Seekaskootch 119Saskatchewan

A First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan, home to 2,361 people. It is home to the Onion Lake Cree Nation.

Population

2,361

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

22.8

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

20%

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 Seekaskootch 119 a good place to live?

Where it does best is hazard risk (A−). Health lags (D). It also trails on jobs & income (D). Walkability is weaker too (D).

As a First Nations reserve, Seekaskootch 119 isn’t given an overall grade or ranked. Too much of a reserve’s data is suppressed or uncollected by Statistics Canada for a fair comparison with other towns.

No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. 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. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

StrongestA⁻Hazard riskWeakestDHealth DJobs & income

What makes Seekaskootch 119 stand out

The 3 things Seekaskootch 119 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 5% are 65 or over

Next to 19%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

20% have a postsecondary qualification

Canadian towns centre on 56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Median household income, 2020

Income

$44,800 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

How Seekaskootch 119 grades

Each subject compares Seekaskootch 119 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

HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workDOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →Hazard riskIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁻Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SafetyNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the province publishes no results school by school), there’s no schools grade in Saskatchewan.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Seekaskootch 119.

HealthHealth D

For health, Seekaskootch 119 sits behind 95% of Canadian towns

Health survey and life expectancy for the North Central West health region

Across the region, 46% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Saskatchewan as a whole reaches 49%. Smoking takes in 17% of adults, age-standardised, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (12%). People in the region live to 76.6 on average: 79.8 for women and 73.7 for men in 2022/2024.

46%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Seekaskootch 11946%

Saskatchewan’s towns49%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Seekaskootch 119	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

32 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

45 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey46% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care32 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 45 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

Who lives here

More of Seekaskootch 119’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 100%

22.8median age

Seekaskootch 119SaskatchewanCanada

SaskatchewanCanada

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

35%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree60%

Postsecondary qualification20%

Women and men · all residents

51.0% of Seekaskootch 119’s residents are women

By the 2021 count the town had 1,120 women and 1,075 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Seekaskootch 119
	Seekaskootch 119	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	35%	18%	16%
15 to 64	60%	65%	64%
65+	4.8%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	60%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	20%	52%	56%

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Ages22.8 median age · 5% are 65 or over Households565 households · 3.9 people per household English and French0% speak French but not English

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

Work & commuteJobs & income D

More commuters in Seekaskootch 119 drive than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 97%

Getting to work takes 18 min on average.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Seekaskootch 119	Saskatchewan	Canada
Average trip	18 min	18 min	26 min
Car or van	97%	91%	89%

$44,800

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

70%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment21% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to60 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Makaoo (Part) 120

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Wildfire moderate, radon 11%: how Seekaskootch 119 stands on hazards

Source area for radon tests: the Prairie North RHA

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.004 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Fire reaches the land around Seekaskootch 119 now and then: 6.1% within 25 km since 1986 (0.20% a year), below the high band.

Moderatewildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Seekaskootch 11911%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Seekaskootch 119	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	11%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.004	$0.006	$0.030

Moderate

wildfire band

1.5 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon11% of tests above the guideline WildfireModerate wildfire band · 6.1% of the land within 25 km burned 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

Seekaskootch 119 has cooler summers than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.2°C

The thermometer drops below freezing on 202 days a year, about level with Saskatchewan’s towns (203) and above Canadian towns (159). Midwinter nights in Seekaskootch 119 bottom out at −18.8°C on average. Gardeners get 121 frost-free days, from 18 May to 17 September. A normal June brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

23.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.4°C

Spring8.2°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn8.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Seekaskootch 119	Saskatchewan	Canada
July afternoon high	23.2°C	25.0°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	424 mm	383 mm	883 mm
January night low	−18.8°C	−20.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	202	203	159

103 cm

of snow a year

202

days with frost a year

121

frost-free days, 18 May to 17 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 23.2°C, January lows −18.8°C Rain and snow424 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow103 cm of snow a year Weather station40 km to the station · Lloydminster

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

Weather

In Seekaskootch 119, November normally means −2°C afternoons and −10°C nights

July brings the warmest days, 23°C; January the coldest nights, −19°C. December follows at −8°C by day and −17°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. ECCC’s forecast for Lloydminster is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

−2°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−2°C

December−8°C

January−10°C

February−7°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−8°C	−17°C	44 mm
Spring	8°C	−3°C	92 mm
Summer	22°C	10°C	218 mm
Autumn	8°C	−3°C	70 mm

−10°C

a normal November night

17 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 (Lloydminster); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Rosemarie Falk (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Seekaskootch 119 in Ottawa as MP for Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake

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Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Seekaskootch 119 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Lloydminster Public Library, 43 km away

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

6.7 km from Seekaskootch 119 to Fort Pitt Provincial Park

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Within 10 km of the town, 2.9% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.

2.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Seekaskootch 1192.9%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Seekaskootch 119	Saskatchewan	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2.9%	1.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	2	4

6.7 km

to Fort Pitt Provincial Park

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas5 protected areas within 10 km · Fort Pitt Provincial Park National & provincial parks6.7 km to a provincial park · Fort Pitt Provincial Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Seekaskootch 119

15pages on Seekaskootch 119

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthDLife expectancy 76.6 in its region Work & commuteD23% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: moderate

Out and about

Outdoors2.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 22.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about Seekaskootch 119

Has Seekaskootch 119 grown?

It lost people: 2,574 in 2016, 2,191 in 2021, 14.9% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,361.

What kind of homes are in Seekaskootch 119?

92% 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 3.9 people; 15% are one person living alone.

Is Seekaskootch 119 a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 22.8, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 35% of residents; over-65s, 5%.

About Seekaskootch 119

First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan

Statistics Canada counts Seekaskootch 119, a First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan, as its own census subdivision.

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

Population: 2,361 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 17
First Nation: Onion Lake Cree Nation
Census subdivision: 4717801

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