KamsackSaskatchewan

It lies in Division No. 9. With 1,849 residents, it is a town in Saskatchewan.

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Population

1,849

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

47.6

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

44%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Kamsack a good place to live?

Kamsack’s strongest is walkability (A−). Crime is the sore point (D). It lags on health as well (C−). The rest of its grades are middling: B for cost of living and B for hazard risk.

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Kamsack gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityWeakestDSafety C⁻Health

How Kamsack grades

Each subject compares Kamsack with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Kamsack gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentDOpen →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footA⁻Open →HealthBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workC⁻Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostBOpen →Cost of livingBetter than most of the towns comparedBOpen →

SchoolsThe schools grade is left out in Saskatchewan, as the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Kamsack stand out

The 3 things Kamsack does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

1.6 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $90,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Safety

Behind 94%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$58,400 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kamsack.

SafetySafety D

Violent crime weighs more where Kamsack is policed than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 321

233Crime Severity Index

The index for the force that serves it came to 233, above Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Where it is policed, 48.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. What’s more, across its police area, there are 95.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Kamsack detachment area, Kamsack included.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023213

2024235

2025251

2023–2025	Kamsack	Saskatchewan	Canada
Crime Severity Index	233	119	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	321	154	86
Violent crime	48.6	15.2	12
Property crime per 1,000	95.4	48.4	31.2

200

non-violent Crime Severity Index

48%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageKamsack’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety233 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Kamsack’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Kamsack safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Schools

3 schools in and around Kamsack: 1 elementary school and 2 schools for every grade

3schools within 3 km

Teenagers have 55 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. An elementary school stands 53 km from the centre, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Victoria SchoolIn KamsackElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Bear Stream SchoolIn KamsackAll grades	All grades	–	English public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Kamsack	Saskatchewan	Canada
Nearest secondary school	55 km	1.1 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	53 km	0.4 km	0.5 km

55 km

to the nearest secondary school

53 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageKamsack’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school3 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 2 schools for every grade Language0 of 3 teach in French · 0% of schools in Saskatchewan Questions“What schools are there in Kamsack?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Saskatchewan: none (the province publishes no results school by school).

HealthHealth C⁻

20% of adults smoke in the health region around Kamsack, against 12% for the typical Canadian town

49%very good or excellent healthC⁻Health Grade

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

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 78.6, with women at 80.8 and men at 76.5. Self-rated health is ordinary for Saskatchewan: 49% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 49%. For Kamsack itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.7 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Kamsack49%

Saskatchewan’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Kamsack	Saskatchewan	Canada
Smokers	20%	8.6%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	20%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	78.6	80.2	81.5
Very good or excellent health	49%	49%	52%

78.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

20%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

55 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageKamsack’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 55 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.8, men 76.5 Conditions and habits20% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Kamsack’s household incomes are lower than in 92% of Canadian towns

11%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 18 min, near Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) and lower than Canadian towns (26 min). By car: that was how 87% of commuters travelled at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van87%

Walk11%

Census 2021	Kamsack	Saskatchewan	Canada
Average trip	18 min	18 min	26 min
Car or van	87%	91%	89%

$58,400

median household income, 2020

13%

worked from home, May 2021

83%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageKamsack’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to35 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Yorkton

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

High radon around Kamsack: 25% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Measured across the Sunrise RHA: radon tests

Seismic risk runs low: $0.004 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Kamsack.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Kamsack25%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Kamsack	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	25%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.004	$0.006	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

Full pageKamsack’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon25% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.004 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Summers stay cool in Kamsack: July afternoons reach 24.4°C, below Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

24.4°CJuly afternoons

Frost usually lifts by 20 May and returns around 18 September: 120 days without it. A normal year brings 448 mm of precipitation, higher than Saskatchewan’s towns (383 mm) yet lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). Expect January lows of around −20.9°C in Kamsack. December is the snowiest month, with 27 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−9.5°C

Spring8.0°C

Summer23.3°C

Autumn8.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Kamsack	Saskatchewan	Canada
January night low	−20.9°C	−20.7°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	448 mm	383 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.4°C	25.0°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	200	203	159

120 cm

of snow a year

200

days with frost a year

120

frost-free days, 20 May to 18 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageKamsack’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.4°C, January lows −20.9°C Rain and snow448 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow120 cm of snow a year Weather station52 km to the station · Yorkton

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Yorkton)

HousingCost of living B

Renting in Kamsack eats 21% of household income, more than in both Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

$90,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 72%.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Kamsack$90,000

Saskatchewan$324,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Kamsack	Saskatchewan	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	17%	18%
Rent as a share of income	21%	19%	20%

$850

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$544

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageKamsack’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$850 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living1.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $90,000, against the median household income Owners and renters72% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Weather

Expect November days around −1°C in Kamsack, nights around −10°C

−1°Ca normal November afternoon

Into December, the normals move to −9°C and −18°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Kamsack forecast, on the Weather page.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November−1°C

December−9°C

January−11°C

February−9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−9°C	−19°C	44 mm
Spring	8°C	−4°C	86 mm
Summer	23°C	11°C	233 mm
Autumn	9°C	−2°C	86 mm

−10°C

a normal November night

18 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Yorkton); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Cathay Wagantall took Yorkton—Melville in 2021 by 19,555 votes, more than the margin in 97% of ridings

For federal votes, Kamsack belongs to Yorkton—Melville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it.

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Who runs itTown

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

No public library stands in Kamsack: the closest, Macnutt Branch Library, is 33 km away

Without open library statistics in Saskatchewan, the page names Kamsack’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.

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Places to belong9.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

An older town: 27% of people in Kamsack are 65 or over, more than in both Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

47.6median age

18% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.

KamsackSaskatchewanCanada

SaskatchewanCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

27%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree27%

Postsecondary qualification44%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.5% of Kamsack

860 men and 915 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Kamsack
	Kamsack	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	17%	18%	16%
15 to 64	56%	65%	64%
65+	27%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	27%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	44%	52%	56%

Full pageKamsack’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages47.6 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households795 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants5% are immigrants · 8% belong to a visible minority English and French2% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park, Duck Mountain Provincial Park, is 11 km from Kamsack

0.8%of the land within 10 km protected

3 protected areas lie within 10 km. Biggest among them: Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, 126,136 ha, 9.2 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 0.8%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. A drive of 83 km reaches Riding Mountain National Park, the nearest national park.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Kamsack0.8%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Kamsack	Saskatchewan	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.8%	1.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	2	4

83 km

to Riding Mountain National Park

11 km

to Duck Mountain Provincial Park

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas3 protected areas within 10 km · Fish and Wildlife Development Fund National & provincial parks83 km to a national park · Riding Mountain National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Older housing stands out in Kamsack: 40% predates 1961

40%built before 1961

40%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Kamsack	Saskatchewan	Canada
Homes built before 1961	40%	17%	18%

Full pageKamsack’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes40% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Kamsack have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kamsack

15pages on Kamsack

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 233 Housing & costBHomes 1.6 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthC⁻Life expectancy 78.6 in its region Work & commuteC⁻49% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Kamsack

10 notable people were born in Kamsack.

See all 10 →

Darcy HordichukIce Hockey Player · born 1980

Eleanor CoerrCanadian-American children's writer · 1922–2010

Darren SchwartzCanadian ice hockey player · born 1968

Harold PhillipoffCanadian ice hockey player · born 1956

Jack ChurchCanadian ice hockey player · 1915–1996

Mike HallCanadian speed skater · born 1970

About Kamsack

Town in Saskatchewan

Statistics Canada treats Kamsack as a single census subdivision in Saskatchewan, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,849 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 9
Census subdivision: 4709039

Questions about Kamsack

Who are the people of Kamsack?

Visible minorities are 8% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 5%, and Indigenous people 18%.

What kind of homes are in Kamsack?

89% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.1 people; 40% are one person living alone.

Is Kamsack growing?

No: the census counted 1,898 in 2016 and 1,779 in 2021, 6.3% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,849.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).