Buffalo NarrowsSaskatchewan

The force covering Buffalo Narrows records more serious violence than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at 1,165

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 399.2 property crimes are reported each year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 230 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (15.2) and Canadian towns (12). Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Buffalo Narrows detachment area, with Buffalo Narrows one part of it.

Hazard risk in Buffalo Narrows is higher than in almost every Canadian town

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca health region

Wildfire is Buffalo Narrows’ dominant hazard: just over two fifths of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 1.08% a year. In Health Canada’s survey, 14% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Water Security Agency. Seismic risk runs low: $0.003 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

People in Buffalo Narrows’ health region live to 70.0 on average, 11.5 years short of the typical Canadian town

What sets Buffalo Narrows apart within its region is distance: 92 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 100% of residents.

Twin Lakes Community School is the only school in and around Buffalo Narrows

Secondary school means a trip of 58 km at the nearest, above Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. The closest elementary school is 89 km away, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Renting in Buffalo Narrows costs 15% of household income, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

Just over two thirds of households own their home, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (71%) and below Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, higher than Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and near Canadian towns (18%).

Children make up 26% of Buffalo Narrows, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

92% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town.

Summers stay cool in Buffalo Narrows: July afternoons reach 23.0°C, below Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

The coldest nights come in January, when Buffalo Narrows averages a low of −21.9°C. Precipitation totals 459 mm a year, above Saskatchewan’s towns (383 mm) but below Canadian towns (883 mm). A normal January brings 27 cm of snow, the most of any month. The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 28 September, 129 days.

Fewer of Buffalo Narrows’ 15-to-64s are in work than in 98% of Canadian towns

95% of commuters drove, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%). On average, the journey to work lasts 18 min.

A normal November in Buffalo Narrows runs from −10°C to −4°C

November usually brings some 25 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of −11°C, lows of −19°C. In November, the normal is 24 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Buffalo Narrows.

Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Buffalo Narrows in Ottawa as MP for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s riding map is published without a licence, so this page doesn’t place Buffalo Narrows in a riding.

No public library is mapped in or near Buffalo Narrows

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Saskatchewan, so this page has none for Buffalo Narrows.

None of the land within 10 km of Buffalo Narrows is protected

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 81 km from town is Dillon River Wildland Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.

A younger housing stock: 100% of Buffalo Narrows’s homes are from 1961 on