Division No. 18, UnorganizedSaskatchewan

The force covering Division No. 18, Unorganized records more serious violence than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at 1,530

Violence across its police area runs at 243 per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 1,159 over 2023–25, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 708 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Division No. 18, Unorganized shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Wollaston Lake detachment area.

Division No. 18, Unorganized faces more hazards than almost every Canadian town

Flood mapping exists: 5 studies, most recently by Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure . Few towns burn like Division No. 18, Unorganized: 58% of the land within 25 km since 1986, at 1.65% a year. Radon is higher than usual: 14% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.003 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca health region, with Division No. 18, Unorganized one part of it.

Expect 70.0 years of life in the region around Division No. 18, Unorganized, 11.5 under the typical Canadian town

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Far North health region

What sets Division No. 18, Unorganized apart within its region is distance: 70 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 100% of residents.

The schools around Division No. 18, Unorganized answer to 3 boards

Teenagers have 194 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Its 3 km reach takes in 2 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade, all of Division No. 18, Unorganized’s schooling.

A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Division No. 18, Unorganized than in 98% of Canadian towns

84% of commuters drove, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%). Workers spend 24 min getting to work, on average.

Rent takes less of local pay in Division No. 18, Unorganized than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income

78% of households own their home, above Saskatchewan’s towns (71%) and close to Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Winter nights bite in Division No. 18, Unorganized: January lows of −23.3°C, colder than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

Frost usually lifts by 28 May and returns around 14 September: 109 days without it. There are 212 days of frost in a typical year, near Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in November, about 25 cm. A normal July brings 89 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

The boundary of Prince Albert National Park runs along Division No. 18, Unorganized

The 10 km around town hold 99 protected areas. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 8.9%, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 159 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest North Beach.

Division No. 18, Unorganized in November: highs near −4°C, lows near −11°C

In November, the normal is 27 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −23°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s La Ronge forecast, on the Weather page.

Division No. 18, Unorganized sends Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Across Saskatchewan, 13 of the 14 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.

No public library is mapped in or near Division No. 18, Unorganized

Library statistics aren’t published openly in Saskatchewan, so there are no visit or loan figures for Division No.

More of Division No. 18, Unorganized’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 50%

Visible minorities make up 1% of the population, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). 25% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 20% of residents.

Division No. 18, Unorganized: 1 historic place, with the highest designation

Outside the boundary but close by, there is one more. At the 2021 census, 6.5% of homes dated from before 1961, below Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.