Division No. 21, UnorganizedManitoba

The population fell 8% between 2016 and 2021. Some 1,820 people live in this town, in Manitoba.

Population

1,820

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

53.6

years · Manitoba’s towns: 40

Postsecondary

51%

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 Division No. 21, Unorganized a good place to live?

Cost of living is its strong suit (A). Its lowest grade is for safety (D−). Health is weaker too (D−). It lags on walkability as well (D−). Natural hazards weigh more here (D−).

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Division No. 21, Unorganized gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

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 is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestD⁻Safety D⁻Health

What makes Division No. 21, Unorganized stand out

The 3 things Division No. 21, Unorganized does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D−.

Health

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: D−.

How Division No. 21, Unorganized grades

Each subject compares Division No. 21, Unorganized 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Division No. 21, Unorganized gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

SafetyCrime runs among the highest comparedD⁻Open →HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highD⁻Open →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carD⁻Open →Cost of livingAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Manitoba. The reason: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Division No. 21, Unorganized.

SafetySafety D⁻

Crime runs heavier where Division No. 21, Unorganized is policed than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 1,013

The violent index for its police area came to 2,193, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (198) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 207 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 307.5 per 1,000 people a year. Division No. 21, Unorganized doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Moose Lake detachment area.

1,013Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023968

20241,012

20251,060

2023–2025	Division No. 21, Unorganized	Manitoba	Canada
Crime Severity Index	1,013	129	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	2,193	198	86
Violent crime	207	18	12
Property crime per 1,000	307.5	58.8	31.2

551

non-violent Crime Severity Index

51%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageDivision No. 21, Unorganized’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety1,013 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Division No. 21, Unorganized’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Division No. 21, Unorganized safe?”

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

HealthHealth D⁻

Health in Division No. 21, Unorganized trails almost every Canadian town

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 40%, below Manitoba’s towns (52%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 68.5, with women at 70.5 and men at 66.9. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. Closer to home, a hospital is 32 km from the average resident of Division No. 21, Unorganized, and 48% live more than 30 km away. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Northern Health Region, Division No. 21, Unorganized included.

40%very good or excellent healthD⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Division No. 21, Unorganized40%

Manitoba’s towns52%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Division No. 21, Unorganized	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

32 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

181 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageDivision No. 21, Unorganized’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey40% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care32 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 181 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

Natural hazardsHazard risk D⁻

Hazard risk in Division No. 21, Unorganized is higher than in almost every Canadian town

Measured across the Norman health region: radon tests

One flood study covers the town, by Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure . Wildfire is a real hazard for Division No. 21, Unorganized: 28% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.75% a year, in the high band. Radon is higher than usual: 12% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. 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.

Highwildfire bandD⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Division No. 21, Unorganized12%

Manitoba’s towns12%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Division No. 21, Unorganized	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

High

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageDivision No. 21, Unorganized’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireHigh wildfire band · 28% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.004 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon12% 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

HousingCost of living A

Rent takes less of local pay in Division No. 21, Unorganized than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 8% of household income

Home ownership covers 87% of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 6% of households, below Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$286,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

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

Division No. 21, Unorganized$286,000

Manitoba$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Division No. 21, Unorganized	Manitoba	Canada
Rent as a share of income	8%	20%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	6%	15%	18%
Households owning their home	87%	75%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$286,000	$300,000	$406,000

$532

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$500

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageDivision No. 21, Unorganized’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$532 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $286,000, against the median household income Owners and renters87% own their home

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.

Schools

Division No. 21, Unorganized and its edges hold 4 schools: 1 elementary school, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

From the town centre, high school starts 18 km away, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Elementary school is 74 km away at the nearest, above Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

4schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Ruth Betts Community SchoolNearest elementary school, 0.5 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Grand Rapids SchoolIn Division No. 21, UnorganizedAll grades	All grades	–	English public

See all 4 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Division No. 21, Unorganized	Manitoba	Canada
Nearest elementary school	74 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
School boards	2	6	3
Nearest secondary school	18 km	1.1 km	1.2 km

18 km

to the nearest secondary school

74 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageDivision No. 21, Unorganized’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school4 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 4 teach in French · 3% of schools in Manitoba The boards2 school boards · Flin Flon School Division Questions“What schools are there in Division No. 21, Unorganized?”

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.

Climate

Division No. 21, Unorganized has cooler summers than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.9°C

Rain and melted snow add up to 469 mm a year, below Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. Expect January lows of around −23.4°C in Division No. 21, Unorganized. Between the last spring frost, 24 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 120 days. A normal June brings 80 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

23.9°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−12.1°C

Spring6.2°C

Summer22.4°C

Autumn6.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Division No. 21, Unorganized	Manitoba	Canada
January night low	−23.4°C	−21.2°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	23.9°C	25.8°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	469 mm	519 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	205	193	159

149 cm

of snow a year

205

days with frost a year

120

frost-free days, 24 May to 22 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageDivision No. 21, Unorganized’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.9°C, January lows −23.4°C Rain and snow469 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow149 cm of snow a year Weather station1.6 km to the station · The Pas

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (The Pas)

Work & commuteJobs & income C

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Division No. 21, Unorganized trails that of 93% of Canadian towns

By car: that was how 100% of commuters travelled at the census. The average trip to work took 26 min, higher than Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min).

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van100%

Census 2021	Division No. 21, Unorganized	Manitoba	Canada
Car or van	100%	87%	89%
Average trip	26 min	24 min	26 min

$98,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

11%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageDivision No. 21, Unorganized’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment14% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to175 commuters · The biggest flow out: to The Pas

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

More of Division No. 21, Unorganized’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 31%

1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents.

53.6median age

Division No. 21, UnorganizedManitobaCanada

ManitobaCanada

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

28%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree23%

Postsecondary qualification51%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.0% of Division No. 21, Unorganized

Here the census found 890 men and 820 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Division No. 21, Unorganized
	Division No. 21, Unorganized	Manitoba	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	55%	64%	64%
65+	28%	17%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	23%	16%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	51%	52%	56%

Full pageDivision No. 21, Unorganized’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants2% belong to a visible minority Ages53.6 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households715 households · 2.4 people per household English and French5% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Weather

In Division No. 21, Unorganized, November normally means −4°C afternoons and −11°C nights

By December, a normal day reaches −11°C and a night falls to −20°C. November normally sees 23 mm of precipitation. A typical November adds 25 cm of snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −23°C by night.

−4°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−4°C

December−11°C

January−14°C

February−11°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−12°C	−22°C	51 mm
Spring	6°C	−6°C	77 mm
Summer	22°C	11°C	221 mm
Autumn	7°C	−2°C	119 mm

−11°C

a normal November night

23 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageDivision No. 21, Unorganized’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (The Pas); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Division No. 21, Unorganized sends Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Churchill—Keewatinook Aski

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file has no licence page we could read, so this page doesn’t place Division No.

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Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁺

The nearest public library to Division No. 21, Unorganized is The Pas Regional Library, 17 km away

Without open library statistics in Manitoba, the page names Division No.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park reaches the edge of Division No. 21, Unorganized

Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 17, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (12) and Canadian towns (4). National parks are all over 100 km off. For a swim, Athapap Beach is the nearest of 14 beaches within 5 km.

3%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Division No. 21, Unorganized3%

Manitoba’s towns1.1%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Division No. 21, Unorganized	Manitoba	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	17	12	4
Protected land within 10 km	3%	1.1%	2.3%

At the edge

to Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageDivision No. 21, Unorganized’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas17 protected areas within 10 km · Asatiwisipe Aki Traditional Use Planning Area National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Little Limestone Lake Provincial Park

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

Nearby attractions

Flin Flon Station Museum and 4 more in and around Division No. 21, Unorganized

From museums to parks and historic sites: Division No. 21, Unorganized’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumFlin Flon Station Museumin town

MuseumSam Waller Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumFlin Flon Museum1.2 km outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumRNWMP POST MUSEUM1.1 km outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumFlin Flon Creighton Heritage Museum100 m outside town, to the north

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Sam Waller Museum: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Flin Flon Museum: J. Lindsay Weaponofmassinstruction, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Division No. 21, Unorganized

15pages on Division No. 21, Unorganized

The big questions

SafetyD⁻Crime Severity Index 1,013 Housing & costAHomes 2.9 × income Property pricesSchools4 schools within 3 km HealthD⁻Life expectancy 68.5 in its region Work & commuteC39% of adults in work Natural hazardsD⁻Wildfire band: high

Out and about

Outdoors3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Division No. 21, Unorganized

3 notable people were born in Division No. 21, Unorganized.

See all 3 →

Steve AndrascikCanadian ice hockey player · 1948–2024

Bill BakerPlayer of American and Canadian football · born 1944

Gene PeacoshCanadian ice hockey player · born 1948

Division No. 21, Unorganized’s neighbours

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

Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21EThe PasDivision No. 21, Unorganized

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Division No. 21, Unorganized	1,820	—	—	A	D⁻	D⁻
Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E	2,184	19	—	—	—	D
The Pas	5,634	19	C⁺	A⁺	D⁻	D

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

Questions about Division No. 21, Unorganized

What kind of homes are in Division No. 21, Unorganized?

Single-detached houses make up 97% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 24% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.

Is Division No. 21, Unorganized growing?

It lost people: 1,857 in 2016, 1,712 in 2021, 7.8% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,820.

About Division No. 21, Unorganized

Town in Manitoba

Division No. 21, Unorganized is a municipality in Manitoba, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 1,820 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Manitoba
Census division: Division No. 21
Census subdivision: 4621078

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).