Children make up 21% of Blucher No. 343, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

7.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, between Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town.

Very good or excellent health for 49% of adults in Blucher No. 343’s health region

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Blucher No. 343’s is long: 23 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 8.3% of adults, against 13% for Saskatchewan. Lives in the region last 81.4 years on average (2022/2024): 83.4 for women, 79.2 for men. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Saskatoon health region as a whole, not for Blucher No. 343 alone.

Protected land at Blucher No. 343’s edge: Fish and Wildlife Development Fund

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Blackstrap Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 9.6 km. Of the country within 10 km, 3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.