Norfolk-TreherneManitoba

The police who cover Norfolk-Treherne record less serious crime than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 27

No police detachment reports under Norfolk-Treherne’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Manitou detachment area

The force’s area logs 9.2 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 37, below Manitoba’s towns (198) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 5.6 per 1,000 residents a year.

École régionale Notre-Dame is the only school in and around Norfolk-Treherne

An elementary school stands 15 km from the centre, above Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

Norfolk-Treherne has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than two in three Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 24 min, near Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and lower than Canadian towns (26 min).

People in Norfolk-Treherne’s health region live to 78.8 on average, 2.7 years short of the typical Canadian town

The region has more smokers than Manitoba, 15% of adults to 12%. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Manitoba, 51% against 51%. Closer to home, a hospital is 6.6 km from the average resident of Norfolk-Treherne, further than the usual 3.7 km. Norfolk-Treherne doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Prairie Mountain Health Region.

January in Norfolk-Treherne bites harder than in 89% of Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in December, about 34 cm. Frost comes on 194 days a year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 124 frost-free days, from 19 May to 21 September. Rain and snow peak in June, at 91 mm.

Norfolk-Treherne is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, below Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took 19% of household income, below Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

Around Norfolk-Treherne, 35% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Radon tests for the Assiniboine health region

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. No one has filed a flood map for Norfolk-Treherne on the national inventory.

Expect November days around freezing in Norfolk-Treherne, nights around −9°C

In November, the normal is 25 mm of rain and snow. The month after, December, normally sees −7°C afternoons and −17°C nights. Expect around 22 cm of snow in November. Also worth knowing: the year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−20°C).

Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Norfolk-Treherne in Ottawa as MP for Riding Mountain

For local government, Norfolk-Treherne is a municipality.

No public library stands in Norfolk-Treherne: the closest, Victoria Municipal Library, is 24 km away

A town of families: 21% of people in Norfolk-Treherne are under 15, more than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns

Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (19%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 14% of residents, above both Manitoba’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Protected land at Norfolk-Treherne’s edge: Whitemud Watershed Wildlife Management Area

Within 5 km are 10 beaches; Frizzley Flats is the nearest. 16 km from town is Spruce Woods Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Of the country within 10 km, 1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Riding Mountain National Park, at 95 km.

33% of Norfolk-Treherne’s homes were built before 1961