LorneManitoba
A town of 3,022 in Manitoba. It is part of Division No. 4, a census division.
Is Lorne a good place to live?
Little here grades badly. Prices are modest for what you get (A+). With an A+ overall, Lorne is better than almost every Canadian town and ranks #1 of 181 in Manitoba. Add safety to its strengths (A+). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and B for hazard risk.
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.
How Lorne grades
Each subject compares Lorne 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Lorne stand out
The 3 things Lorne does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lorne.
Renting in Lorne costs 11% of household income, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns
84% of households own their home. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Lorne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 11% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 8% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 84% | 75% | 74% |
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.
The force covering Lorne records less serious violence than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, at 37
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Lorne
Violent incidents in its police area came to 5.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below Manitoba’s towns (18) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Property crime in the area its police cover: 9.2 per 1,000 people a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Lorne alone, so this card uses the figure for the Manitou detachment area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Lorne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 9.2 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 27 | 129 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 37 | 198 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 5.6 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Lorne tops that of 90% of Canadian towns
A trip to work takes 22 min on average. 87% of commuters drove, close to both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Lorne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Lorne and its edges hold 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade
The closest elementary school is 11 km away, above both Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Teenagers have 14 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Mountain Elementary SchoolIn LorneElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| École régionale Notre-Dame FrenchIn LorneAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Lorne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 14 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 11 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In Manitoba, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.
Winter nights in Lorne are colder than in 89% of Canadian towns
Between the last spring frost, 19 May, and the first in autumn, 21 September, lie 124 days. There are 194 days of frost in a typical year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Snow peaks in December: 34 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to June: 91 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Lorne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 517 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −20.1°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 194 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 25.9°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Cypress River)
Radon is Lorne’s main hazard: 43% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline
Measured across the Central health region: radon tests
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.004 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Lorne’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Lorne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 43% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.004 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Lorne in November: highs near freezing, lows near −9°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Deerwood forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −7°C and a night falls to −17°C. A typical November adds 22 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 25 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −18°C | 64 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −3°C | 118 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 227 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −1°C | 108 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Cypress River); the forecast is on the Weather page
Lorne sends Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Portage—Lisgar
7 of the 14 MPs from Manitoba belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Lorne’s public library is Lorne Library Services
It stands 2.1 km from the centre of Lorne.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Lorne touches Donald W. Orchard Wildlife Management Area
0.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Lorne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Children make up 20% of Lorne, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
5.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 23% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.2% of Lorne’s residents are women
1,430 women and 1,475 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Lorne | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 57% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 51% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Around Lorne, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent
The survey counts 13% of adults as smokers, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 80.7, with women at 82.9 and men at 78.7. Closer to home, a hospital is 7.2 km from the average resident of Lorne, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Lorne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.7 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Southern Health Region, not by town
In Lorne, 33% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Lorne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 33% | 23% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Lorne
Famous people from Lorne
6 notable people were born in Lorne.
Photo credits
J. P. Vigier: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Norm Bazin: Bröder Media Group from Orrington, ME, USA, CC BY 2.0
About Lorne
Town in Manitoba
Statistics Canada treats Lorne as a single census subdivision in Manitoba, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,022 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 4
- Census subdivision
- 4604064
Questions about Lorne
Do people in Lorne speak French?
41% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0.5% speak French but not English.
What kind of homes are in Lorne?
Single-detached houses make up 88% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 30% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.
Who are the people of Lorne?
5% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 7% have an Indigenous identity and 7% are immigrants.
Is Lorne growing?
It lost people: 3,041 in 2016, 2,904 in 2021, 4.5% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 3,022.
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).