Boissevainin Boissevain-Morton, Manitoba
2,369 people live in this town in Manitoba. Its census division is Division No. 5.
Is Boissevain a good place to live?
Boissevain is easy to get around without a car (A+). Jobs and pay hold up well (A−). Its other grades sit near the middle: B for cost of living, B for safety, C+ for health and B− for hazard risk.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Boissevain has its subject grades alone.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. 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.
What makes Boissevain stand out
The 3 things Boissevain does most differently from other towns.
How Boissevain grades
Each subject compares Boissevain with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Boissevain has its subject grades alone.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boissevain.
Trips to work from Boissevain are shorter than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 19 min on average
81% of commuters drove, below both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Boissevain | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 19 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 81% | 87% | 89% |
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.
Renting in Boissevain costs 18% of household income, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns
13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 79%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Boissevain | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 79% | 75% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Precipitation in Boissevain trails that of 94% of Canadian towns: 422 mm a year
June is the wettest month, with 82 mm of rain and snow on average. Winter lows average −19.9°C in January, between Manitoba’s towns (−21.2°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 19 May and returns around 22 September: 125 days without it. Most of the snow comes in December, about 29 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Boissevain | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 422 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −19.9°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 194 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Melita)
Boissevain’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.7 years: life expectancy 78.8
Across the region, just over half of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Manitoba (51%). Smoking takes in 15% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). For Boissevain itself the measure is access: 2.9 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Boissevain | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.8 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Prairie Mountain Health Region
Violent crime weighs less on Boissevain than on Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 50
Each year, 8.7 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. Property crime ran at 20.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Boissevain | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 50 | 198 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 20.7 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 8.7 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
What November brings in Boissevain: −9°C at night, 1°C by day
In November, the normal is 16 mm of rain and snow. Into December, the normals move to −7°C and −17°C. A typical November adds 21 cm of snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Turtle Mountain (Provincial Park) forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −18°C | 39 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 110 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 188 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | −1°C | 84 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Melita); the forecast is on the Weather page
Boissevain sends Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Brandon—Souris
Of the 14 Commons seats from Manitoba, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 7.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Boissevain: the closest, Lakeland Regional Library, is 29 km away
After it comes Bren Del Win Centennial Library (Deloraine-Winchester), 32 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
More of the land around Boissevain is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Adam Lake Beach. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Protected areas take in 14% of the town itself. Within 10 km are 18 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Boissevain | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.4% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
High radon around Boissevain: 35% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³
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 flood study for Boissevain is on the national inventory. Nobody publishes radon tests for Boissevain alone, so this card uses the figure for the Assiniboine health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Boissevain | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 35% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
An older town: 26% of people in Boissevain are 65 or over, more than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns
Visible minorities make up 4% of the population, below both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.4% of Boissevain
Women numbered 1,140 and men 1,170 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Boissevain | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 55% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 51% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
2 schools in and around Boissevain: 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boissevain SchoolIn BoissevainAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Boissevain | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in Manitoba aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.
Arts Hall and 7 more in and around Boissevain
What there is to see in Boissevain and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
GardenInternational Peace Garden100 m outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- International Peace Garden: Words in the Wind, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Boissevain
Famous people from Boissevain
5 notable people were born in Boissevain.
Questions about Boissevain
What kind of homes are in Boissevain?
Single-detached houses make up 84% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 32% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
Has Boissevain grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 2,353 to 2,309 residents (1.9% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 2,369.
About Boissevain
Town in Manitoba
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Boissevain is one census subdivision in Manitoba, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,369 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 5
- Census subdivision
- 4605032
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · 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).