Berens River 13Manitoba

The Berens River hold this reserve. 1,271 people call this First Nations reserve in Manitoba home.

Population

1,271

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Manitoba’s towns: 40

Postsecondary

10%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

13%

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

Is Berens River 13 a good place to live?

Hazard risk is its strong suit (B). Its lowest grade is for health (D). Jobs and pay trail most towns (C).

As a First Nations reserve, Berens River 13 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.

WeakestDHealth

What makes Berens River 13 stand out

The 3 things Berens River 13 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

10% have a postsecondary qualification

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 4% are 65 or over

Half of Canadian towns are above 19%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

25% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

32% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

How Berens River 13 grades

Each subject compares Berens River 13 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

HealthIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostBOpen →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SafetyNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsNo schools grade in Manitoba: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berens River 13.

HealthHealth D

On health, Berens River 13 falls short of 95% of Canadian towns

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Interlake-Eastern Health Region

Smoking is commoner than in the province: 17% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. Lives here run to 78.5 years on average, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (80.0) and Canadian towns (81.5). Self-rated health is ordinary for Manitoba: 50% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Berens River 13 live 108 km from a hospital on average, and 100% of them more than 30 km.

50%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Berens River 1350%

Manitoba’s towns52%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Berens River 13	Manitoba	Canada
Smokers	17%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	20%	18%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	78.5	80.0	81.5
Very good or excellent health	50%	52%	52%

78.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

108 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

148 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey50% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care108 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 148 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.3, men 76.0 Conditions and habits20% 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 Berens River 13’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%

23median age

Berens River 13ManitobaCanada

ManitobaCanada

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

37%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree63%

Postsecondary qualification10%

Women and men · all residents

50.9% of Berens River 13’s residents are women

Here the census found 590 women and 570 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Berens River 13
	Berens River 13	Manitoba	Canada
Under 15	37%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	64%	64%
65+	3.9%	17%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	63%	16%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	10%	52%	56%

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Ages23 median age · 4% are 65 or over Households260 households · 4.4 people per household English and French0% speak French but not English

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Berens River 13 are shorter than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 13 min on average

The car took 83% of commuters, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van83%

Walk13%

Census 2021	Berens River 13	Manitoba	Canada
Average trip	13 min	24 min	26 min
Car or van	83%	87%	89%

$67,500

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

74%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment25% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to40 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Division No. 19, Unorganized

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Climate

Berens River 13 has cooler summers than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.3°C

The year’s precipitation totals 468 mm, below both Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Rain and snow peak in August, at 78 mm. Berens River, 4.9 km away, supplies the normals.

23.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−11.7°C

Spring5.9°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn7.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Berens River 13	Manitoba	Canada
July afternoon high	23.3°C	25.8°C	25.5°C
January night low	−23.4°C	−21.2°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	208	193	159
Precipitation a year	468 mm	519 mm	883 mm

208

days with frost a year

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 23.3°C, January lows −23.4°C Rain and snow468 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station4.9 km to the station · Berens River

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

21% of homes tested in Berens River 13’s area are above the radon guideline

Wildfire is a moderate presence around Berens River 13: 5.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.14% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. 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.

Moderatewildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

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

Berens River 1321%

Manitoba’s towns12%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Berens River 13	Manitoba	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	21%	12%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.004	$0.006	$0.030

Moderate

wildfire band

0.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon21% of tests above the guideline WildfireModerate wildfire band · 5.3% 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 · Radon tests published for the North Eastman health region, not by town

Weather

In Berens River 13, November normally means −2°C afternoons and −10°C nights

Then December: −11°C by day, −20°C at night. A normal November brings 28 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −23°C nights in January to 23°C afternoons in July. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Berens River forecast.

−2°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−2°C

December−11°C

January−14°C

February−11°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−12°C	−22°C	45 mm
Spring	6°C	−6°C	86 mm
Summer	22°C	11°C	196 mm
Autumn	7°C	−2°C	141 mm

−10°C

a normal November night

28 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 (Berens River); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Berens River 13 in Ottawa as MP for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski

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Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

No public library is mapped in or near Berens River 13

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

No protected area lies within 10 km of Berens River 13

No national park lies within 100 km. Kinwow Bay Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 39 km. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Berens River 130%

Manitoba’s towns1.1%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Berens River 13	Manitoba	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	12	4
Protected land within 10 km	0%	1.1%	2.3%

39 km

to Kinwow Bay Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks39 km to a provincial park · Kinwow Bay Provincial Park

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

History

Berens River 13 grew mostly after 1961: 100% of its homes

0%built before 1961

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Berens River 13	Manitoba	Canada
Homes built before 1961	0%	23%	18%

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Older homes0% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Berens River 13 have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Berens River 13

15pages on Berens River 13

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthDLife expectancy 78.5 in its region Work & commuteC32% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: moderate

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 23 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about Berens River 13

Has Berens River 13 grown?

It added people: 1,039 in 2016, 1,161 in 2021, 11.7% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,271.

How old are the people of Berens River 13?

The typical resident is 23 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 4% of the population and under-15s at 37%.

What kind of homes are in Berens River 13?

85% 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 4.4 people; 17% are one person living alone.

About Berens River 13

First Nations reserve in Manitoba

Berens River 13 is a First Nations reserve in Manitoba, counted by Statistics Canada as its own census subdivision.

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

Population: 1,271 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Manitoba
Census division: Division No. 19
First Nation: Berens River
Census subdivision: 4619077

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).