Meota No. 468Saskatchewan

It is a town of 1,217 residents in Saskatchewan. It lies in Division No. 17.

Population

1,217

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

55.2

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

49%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

Is Meota No. 468 a good place to live?

Work and incomes are strong (A). Where it falls short is safety (D−). A median home here was worth $400,000 at the census, or 4.1 times what the middle household earns in a year. It also trails on walkability (D−). Health lags (D).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Meota No. 468 is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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.

StrongestAJobs & income A⁻Hazard riskWeakestD⁻Walkability D⁻Safety

What makes Meota No. 468 stand out

The 3 things Meota No. 468 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

59% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walkability

Behind 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: D−.

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+19% more people than in 2016

Half of Canadian towns are above 4%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

How Meota No. 468 grades

Each subject compares Meota No. 468 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

Meota No. 468 is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carD⁻Open →SafetyAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →Hazard riskNear the top of the towns comparedA⁻Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

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

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meota No. 468.

SafetySafety D⁻

Crime runs heavier where Meota No. 468 is policed than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 349

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Meota No. 468

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 63.2 violent incidents are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 480, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 134.5 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

349Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023391

2024303

2025353

2023–2025	Meota No. 468	Saskatchewan	Canada
Crime Severity Index	349	119	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	480	154	86
Violent crime	63.2	15.2	12
Property crime per 1,000	134.5	48.4	31.2

300

non-violent Crime Severity Index

35%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety349 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Meota No. 468’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Meota No. 468 safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the North Battleford detachment area, not by town

HealthHealth D

Meota No. 468 scores below 94% of Canadian towns for health

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the North Central West health region

The region has more smokers than Saskatchewan, 17% of adults to 13%. Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 76.6, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). Across the region, 46% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Saskatchewan as a whole reaches 49%. What sets Meota No. 468 apart within its region is distance: 30 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 57% of residents.

46%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Meota No. 46846%

Saskatchewan’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Meota No. 468	Saskatchewan	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	76.6	80.2	81.5
Smokers	17%	8.6%	12%
Very good or excellent health	46%	49%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%

76.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

30 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

28 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey46% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care30 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 28 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 79.8, men 73.7 Conditions and habits18% 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 A

Trips to work from Meota No. 468 take longer than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 28 min on average

The car took 97% of commuters, above Saskatchewan’s towns (91%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Census 2021	Meota No. 468	Saskatchewan	Canada
Average trip	28 min	18 min	26 min
Car or van	97%	91%	89%

$96,000

median household income, 2020

26%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment4.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to205 commuters · The biggest flow out: to North Battleford

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Wildfire low, radon 11%: how Meota No. 468 stands on hazards

Fire seldom reaches Meota No. 468: since 1986, 1.7% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.05% a year).

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Meota No. 46811%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Meota No. 468	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	11%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.005	$0.006	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

10 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon11% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 1.7% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.005 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Prairie North RHA

Climate

Meota No. 468 has cooler summers than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.3°C

Frost usually lifts by 26 May and returns around 13 September: 109 days without it. The thermometer drops below freezing on 208 days a year, near Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Midwinter nights in Meota No. 468 bottom out at −20.6°C on average.

24.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.8°C

Spring8.9°C

Summer23.2°C

Autumn8.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Meota No. 468	Saskatchewan	Canada
Days with frost a year	208	203	159
Precipitation a year	383 mm	383 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.3°C	25.0°C	25.5°C
January night low	−20.6°C	−20.7°C	−13.5°C

208

days with frost a year

109

frost-free days, 26 May to 13 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 24.3°C, January lows −20.6°C Rain and snow383 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station34 km to the station · North Battleford

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

Who lives here

Meota No. 468 skews older, with 28% of residents 65 or over, more than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 1.4% of the population, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here.

55.2median age

Meota No. 468SaskatchewanCanada

SaskatchewanCanada

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

28%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%

Postsecondary qualification49%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.7% of Meota No. 468

The 2021 census counted 530 women and 580 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Meota No. 468
	Meota No. 468	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	14%	18%	16%
15 to 64	58%	65%	64%
65+	28%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	18%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	49%	52%	56%

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Ages55.2 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households465 households · 2.4 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Housing

Meota No. 468 is a town of owners: 91% of households own their home, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$400,000median home value, 2021

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

Meota No. 468$400,000

Saskatchewan$324,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Meota No. 468	Saskatchewan	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	17%	18%
Households owning their home	91%	71%	74%

$820

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters91% own their home Cost of living4.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $400,000, against the median household income

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Outdoors

Meota No. 468 borders The Battlefords Provincial Park

Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 13, above Saskatchewan’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (4) alike. National parks are all over 100 km off. Also worth knowing: 5 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Robinson Bay Beach.

5.6%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Meota No. 4685.6%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Meota No. 468	Saskatchewan	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5.6%	1.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	13	2	4

At the edge

to The Battlefords Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas27 protected areas within 10 km · Fish and Wildlife Development Fund National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · The Battlefords Provincial Park

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

Weather

Expect November days around −1°C in Meota No. 468, nights around −11°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s North Battleford forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to −8°C and −18°C. November normally sees 21 mm of precipitation. Across the year, normals run from −21°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July.

−1°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−1°C

December−8°C

January−10°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−9°C	−19°C	57 mm
Spring	9°C	−4°C	69 mm
Summer	23°C	10°C	188 mm
Autumn	9°C	−3°C	70 mm

−11°C

a normal November night

21 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 (North Battleford); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Meota No. 468’s MP is Rosemarie Falk (Conservative Party of Canada), for Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake

No provincial riding is named for Meota No.

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Who runs itRural Municipality

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

Meota No. 468 has no public library of its own; the nearest is North Battleford Public Library, 32 km away

The next is Battleford Library (Battleford), 36 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Meota No. 468

15pages on Meota No. 468

The big questions

SafetyD⁻Crime Severity Index 349 Housing & costHomes 4.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsHealthDLife expectancy 76.6 in its region Work & commuteA59% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about Meota No. 468

Who are the people of Meota No. 468?

Visible minorities are 1% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 12%.

Has Meota No. 468 grown?

It grew from 933 people in 2016 to 1,110 in 2021, up 19%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,217.

What kind of homes are in Meota No. 468?

Single-detached houses make up 98% 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 2.4.

Is Meota No. 468 a young town or an old one?

Half its people are older than 55.2 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 14%, people 65 and over 28%.

About Meota No. 468

Town in Saskatchewan

Meota No. 468 is a municipality in Saskatchewan, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 1,217 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 17
Census subdivision: 4717001

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).