AltonaManitoba

Commuters in Altona have a short way to work, 16 min on average, less than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 83% of commuters, below Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

Nights turn raw in Altona each January, colder than in 89% of Canadian towns

The thermometer drops below freezing on 186 days a year, near Manitoba’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Snow peaks in December: 27 cm in a normal year. June is the wettest month, with 90 mm of rain and snow on average.

Around Altona, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Southern Health Region

Chronic conditions run at nearly a fifth of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Life expectancy in the region is 80.7 years (82.9 for women, 78.7 for men, 2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.6 km from the average resident of Altona, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

A town of families: 19% of people in Altona are under 15, more than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

21% of residents are 65 or over, above both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (19%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.7% of residents, below Manitoba’s towns (12%) and close to Canadian towns (2.8%).

In Altona, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −8°C nights

The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−20°C). December follows at −7°C by day and −16°C by night. A normal November brings 25 mm of rain and snow. Expect around 21 cm of snow in November.

Portage—Lisgar, which takes in Altona, is held by Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada)

Locally, Altona is run as a town.

Altona has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque Montcalm Library, 24 km away

The next is Emerson Public Library (Emerson-Franklin), 27 km away.

Protected land is absent from the 10 km around Altona

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. A provincial park, Pembina Valley Provincial Park, lies 46 km away.

Altona’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 44, runs below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

The violent crime rate is 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 23.1 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Renting in Altona costs 18% of household income, less than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 72% of households.

Around Altona, 43% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory.

Altona and its edges hold 6 schools: 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade