Orkney No. 244Saskatchewan

Orkney No. 244 has a larger share of its working-age people in jobs than 85% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 19 min, near Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) and lower than Canadian towns (26 min).

Health in Orkney No. 244 trails 87% of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 78.6, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (80.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). At 20%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 13% for Saskatchewan. Across the region, 49% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Saskatchewan (49%). What sets Orkney No. 244 apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 9.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the South East health region, Orkney No. 244 included.

In and around Orkney No. 244, 10 schools: 7 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools

Elementary school is 11 km away at the nearest, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. Teenagers have 12 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

Orkney No. 244 has cooler summers than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.4°C

Frost usually lifts by 20 May and returns around 18 September: 120 days without it. The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −20.9°C, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in June, at 90 mm. Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm.

Orkney No. 244 is a town of owners: 91% of households own their home, above Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Yorkton metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 16% of household income, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (20%).

For the force that serves Orkney No. 244, the Crime Severity Index is 58, below Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Orkney No. 244 itself

The violent index for its police area came to 51, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 8.9 violent incidents are reported each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 30 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

A normal November in Orkney No. 244 runs from −10°C to −1°C

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

A 19,555-vote win for Cathay Wagantall made Yorkton—Melville safer in 2021 than 97% of ridings

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The nearest public library to Orkney No. 244 is Melville Public Library, 30 km away

Without open library statistics in Saskatchewan, the page names Orkney No.

High radon around Orkney No. 244: 25% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Water Security Agency. Fire seldom reaches Orkney No. 244: since 1986, 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.008% a year). Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Sunrise RHA, with Orkney No. 244 one part of it.

Fewer of Orkney No. 244’s people belong to a visible minority than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 4.3%

Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7% of residents, below Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

Fish and Wildlife Development Fund begins at the edge of Orkney No. 244

Protected areas cover 5.9% of the land within 10 km, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.7%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). A provincial park, Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park, lies 11 km away. For a national park, Riding Mountain National Park is 94 km away.