EsterhazySaskatchewan

A place people come to for work: Esterhazy has 2 jobs per resident in work

Commutes averaged 17 min, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min). Driving is how 89% of commuters got to work at the census.

Rent takes less of local pay in Esterhazy than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

Home ownership covers 79% of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 10% of households, below Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

2 schools serve Esterhazy, 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade

Young children have 39 km to the nearest elementary school, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

Smoking runs high around Esterhazy: 20% of adults, the typical Canadian town 12%

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the South East health region

Across the region, life runs to 78.6 years on average: women 80.8, men 76.5, in 2022/2024. Self-rated health is ordinary for Saskatchewan: 49% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 49%. What sets Esterhazy apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.0 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Summers stay cool in Esterhazy: July afternoons reach 24.1°C, below Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

Between the last spring frost, 20 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 123 days. Expect January lows of around −19.1°C in Esterhazy. Frost comes on 194 days a year, near Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and higher than Canadian towns (159). December is the snowiest month, with 21 cm on average.

Expect November days around −1°C in Esterhazy, nights around −9°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Broadview forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −8°C and a night falls to −16°C. Precipitation in November averages 22 mm.

Yorkton—Melville gave Cathay Wagantall a 19,555-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 97% of ridings

Esterhazy sends one MP to Ottawa from Yorkton—Melville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada).

The nearest public library to Esterhazy is Stockholm Branch Library, 16 km away

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

The force covering Esterhazy records an index of 66, against 119 for Saskatchewan’s towns and 67 for Canadian towns

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Esterhazy detachment area

The violent index for its police area came to 84, below Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and close to Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 25.6 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, 10 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

Around Esterhazy, 25% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Esterhazy on the national inventory.

From Esterhazy, Crooked Lake Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (39 km)

Within 10 km are 5 protected areas. For a national park, Riding Mountain National Park is 72 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 1.8% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.

Older residents shape Esterhazy: 24% are 65 or over, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 9% of residents, between Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.

One place in Esterhazy, at the top of the registers

21% of its homes were built before 1961, above Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.