Cross Lake 19Manitoba

A First Nations reserve in Manitoba, home to 1,882 people. It is home to the Cross Lake Band of Indians.

Population

1,882

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

24.6

years · Manitoba’s towns: 40

Postsecondary

25%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

Is Cross Lake 19 a good place to live?

Cross Lake 19’s strongest is walkability (B). Hazard risk is higher than most (D−). It lags on health as well (D−). Jobs and pay trail most towns (C).

No overall grade, and no ranking: Cross Lake 19 is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly 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. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

WeakestD⁻Hazard risk D⁻Health

What makes Cross Lake 19 stand out

The 3 things Cross Lake 19 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 6% are 65 or over

Canadian towns centre on 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

25% have a postsecondary qualification

Against 56% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Hazard risk

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D−.

How Cross Lake 19 grades

Each subject compares Cross Lake 19 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

No overall grade, and no ranking: Cross Lake 19 is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with other towns.

Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highD⁻Open →HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBehind most towns comparedCOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carBOpen →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SafetyNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsThe province publishes no results school by school, which leaves towns in Manitoba without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cross Lake 19.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D⁻

On hazards, Cross Lake 19 comes out behind almost every Canadian town

Source area for radon tests: the Burntwood/Churchill health region

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.003 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 7.9% of homes, below Manitoba’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (6.6%).

Very highwildfire bandD⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Cross Lake 197.9%

Manitoba’s towns12%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Cross Lake 19	Manitoba	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	7.9%	12%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.003	$0.006	$0.030

Very high

wildfire band

1.2 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageCross Lake 19’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireVery high wildfire band · 48% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.003 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon7.9% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

HealthHealth D⁻

Cross Lake 19 scores below almost every Canadian town for health

15% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Women in the region live to 70.5 and men to 66.9, 68.5 years taken together (2022/2024). Across the region, 40% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Manitoba as a whole reaches 51%.

40%very good or excellent healthD⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Cross Lake 1940%

Manitoba’s towns52%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Cross Lake 19	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

70 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

359 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey40% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care70 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 359 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Northern Health Region

Who lives here

More of Cross Lake 19’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 100%

24.6median age

Cross Lake 19ManitobaCanada

ManitobaCanada

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

35%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree48%

Postsecondary qualification25%

Women and men · all residents

49.6% of Cross Lake 19’s residents are women

By the 2021 count the town had 925 women and 940 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Cross Lake 19
	Cross Lake 19	Manitoba	Canada
Under 15	35%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	64%	64%
65+	6.2%	17%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	48%	16%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	25%	52%	56%

Full pageCross Lake 19’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages24.6 median age · 6% are 65 or over Households380 households · 4.9 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

Commuters in Cross Lake 19 have a short way to work, 12 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 90% of commuters, in line with Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Walk9%

Census 2021	Cross Lake 19	Manitoba	Canada
Average trip	12 min	24 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	87%	89%

$64,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

20%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment22% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to145 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Division No. 22, Unorganized

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Climate

Cross Lake 19 has cooler summers than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.5°C

Snow peaks in December: 35 cm in a normal year. A normal January night drops to −25.5°C, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (−21.2°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Rain and snow peak in July, at 79 mm.

23.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−13.2°C

Spring5.5°C

Summer22.0°C

Autumn5.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Cross Lake 19	Manitoba	Canada
January night low	−25.5°C	−21.2°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	23.5°C	25.8°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	213	193	159
Snowfall a year	193 cm	126 cm	141 cm

193 cm

of snow a year

213

days with frost a year

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 23.5°C, January lows −25.5°C Rain and snow495 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow193 cm of snow a year Weather station73 km to the station · Norway House

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Norway House)

Weather

Cross Lake 19 in November: highs near −4°C, lows near −12°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Norway House forecast, on the Weather page. A normal November brings 26 mm of rain and snow. About 32 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −26°C in January.

−4°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−4°C

December−12°C

January−16°C

February−12°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−13°C	−24°C	57 mm
Spring	6°C	−7°C	91 mm
Summer	22°C	11°C	220 mm
Autumn	6°C	−3°C	127 mm

−12°C

a normal November night

26 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 (Norway House); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Cross Lake 19’s MP is Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal Party of Canada), for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski

Of the 14 Commons seats from Manitoba, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 7.

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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 Cross Lake 19

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Cross Lake 19 has no protected land within 10 km

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Cross Lake 190%

Manitoba’s towns1.1%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Cross Lake 19	Manitoba	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	12	4
Protected land within 10 km	0%	1.1%	2.3%

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km

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

Schools

Cross Lake 19’s teenagers travel 62 km to the nearest high school

An elementary school stands 2.7 km from the centre, above both Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
D. R. Hamilton SchoolNearest elementary school, 1 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Cross Lake 19	Manitoba	Canada
Nearest secondary school	62 km	1.1 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	2.7 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

62 km

to the nearest secondary school

2.7 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in French · 3% of schools in Manitoba Questions“What schools are there in Cross Lake 19?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Manitoba.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cross Lake 19

15pages on Cross Lake 19

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthD⁻Life expectancy 68.5 in its region Work & commuteC35% of adults in work Natural hazardsD⁻Wildfire band: very high

Out and about

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

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 24.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Cross Lake 19’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Cross Lake 19ACross Lake 19

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cross Lake 19	1,882	—	—	—	—	D⁻
Cross Lake 19A	2,396	5.4	—	—	—	D⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Cross Lake 19

Is Cross Lake 19 growing?

It grew from 1,607 people in 2016 to 1,865 in 2021, up 16.1%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,882.

Is Cross Lake 19 a young town or an old one?

Half its people are older than 24.6 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 35%, people 65 and over 6%.

What kind of homes are in Cross Lake 19?

86% 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 4.9 people; 12% are one person living alone.

About Cross Lake 19

First Nations reserve in Manitoba

Cross Lake 19 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: 1,882 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Manitoba
Census division: Division No. 22
First Nation: Cross Lake Band of Indians
Census subdivision: 4622051

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).