Swift CurrentSaskatchewan

Commuters in Swift Current have a short way to work, 13 min on average, less than in Saskatchewan’s towns and across Canadian towns

95% of commuters drove to work at the census.

Swift Current’s Violent Crime Severity Index is 101 (Saskatchewan’s towns: 154; Canadian towns: 86)

Each year, 18.7 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. Property crime ran at 48.8 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (48.4) and above Canadian towns (31.2).

January nights in Swift Current drop to −15.7°C (Saskatchewan towns −20.7°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

Frost usually lifts by 19 May and returns around 19 September: 122 days without it. The thermometer drops below freezing on 191 days a year, lower than Saskatchewan’s towns (203) yet higher than Canadian towns (159). Snow peaks in December: 17 cm in a normal year. June is the wettest month, with 92 mm of rain and snow on average.

Lives run shorter around Swift Current: 79.9 years, 1.6 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.1 km from the average resident of Swift Current, about the norm of 3.7 km. Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 54%, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (49%) and Canadian towns (52%). For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 1.2 km away on average (2.8 within 3 km). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the South West health region, Swift Current included.

Rent takes less of local pay in Swift Current than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Swift Current metro area

Owners make up 70% of households, near Saskatchewan’s towns (71%) and lower than Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and below Canadian towns (18%).

26% of homes tested in Swift Current’s area are above the radon guideline

Saskatchewan Water Corporation, Water Security Agency has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Swift Current shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Cypress RHA.

A normal November in Swift Current runs from −8°C to 2°C

Snow is normal by November, about 13 cm over the month. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −5°C and lows near −14°C. A normal November brings 18 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, August is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −16°C by night.

Jeremy Patzer (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Swift Current in Ottawa as MP for Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley

Swift Current is a city by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

Swift Current Branch - Chinook Regional Library is Swift Current’s public library

The library is 0.4 km from the centre of Swift Current.

An older town: 22% of people in Swift Current are 65 or over, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns and across Canadian towns

5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Saskatchewan’s towns (11%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%). The under-15s are 17% of the population here.

Only 0.6% of the land within 10 km of Swift Current is protected

Biggest among them: Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, 126,136 ha, 8.7 km off. The closest provincial park is Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, 35 km from the edge of town. Within 100 km there is no national park.

In and around Swift Current, 13 schools: 8 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade

Heritage in Swift Current: 3 historic places, one of the highest rank

The list takes in a heritage railway station and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. The oldest dated place, Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, goes back to 1907. 29% of its homes were built before 1961, above Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.