Île-à-la-CrosseSaskatchewan

Hazard risk in Île-à-la-Crosse is higher than in almost every Canadian town

Wildfire is Île-à-la-Crosse’s dominant hazard: just over half of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 1.33% a year. In Health Canada’s survey, 14% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Flood mapping exists: a study by Water Security Agency. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.003 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Renting in Île-à-la-Crosse costs 13% of household income, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

Owners make up just over half of households, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (71%) and Canadian towns (74%). 18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and above Saskatchewan’s towns (17%).

Crime runs heavier where Île-à-la-Crosse is policed than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 388

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 81.2 per 1,000 people a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 552, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in the area its police cover: 150.6 per 1,000 people a year.

People in Île-à-la-Crosse’s health region live to 70.0 on average, 11.5 years short of the typical Canadian town

Health survey and life expectancy for the Far North health region

Residents have 150 km to cover to reach a hospital, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (2.2 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km).

A town of families: 28% of people in Île-à-la-Crosse are under 15, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

1.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. People 65 and over make up 11% of the town.

Île-à-la-Crosse has cooler summers than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.0°C

A normal year brings 459 mm of precipitation, above Saskatchewan’s towns (383 mm) but below Canadian towns (883 mm). Midwinter nights in Île-à-la-Crosse bottom out at −21.9°C on average. Frost usually lifts by 21 May and returns around 28 September: 129 days without it. Most of the snow comes in January, about 27 cm.

Commuters in Île-à-la-Crosse have a short way to work, 12 min on average, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 80% of commuters, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).

A normal November in Île-à-la-Crosse runs from −10°C to −4°C

Snow is normal by November, about 25 cm over the month. Into December, the normals move to −11°C and −19°C. A normal November brings 24 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Buffalo Narrows forecast, on the Weather page.

Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, the riding that includes Île-à-la-Crosse

With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s ridings map, Île-à-la-Crosse isn’t placed in a riding here.

No public library is mapped in or near Île-à-la-Crosse

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Saskatchewan, so this page has none for Île-à-la-Crosse.

From Île-à-la-Crosse, Meadow Lake Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (75 km)

National parks are all over 100 km off. One protected area is close by. The largest named area nearby is Fort Black, 0.9 ha, 4.0 km away.

In and around Île-à-la-Crosse, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

Elementary school is 146 km away at the nearest, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

Île-à-la-Crosse’s 1 historic place is a top designation

6.7% of its homes were built before 1961, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).