Glenella-LansdowneManitoba
It lies in Division No. 8. Population 1,253: a town in Manitoba.
Is Glenella-Lansdowne a good place to live?
Work and incomes lag (D). Residents’ health trails most towns (C−). Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for walkability and B− for hazard risk. Homes are dear (C+).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Glenella-Lansdowne 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. 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.
What makes Glenella-Lansdowne stand out
The 3 things Glenella-Lansdowne does most differently from other towns.
How Glenella-Lansdowne grades
Each subject compares Glenella-Lansdowne with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Glenella-Lansdowne gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glenella-Lansdowne.
Households in Glenella-Lansdowne earn less than those in 92% of Canadian towns
At the census, just over nine in ten commuters went by car. Workers spend 26 min getting to work, on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Glenella-Lansdowne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 91% | 87% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 24 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Lives run shorter around Glenella-Lansdowne: 78.8 years, 2.7 below the typical Canadian town’s region
About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Manitoba, 51% against 51%. The region has more smokers than Manitoba, 15% of adults to 12%. Also worth knowing: homes here are 24 km from a hospital on average, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Glenella-Lansdowne shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Prairie Mountain Health Region.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Glenella-Lansdowne | 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
Summers stay cool in Glenella-Lansdowne: July afternoons reach 24.9°C, below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
The coldest nights come in January, when Glenella-Lansdowne averages a low of −21.9°C. A normal year brings 489 mm of precipitation, below Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. The frost-free season runs from 18 May to 18 September, 122 days. December is the snowiest month, with 29 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Glenella-Lansdowne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −21.9°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 205 | 193 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 489 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 24.9°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Brandon)
Most households in Glenella-Lansdowne own their home: 89%, more than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 5% of households, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took just over a fifth of household income, about level with both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Glenella-Lansdowne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 5% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 89% | 75% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
A town of families: 23% of people in Glenella-Lansdowne are under 15, more than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns
Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 12% of residents, close to Manitoba’s towns (12%) and above Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.5% of Glenella-Lansdowne’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 550 women and 585 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Glenella-Lansdowne | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 54% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 35% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 39% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Glenella-Lansdowne: −10°C at night, freezing by day
A normal December brings highs of −9°C, lows of −19°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 21 cm. In November, the normal is 20 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Shilo.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −10°C | −20°C | 54 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −4°C | 115 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 11°C | 226 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −3°C | 95 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Brandon); the forecast is on the Weather page
Riding Mountain, which takes in Glenella-Lansdowne, is held by Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada)
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file has no licence page we could read, so this page doesn’t place Glenella-Lansdowne in a riding.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Glenella-Lansdowne: the closest, Neepawa Public Library, is 21 km away
The next is Minnedosa Regional Library (Minto-Odanah), 44 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Glenella-Lansdowne gets a B− for hazard risk
Of the homes tested for radon, 35% were over 200 Bq/m³, above both Manitoba’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk runs low: $0.005 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Glenella-Lansdowne.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Glenella-Lansdowne | 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Assiniboine health region
Glenella-Lansdowne is 8.9 km from Riding Mountain National Park
Count 23 protected areas within 10 km of town. A provincial park, Spruce Woods Provincial Park, lies 31 km away. The protected share within 10 km is 2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Glenella-Lansdowne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Before 1961: 43% of the homes in Glenella-Lansdowne
| Heritage | Glenella-Lansdowne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 43% | 23% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
ArtsForward and 2 more in and around Glenella-Lansdowne
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Glenella-Lansdowne, the best known first.
Everything we know about Glenella-Lansdowne
Questions about Glenella-Lansdowne
Who are the people of Glenella-Lansdowne?
Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 5%, and Indigenous people 12%.
What kind of homes are in Glenella-Lansdowne?
Single-detached houses make up 96% 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 2.5.
Has Glenella-Lansdowne grown?
No: the census counted 1,181 in 2016 and 1,133 in 2021, 4.1% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,253.
How old are the people of Glenella-Lansdowne?
At 41.2, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.
About Glenella-Lansdowne
Town in Manitoba
Every figure TownRatings gives for Glenella-Lansdowne covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Manitoba.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,253 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 8
- Census subdivision
- 4608055
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).