RolandManitoba
It is a town of 1,283 residents in Manitoba. It is part of Division No. 3, a census division.
Is Roland a good place to live?
Where it does best is safety (A+). Cost of living is another plus (A). Residents’ health trails most towns (C+). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
Roland has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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 Roland grades
Each subject compares Roland with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Roland has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Roland stand out
The 3 things Roland does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roland.
The police who cover Roland record less serious crime than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 27
No police detachment reports under Roland’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 8.7 per 1,000 a year, below Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 4.6 per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Roland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 8.7 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 27 | 129 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 39 | 198 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 4.6 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (the Carman Area detachment area)
Renting in Roland costs 10% of household income, less than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Owners make up nearly nine in ten households, above both Manitoba’s towns (75%) and Canadian towns (74%). 8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Roland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 10% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 8% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 89% | 75% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $250,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Children make up 26% of Roland, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over one in ten residents. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.4% of residents, between Manitoba’s towns (12%) and 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
48.0% of Roland’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 550 and men at 595; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Roland | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 39% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 32% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The car carries 96% of commuters in Roland, more than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 25 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Roland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 96% | 87% | 89% |
| Average trip | 25 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.
The nearest high school to Roland is 15 km away
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland ElementaryIn RolandElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Roland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 15 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 15 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in Manitoba, because the province publishes no results school by school.
51% of adults around Roland rate their health very good or excellent
Chronic conditions run at nearly a fifth of adults, age-standardised, above Manitoba’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. People in the region live to 80.7 on average: 82.9 for women and 78.7 for men in 2022/2024. What sets Roland apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 17 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Roland | 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Southern Health Region
January in Roland bites harder than in 85% of Canadian towns
Snow peaks in December: 27 cm in a normal year. Frost comes on 182 days a year, below Manitoba’s towns (193) but above Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 15 May to 28 September, 135 days. For the wettest month, look to June: 89 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Roland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −18.5°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 528 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 182 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Morden)
A normal November in Roland runs from −8°C to 1°C
Expect around 21 cm of snow in November. Next comes December, with normal highs of −7°C and lows of −15°C. November normally sees 27 mm of precipitation. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−19°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −17°C | 55 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 126 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 13°C | 227 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 1°C | 120 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Morden); the forecast is on the Weather page
Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Portage—Lisgar, the riding that includes Roland
Roland’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba isn’t named: the licence for the province’s boundary file couldn’t be read, so it isn’t used.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Roland has no public library of its own; the nearest is Boyne Regional Library, 16 km away
The next is South Central Regional Library (Winkler), 21 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
None of the land within 10 km of Roland is protected
Within 100 km there is no national park. Pembina Valley Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 30 km. The Beach is the one beach within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Roland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
43% of homes tested in Roland’s area are above the radon guideline
Measured across the Central health region: radon tests
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Roland on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Roland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 43% | 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
Everything we know about Roland
Famous people from around Roland
2 notable people were born in Roland; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Jack Carson: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 · Ed Belfour: Egon Eagle, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roderick Duncan McKenzie: Auguste Léon, Public domain
About Roland
Town in Manitoba
Every figure TownRatings gives for Roland 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
- 1,283 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 3
- Census subdivision
- 4603062
Roland’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Roland
Who are the people of Roland?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 7% have an Indigenous identity and 9% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Roland?
Single-detached houses make up 92% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 18% of households are one person, and the average is 2.9.
Is Roland growing?
Yes: the census counted 1,129 in 2016 and 1,145 in 2021, a rise of 1.4%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,283.
How old are the people of Roland?
The median resident is 30 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 26% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or over.
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).