Stanley 157Saskatchewan

1,999 residents make their home in this First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan.

Population

1,999

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

24.2

years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4

Postsecondary

19%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

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

Is Stanley 157 a good place to live?

Stanley 157’s strongest is walkability (A). Natural hazards weigh more here (D−). Work and incomes lag (D).

Stanley 157 is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside 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. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

StrongestAWalkabilityWeakestD⁻Hazard risk DJobs & income

How Stanley 157 grades

Each subject compares Stanley 157 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

Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carAOpen →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SafetyNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsThe province publishes no results school by school, which leaves towns in Saskatchewan without a schools grade.–

HealthNot graded: not enough data–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Stanley 157 stand out

The 3 things Stanley 157 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 5% are 65 or over

Half of Canadian towns are above 19%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

19% have a postsecondary qualification

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

28% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

26% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stanley 157.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D⁻

Stanley 157 faces more hazards than almost every Canadian town

Very highwildfire bandD⁻Hazard risk Grade

Seismic risk runs low: $0.002 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. More homes than usual carry radon here, 14% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

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

Stanley 15714%

Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Stanley 157	Saskatchewan	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	14%	9.1%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.002	$0.006	$0.030

$0.002

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Very high

wildfire band

0.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageStanley 157’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireVery high wildfire band · 55% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.002 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon14% of tests above the guideline 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 Mamawetan/Keewatin/Athabasca health region

Health

People in Stanley 157’s health region live to 70.0 on average, 11.5 years short of the typical Canadian town

57 kmfrom homes to a hospital, on average

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Far North health region

A hospital lies 57 km from the typical home, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (2.2 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km).

Life expectancy at birth · years, at birth

Stanley 15770.0

Saskatchewan’s towns80.2

Canadian towns81.5

Health	Stanley 157	Saskatchewan	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	70.0	80.2	81.5

70.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

57 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

57 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageStanley 157’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Getting careA pharmacy 57 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 72.8, men 67.3

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

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Driving to work is less common in Stanley 157 than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 79% of commuters

12%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 20 min, between Saskatchewan’s towns (18 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van79%

Walk12%

Census 2021	Stanley 157	Saskatchewan	Canada
Car or van	79%	91%	89%
Average trip	20 min	18 min	26 min

$54,800

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

69%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageStanley 157’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment28% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to30 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Division No. 18, Unorganized

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

Who lives here

More of Stanley 157’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 100%

24.2median age

Stanley 157SaskatchewanCanada

SaskatchewanCanada

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

33%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree57%

Postsecondary qualification19%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.9% of Stanley 157

920 women and 960 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Stanley 157
	Stanley 157	Saskatchewan	Canada
Under 15	33%	18%	16%
15 to 64	63%	65%	64%
65+	4.8%	16%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	57%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	19%	52%	56%

Full pageStanley 157’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages24.2 median age · 5% are 65 or over Households490 households · 3.8 people per household English and French1% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Climate

Stanley 157 has cooler summers than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.5°C

23.5°CJuly afternoons

Snow totals 146 cm over the year, above Saskatchewan’s towns (91 cm) and close to Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal July brings 89 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Frost usually lifts by 28 May and returns around 14 September: 109 days without it. Most of the snow comes in November, about 25 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−11.4°C

Spring6.8°C

Summer22.0°C

Autumn6.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Stanley 157	Saskatchewan	Canada
January night low	−23.3°C	−20.7°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	23.5°C	25.0°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	212	203	159
Precipitation a year	514 mm	383 mm	883 mm

146 cm

of snow a year

212

days with frost a year

109

frost-free days, 28 May to 14 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageStanley 157’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.5°C, January lows −23.3°C Rain and snow514 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow146 cm of snow a year Weather station53 km to the station · La Ronge

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

Weather

What November brings in Stanley 157: −11°C at night, −4°C by day

−4°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −23°C in January. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −11°C and lows near −21°C. A normal November brings 27 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s La Ronge forecast, on the Weather page.

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

November−4°C

December−11°C

January−13°C

February−10°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−11°C	−22°C	64 mm
Spring	7°C	−6°C	100 mm
Summer	22°C	10°C	224 mm
Autumn	6°C	−3°C	126 mm

−11°C

a normal November night

27 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageStanley 157’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (La Ronge); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Stanley 157 sends Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

From Saskatchewan come 14 MPs, 13 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.

Full pageStanley 157’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

No public library stands in Stanley 157: the closest, Alex Robertson Public Library, is 57 km away

Full pageStanley 157’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Within 10 km of Stanley 157, 89% of the land is protected

89%of the land within 10 km protected

There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. Within 100 km there is no national park.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Stanley 15789%

Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Stanley 157	Saskatchewan	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	89%	1.7%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	2	4

At the edge

to Lac la Ronge Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

Full pageStanley 157’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · Lac la Ronge Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Lac la Ronge Provincial Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stanley 157

15pages on Stanley 157

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 70 in its region Work & commuteD26% of adults in work Natural hazardsD⁻Wildfire band: very high

Out and about

Outdoors89% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 24.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

About Stanley 157

First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan

Stanley 157 is a First Nations reserve in Saskatchewan, which Statistics Canada treats as a census subdivision of its own.

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

Population: 1,999 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Saskatchewan
Census division: Division No. 18
Census subdivision: 4718803

Questions about Stanley 157

Is Stanley 157 a young town or an old one?

Half its people are older than 24.2 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 33%, people 65 and over 5%.

What kind of homes are in Stanley 157?

Single-detached houses make up 77% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 14% of households are one person, and the average is 3.8.

Is Stanley 157 growing?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,840 to 1,883 residents (up 2.3%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,999.

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).