Hudson BaySaskatchewan

Hudson Bay Community School is the only school in and around Hudson Bay

Young children have 94 km to the nearest elementary school, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Lives run shorter around Hudson Bay: 77.0 years, 4.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the North Central East health region

Chronic conditions run at just over a fifth of adults, age-standardised, above Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. The region has more smokers than Saskatchewan, 18% of adults to 13%. Even so, in the health survey, 47% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Saskatchewan’s 49%. What sets Hudson Bay apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Rent takes less of local pay in Hudson Bay than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income

78% of households own their home, about level with Canadian towns (74%) and above Saskatchewan’s towns (71%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Hudson Bay is graded a B+ for hazard risk

Seismic risk runs low: $0.005 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Little of the land around Hudson Bay has burned: 0.9% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.02% a year. Also worth knowing: the national flood inventory has no study of the town. Nobody publishes radon tests for Hudson Bay alone, so this card uses the figure for the Kelsey Trail RHA.

Winter nights bite in Hudson Bay: January lows of −22.4°C, colder than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

Some 177 cm of snow falls in a typical year, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (91 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). November is the snowiest month, with 36 cm on average. Summer highs in Hudson Bay reach 24.3°C in July.

Where Hudson Bay is policed, the Crime Severity Index is 76 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 119; Canadian towns: 67)

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Hudson Bay detachment area

The violent index for its police area came to 103, below Saskatchewan’s towns (154) but above Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 14.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Across its police area, there are 33.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

More of Hudson Bay’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 15%

3.6% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Immigrants make up 6.5% of residents, below Saskatchewan’s towns (7.4%) and close to Canadian towns (6.4%).

What November brings in Hudson Bay: −11°C at night, −2°C by day

By December, a normal day reaches −10°C and a night falls to −19°C. Precipitation in November averages 22 mm. Across the year, normals run from −22°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hudson Bay forecast.

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

For local government, Hudson Bay is a town.

Hudson Bay has one public library, Hudson Bay Public Library

From the centre of Hudson Bay, it is 0.7 km away.

Trips to work from Hudson Bay are shorter than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 14 min on average

The car carried 85% of commuters at the census.

Few places match Hudson Bay for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Porcupine Hills Area Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 31 km. Biggest among them: Fir River, 4,872 ha, 9.5 km off.