
Kindersley No. 290Saskatchewan
A town in Saskatchewan, home to 1,023 people. It is part of Division No. 13, a census division.
Is Kindersley No. 290 a good place to live?
Homes are affordable (A−). Where it falls short is safety (C−). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and B for hazard risk.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Kindersley No. 290 has subject grades only.
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 less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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.
How Kindersley No. 290 grades
Each subject compares Kindersley No. 290 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Kindersley No. 290 has subject grades only.
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What makes Kindersley No. 290 stand out
The 3 things Kindersley No. 290 does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kindersley No. 290.
Kindersley No. 290’s household incomes are higher than in 91% of Canadian towns
The commute to work averages 19 min. The car took 89% of commuters, near both Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Kindersley No. 290 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 19 min | 18 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 91% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Kindersley No. 290 is a town of owners: 86% of households own their home, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns
A year’s rent came to 12% of the median household income, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (20%). 18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and near Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Kindersley No. 290 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 12% | 19% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 86% | 71% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
The violent severity index where Kindersley No. 290 is policed is 84 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 154; Canadian towns: 86)
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Kindersley No. 290
The index for the force that serves it came to 96, between Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 43.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The force’s area logs 14.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Kindersley No. 290 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 84 | 154 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 96 | 119 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 43.1 | 48.4 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Kindersley detachment area
Around Kindersley No. 290, 20% of tested homes have radon above the guideline
Shared with the rest of the Heartland RHA: radon tests
Seismic risk runs low: $0.005 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Kindersley No. 290 on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Kindersley No. 290 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 20% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
January nights in Kindersley No. 290 drop to −19.1°C (Saskatchewan towns −20.7°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)
Rain and melted snow add up to 335 mm a year, below Saskatchewan’s towns (383 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 20 September, 122 days. The most precipitation falls in June: 75 mm in a normal year. Snow peaks in January: 17 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Kindersley No. 290 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 335 mm | 383 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 203 | 203 | 159 |
| January night low | −19.1°C | −20.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 86 cm | 91 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Kindersley)
Children make up 22% of Kindersley No. 290, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns
Immigrants make up 5.1% of residents, below Saskatchewan’s towns (7.4%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. Over-65s are 17% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.2% of Kindersley No. 290
The 2021 census counted 505 women and 500 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Kindersley No. 290 | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 48% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Kindersley Composite School is the only school in and around Kindersley No. 290
Young children have 60 km to the nearest elementary school, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. The nearest secondary school is 7.3 km away, above Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindersley Composite SchoolNearest secondary school, 1 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Kindersley No. 290 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 60 km | 0.4 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 7.3 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in Saskatchewan aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.
Protected land at Kindersley No. 290’s edge: Eagle Lake
The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 7.1%, above Saskatchewan’s towns (1.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. Antelope Park (14,146 ha) is the biggest, 5.9 km from town. The nearest provincial park, Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, is 78 km away. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Kindersley No. 290 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.1% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 9 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Expect November days around freezing in Kindersley No. 290, nights around −10°C
A normal November brings 14 mm of rain and snow. Snowfall in a normal November: 13 cm. The year peaks in July (25°C) and bottoms out in January (−19°C). The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Kindersley.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −7°C | −18°C | 31 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −3°C | 74 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 10°C | 177 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −3°C | 54 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Kindersley); the forecast is on the Weather page
Jeremy Patzer (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley, the riding that includes Kindersley No. 290
From Saskatchewan come 14 MPs, 13 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library is mapped in or near Kindersley No. 290
Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Saskatchewan, so this page has none for Kindersley No.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Life expectancy around Kindersley No. 290 is 79.9 years, 1.6 less than for the typical Canadian town
Smokers make up 13% of the region’s adults, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 49% in Saskatchewan. Closer to home, a hospital is 14 km from the average resident of Kindersley No. 290, further than the usual 3.7 km. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Kindersley No. 290 alone, so this card uses the figure for the South West health region.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Kindersley No. 290 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 54% | 49% | 52% |
| Smokers | 13% | 8.6% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.9 | 80.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Everything we know about Kindersley No. 290
Famous people from around Kindersley No. 290
No notable person born in Kindersley No. 290 is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.






Photo credits
Joel Kwiatkowski: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Dave Lewis: Lowdown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Curtis Glencross: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Derek Dorsett: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gordon Hahn: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 · Blake Evans: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
About Kindersley No. 290
Town in Saskatchewan
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Kindersley No. 290 is one municipality in Saskatchewan, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,023 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- Census division
- Division No. 13
- Census subdivision
- 4713006
Kindersley No. 290’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindersley No. 290 | 1,023 | — | — | A− | C− | B− |
| Kindersley | 4,740 | 7.8 | A− | B | C− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Kindersley No. 290
Who are the people of Kindersley No. 290?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 7% have an Indigenous identity and 5% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Kindersley No. 290?
Single-detached houses make up 93% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 20% of households are one person, and the average is 2.6.
Is Kindersley No. 290 growing?
It went from 1,049 people in 2016 to 1,003 in 2021, down 4.4%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,023.
How old are the people of Kindersley No. 290?
The median resident is 38.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 22% are under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
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).