WilkieSaskatchewan

Rent takes less of local pay in Wilkie than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, below Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 84%.

Trips to work from Wilkie are shorter than from Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 15 min on average

Schools in and around Wilkie

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 48 km off, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 49 km off, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

The force covering Wilkie records an index of 99, against 119 for Saskatchewan’s towns and 67 for Canadian towns

No police detachment reports under Wilkie’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Unity detachment area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 92, between Saskatchewan’s towns (154) and Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 40 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Where it is policed, 16.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

Expect 76.6 years of life in the region around Wilkie, 4.9 under the typical Canadian town

The survey counts 17% of adults as smokers, higher than both Saskatchewan’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 46% very good or excellent, against 49% in Saskatchewan. Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.4 km from the average resident of Wilkie, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

Summers stay cool in Wilkie: July afternoons reach 24.3°C, below Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

In January the thermometer sinks to −20.6°C overnight, near Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and lower than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). July is the wettest month, with 77 mm of rain and snow on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 15 cm. Gardeners get 109 frost-free days, from 26 May to 13 September.

Wilkie’s grade for hazard risk: a B

Radon topped the guideline in a fifth of tested homes, above Saskatchewan’s towns (9.1%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Wilkie on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Heartland RHA, Wilkie included.

Wilkie in November: highs near −1°C, lows near −11°C

In November, the normal is 21 mm of rain and snow. The month after, December, normally sees −8°C afternoons and −18°C nights. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −21°C. ECCC’s forecast for Scott is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake, which takes in Wilkie, is held by Rosemarie Falk (Conservative Party of Canada)

Wilkie’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan isn’t shown: the province’s boundary file states no licence, so it can’t be reused.

No public library stands in Wilkie: the closest, Battleford Library, is 45 km away

The next is North Battleford Public Library (North Battleford), 49 km away.

The nearest provincial park to Wilkie is The Battlefords Provincial Park, 77 km away

Within 10 km are 4 protected areas. Biggest among them: Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, 126,136 ha, 3.6 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.2% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.

An older town: 24% of people in Wilkie are 65 or over, more than in both Saskatchewan’s towns and Canadian towns

5.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and Canadian towns (15%). Under-15s account for 19% of the population.

34% of Wilkie’s homes were built before 1961