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Cartwright-RoblinManitoba

Statistics Canada places it in the Division No. 4 census division. Home to 1,395 people, this town lies in Manitoba.

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Cartwright-Roblin, Manitoba · Photo: Daver112 · CC BY 3.0

Population
1,395
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
36.8
years · Manitoba’s towns: 40
Postsecondary
44%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
11%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Cartwright-Roblin a good place to live?

Recorded crime is low (A−). Prices are modest for what you get (B+). Its lowest grade is for jobs & income (C). It lags on health as well (C+).

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Cartwright-Roblin has subject grades only.

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. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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.

StrongestA−Safety

How Cartwright-Roblin grades

Each subject compares Cartwright-Roblin 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

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Cartwright-Roblin has subject grades only.

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Cartwright-Roblin stand out

The 3 things Cartwright-Roblin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cartwright-Roblin.

SafetySafety A−

The police who cover Cartwright-Roblin record less serious crime than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 43

43Crime Severity Index

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Cartwright-Roblin · Measured across the Killarney detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The violent index for its police area came to 35, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (198) and Canadian towns (86). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 17.6 property crimes are reported each year. On top of that, the force’s area logs 6.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202338
202448
202542
2023–2025Cartwright-RoblinManitobaCanada
Violent Crime Severity Index3519886
Property crime per 1,00017.658.831.2
Crime Severity Index4312967
Violent crime6.61812
46
non-violent Crime Severity Index
27%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

HousingCost of living B+

Most households in Cartwright-Roblin own their home: 89%, more than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

$130,000median home value, 2021B+Cost of living Grade

11% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, below both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Cartwright-Roblin$130,000
Manitoba$300,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Cartwright-RoblinManitobaCanada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter11%15%18%
Households owning their home89%75%74%
Rent as a share of income19%20%20%
$795
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$468
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Commuters in Cartwright-Roblin have a short way to work, 15 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

11%walk, cycle or take transit

The car took 84% of commuters, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van84%
Walk11%
Census 2021Cartwright-RoblinManitobaCanada
Average trip15 min24 min26 min
Car or van84%87%89%
$61,600
median household income, 2020
39%
worked from home, May 2021
58%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Who lives here

A town of families: 25% of people in Cartwright-Roblin are under 15, more than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

36.8median age

3.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, between Manitoba’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Over-65s are 20% of the population.

Cartwright-RoblinManitobaCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree28%
Postsecondary qualification44%

Women and men · all residents

50.2% of Cartwright-Roblin’s residents are women

Here the census found 665 men and 670 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Cartwright-Roblin
Cartwright-RoblinManitobaCanada
Under 1525%17%16%
15 to 6456%64%64%
65+20%17%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree28%16%16%
Postsecondary qualification44%52%56%

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

Climate

Cartwright-Roblin has colder winter nights than 89% of Canadian towns

25.9°CJuly afternoons

Frost comes on 194 days a year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 124 frost-free days, from 19 May to 21 September. A normal June brings 91 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. December is the snowiest month, with 34 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.3°C
Spring9.6°C
Summer24.9°C
Autumn10.5°C
Normals, 1991–2020Cartwright-RoblinManitobaCanada
Precipitation a year517 mm519 mm883 mm
January night low−20.1°C−21.2°C−13.5°C
Days with frost a year194193159
July afternoon high25.9°C25.8°C25.5°C
194
days with frost a year
124
frost-free days, 19 May to 21 Sep
78
days with precipitation a year

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

HealthHealth C+

People in Cartwright-Roblin’s health region live to 78.8 on average, 2.7 years short of the typical Canadian town

51%very good or excellent healthC+Health Grade

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

Self-rated health is ordinary for Manitoba: 51% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. The survey counts 15% of adults as smokers, above Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. What sets Cartwright-Roblin apart within its region is distance, and at 4.4 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Cartwright-Roblin51%
Manitoba’s towns52%
Canadian towns52%
HealthCartwright-RoblinManitobaCanada
Smokers15%10%12%
Life expectancy at birth78.880.081.5
Chronic conditions (average share)18%18%17%
78.8
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
15%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
27 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Weather

Expect November days around freezing in Cartwright-Roblin, nights around −9°C

0°Ca normal November afternoon

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Pilot Mound forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to −7°C and −17°C. A normal November brings 25 mm of rain and snow. A typical November adds 22 cm of snow.

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

November0°C
December−7°C
January−10°C
February−7°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−8°C−18°C64 mm
Spring10°C−3°C118 mm
Summer25°C12°C227 mm
Autumn10°C−1°C108 mm
−9°C
a normal November night
25 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Cypress River); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Brandon—Souris, which takes in Cartwright-Roblin, is held by Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada)

Cartwright-Roblin’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba isn’t named: the licence for the province’s boundary file couldn’t be read, so it isn’t used.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A+

Cartwright-Roblin has no public library of its own; the nearest is Lakeland Regional Library, 26 km away

After it comes R.M.

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Natural hazardsHazard risk B−

High radon around Cartwright-Roblin: 35% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Lowwildfire bandB−Hazard risk Grade

Shared with the rest of the Assiniboine health region: radon tests

Seismic risk runs low: $0.005 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for Cartwright-Roblin is on the national inventory.

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

Cartwright-Roblin35%
Manitoba’s towns12%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsCartwright-RoblinManitobaCanada
Radon tests above the guideline35%12%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.005$0.006$0.030
Low
wildfire band

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Outdoors

Pembina Valley Wildlife Management Area begins at the edge of Cartwright-Roblin

1.6%of the land within 10 km protected

Turtle Mountain Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 42 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. Protected areas cover 1.6% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Cartwright-Roblin1.6%
Manitoba’s towns1.1%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsCartwright-RoblinManitobaCanada
Public protected areas within 10 km2124
Protected land within 10 km1.6%1.1%2.3%
42 km
to Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
2
public protected areas within 10 km

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

History

Cartwright-Roblin keeps its older homes: 33% from before 1961

33%built before 1961

33%
of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%
HeritageCartwright-RoblinManitobaCanada
Homes built before 196133%23%18%

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 Cartwright-Roblin

15pages on Cartwright-Roblin
Nearby attractions

Badger Creek Museum and 2 more in and around Cartwright-Roblin

Sights in Cartwright-Roblin and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Famous people from Cartwright-Roblin

6 notable people were born in Cartwright-Roblin.

See all 6 →

About Cartwright-Roblin

Town in Manitoba

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Cartwright-Roblin 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
1,395 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
Manitoba
Census division
Division No. 4
Census subdivision
4604052

Questions about Cartwright-Roblin

What kind of homes are in Cartwright-Roblin?

90% 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 2.6 people; 27% are one person living alone.

Has Cartwright-Roblin grown?

It added people: 1,308 in 2016, 1,336 in 2021, 2.1% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,395.

Is Cartwright-Roblin a young town or an old one?

Half its people are older than 36.8 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 25%, people 65 and over 20%.

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).