Chemawawin 2Manitoba

The reserve belongs to the Chemawawin Cree Nation. In Manitoba, this First Nations reserve has 1,254 residents.

Population

1,254

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

20.6

years · Manitoba’s towns: 40

Postsecondary

18%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

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

Is Chemawawin 2 a good place to live?

Walkability is where it shines (A−). Health is its weak spot (D−). Hazard risk is lower than in most Canadian towns (A−). Incomes are on the low side (C).

Reserves such as Chemawawin 2 stay out of the grades and the ranked lists. Statistics Canada publishes too little of their data, and what it does publish can’t be weighed fairly against 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.

StrongestA⁻Hazard risk A⁻WalkabilityWeakestD⁻Health

What makes Chemawawin 2 stand out

The 3 things Chemawawin 2 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 4% are 65 or over

Midway across Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

18% have a postsecondary qualification

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Health

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: D−.

How Chemawawin 2 grades

Each subject compares Chemawawin 2 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

HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesD⁻Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostA⁻Open →WalkabilityAhead of most towns comparedA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →

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 Chemawawin 2.

HealthHealth D⁻

Health in Chemawawin 2 trails almost every Canadian town

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

The survey counts 15% of adults as smokers, above both Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 40% very good or excellent, against 51% in Manitoba, and women in the region live to 70.5 and men to 66.9, 68.5 years taken together (2022/2024). For Chemawawin 2 itself, the measure is access: 125 km to the nearest hospital on average, with 100% of homes beyond 30 km.

40%very good or excellent healthD⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Chemawawin 240%

Manitoba’s towns52%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Chemawawin 2	Manitoba	Canada
Very good or excellent health	40%	52%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	22%	18%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	68.5	80.0	81.5
Smokers	15%	10%	12%

68.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

125 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

175 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageChemawawin 2’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey40% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care125 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 175 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 70.5, men 66.9 Conditions and habits22% 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 Chemawawin 2’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 100%

20.6median age

Chemawawin 2ManitobaCanada

ManitobaCanada

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

40%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree57%

Postsecondary qualification18%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.8% of Chemawawin 2

Here the census found 655 women and 610 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Chemawawin 2
	Chemawawin 2	Manitoba	Canada
Under 15	40%	17%	16%
15 to 64	56%	64%	64%
65+	3.6%	17%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	57%	16%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	18%	52%	56%

Full pageChemawawin 2’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages20.6 median age · 4% are 65 or over Households270 households · 4.7 people per household English and French0% speak both · 0.4% speak French but not English

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Wildfire moderate, radon 12%: how Chemawawin 2 stands on hazards

Seismic risk runs low: $0.004 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The burn rate around Chemawawin 2 is 0.14% a year (5.5% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. Figures for radon tests are published for the Norman health region as a whole, not for Chemawawin 2 alone.

Moderatewildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Chemawawin 212%

Manitoba’s towns12%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Chemawawin 2	Manitoba	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	12%	12%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.004	$0.006	$0.030

Moderate

wildfire band

0.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageChemawawin 2’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon12% of tests above the guideline WildfireModerate wildfire band · 5.5% 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

Climate

Summers stay cool in Chemawawin 2: July afternoons reach 24.1°C, below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

Counting rain and snow alike, 487 mm falls in a year, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). A normal June brings 79 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. ECCC’s nearest full record is at Grand Rapids Hydro, 35 km off.

24.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−11.6°C

Spring5.2°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn7.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Chemawawin 2	Manitoba	Canada
January night low	−24.0°C	−21.2°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	224	193	159
July afternoon high	24.1°C	25.8°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	487 mm	519 mm	883 mm

113 cm

of snow a year

224

days with frost a year

days with precipitation a year

Full pageChemawawin 2’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.1°C, January lows −24.0°C Rain and snow487 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow113 cm of snow a year Weather station35 km to the station · Grand Rapids Hydro

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Grand Rapids Hydro)

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Chemawawin 2 are shorter than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 13 min on average

The car carried 90% of commuters at the census.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Walk10%

Census 2021	Chemawawin 2	Manitoba	Canada
Average trip	13 min	24 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	87%	89%

$63,200

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

86%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageChemawawin 2’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment22% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to10 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Flin Flon (Part)

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

Weather

What November brings in Chemawawin 2: −11°C at night, −3°C by day

A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Grand Rapids forecast.

−3°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−3°C

December−11°C

January−14°C

February−10°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−12°C	−23°C	54 mm
Spring	5°C	−8°C	96 mm
Summer	22°C	9°C	213 mm
Autumn	7°C	−3°C	123 mm

−11°C

a normal November night

24 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 (Grand Rapids Hydro); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Chemawawin 2’s MP is Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal Party of Canada), for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski

7 of the 14 MPs from Manitoba belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.

Full pageChemawawin 2’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

No public library is mapped in or near Chemawawin 2

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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 Chemawawin 2

For a provincial park, Grand Island Provincial Park lies 26 km off. No national park lies within 100 km.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Chemawawin 20%

Manitoba’s towns1.1%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Chemawawin 2	Manitoba	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	12	4
Protected land within 10 km	0%	1.1%	2.3%

26 km

to Grand Island Provincial Park

Full pageChemawawin 2’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks26 km to a provincial park · Grand Island Provincial Park

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

History

Chemawawin 2’s housing: 96% built from 1961 on

3.7%built before 1961

3.7%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Chemawawin 2	Manitoba	Canada
Homes built before 1961	3.7%	23%	18%

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Older homes3.7% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Chemawawin 2 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 Chemawawin 2

15pages on Chemawawin 2

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthD⁻Life expectancy 68.5 in its region Work & commuteC33% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: moderate

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 20.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about Chemawawin 2

Is Chemawawin 2 a young town or an old one?

Half its people are older than 20.6 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 40%, people 65 and over 4%.

What kind of homes are in Chemawawin 2?

Single-detached houses make up 85% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 9% of households are one person, and the average is 4.7.

Has Chemawawin 2 grown?

It grew from 1,252 people in 2016 to 1,264 in 2021, up 1%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,254.

About Chemawawin 2

First Nations reserve in Manitoba

Statistics Canada counts Chemawawin 2, a First Nations reserve in Manitoba, as its own census subdivision.

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

Population: 1,254 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Manitoba
Census division: Division No. 21
First Nation: Chemawawin Cree Nation
Census subdivision: 4621029

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).