Split Lake 171Manitoba

The First Nations reserve has 2,462 residents and lies in Manitoba. It is home to the Tataskweyak Cree Nation.

Population

2,462

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

21.2

years · Manitoba’s towns: 40

Postsecondary

17%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

21%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Split Lake 171 a good place to live?

Split Lake 171’s best grade is for walkability (A−). Natural hazards weigh more here (D−). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D−).

No overall grade, and no ranking: Split Lake 171 is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with other towns.

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. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityWeakestD⁻Hazard risk D⁻Health

How Split Lake 171 grades

Each subject compares Split Lake 171 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

No overall grade, and no ranking: Split Lake 171 is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with other towns.

Hazard riskIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areD⁻Open →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁻Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SafetyNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsNo schools grade in Manitoba: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Split Lake 171 stand out

The 3 things Split Lake 171 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 4% are 65 or over

The median of Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

17% have a postsecondary qualification

Midway across Canadian towns: 56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Hazard risk

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D−.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Split Lake 171.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D⁻

Hazard risk in Split Lake 171 is higher than in almost every Canadian town

Very highwildfire bandD⁻Hazard risk Grade

7.9% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, between Manitoba’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). 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. Figures for radon tests are published for the Burntwood/Churchill health region as a whole, not for Split Lake 171 alone.

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

Split Lake 1717.9%

Manitoba’s towns12%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Split Lake 171	Manitoba	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	7.9%	12%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.004	$0.006	$0.030

Very high

wildfire band

0.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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WildfireVery high wildfire band · 60% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.004 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon7.9% 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

HealthHealth D⁻

Health in Split Lake 171 trails 98% of Canadian towns

40%very good or excellent healthD⁻Health Grade

Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 68.5, below Manitoba’s towns (80.0) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. What’s more, across the region, 40% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Manitoba as a whole reaches 51%. For Split Lake 171 itself the measure is access, and it lags: 18 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Split Lake 17140%

Manitoba’s towns52%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Split Lake 171	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

18 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

552 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey40% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care18 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 552 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Northern Health Region

Who lives here

More of Split Lake 171’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%

21.2median age

0.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Split Lake 171ManitobaCanada

ManitobaCanada

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

38%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree56%

Postsecondary qualification17%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.2% of Split Lake 171

1,100 women and 1,135 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Split Lake 171
	Split Lake 171	Manitoba	Canada
Under 15	38%	17%	16%
15 to 64	58%	64%	64%
65+	4%	17%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	56%	16%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	17%	52%	56%

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Ages21.2 median age · 4% are 65 or over Households410 households · 5.4 people per household English and French0% speak French but not English

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

Climate

Summers stay cool in Split Lake 171: July afternoons reach 22.1°C, below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

22.1°CJuly afternoons

The thermometer drops below freezing on 232 days a year, above Manitoba’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159) alike. In January, overnight lows in Split Lake 171 settle at −28.5°C. Snow peaks in November: 41 cm in a normal year. August is the wettest month, with 82 mm of rain and snow on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−17.4°C

Spring1.2°C

Summer20.2°C

Autumn2.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Split Lake 171	Manitoba	Canada
July afternoon high	22.1°C	25.8°C	25.5°C
January night low	−28.5°C	−21.2°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	232	193	159
Snowfall a year	203 cm	126 cm	141 cm

203 cm

of snow a year

232

days with frost a year

frost-free days, 12 Jun to 12 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 22.1°C, January lows −28.5°C Rain and snow498 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow203 cm of snow a year Weather station89 km to the station · Gillam

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

Weather

What November brings in Split Lake 171: −16°C at night, −8°C by day

−8°Ca normal November afternoon

By December, a normal day reaches −16°C and a night falls to −25°C. Precipitation in November averages 38 mm. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −29°C nights in January to 22°C afternoons in July. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Gillam forecast.

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

November−8°C

December−16°C

January−20°C

February−16°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−17°C	−27°C	65 mm
Spring	1°C	−11°C	73 mm
Summer	20°C	8°C	215 mm
Autumn	3°C	−5°C	145 mm

−16°C

a normal November night

38 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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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 (Gillam); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, which takes in Split Lake 171, is held by Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal Party of Canada)

7 of the 14 MPs from Manitoba belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.

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Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

No public library is mapped in or near Split Lake 171

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

No protected area lies within 10 km of Split Lake 171

0%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest provincial park, Amisk Park Reserve, is 79 km away. National parks are all over 100 km off.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Split Lake 1710%

Manitoba’s towns1.1%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Split Lake 171	Manitoba	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	12	4
Protected land within 10 km	0%	1.1%	2.3%

79 km

to Amisk Park Reserve

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks79 km to a provincial park · Amisk Park Reserve

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Trips to work from Split Lake 171 are shorter than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 15 min on average

21%walk, cycle or take transit

77% of commuters drove, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van77%

Walk19%

Public transit2%

Census 2021	Split Lake 171	Manitoba	Canada
Average trip	15 min	24 min	26 min
Car or van	77%	87%	89%

$81,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

88%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment21% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work21% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to15 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Division No. 23, Unorganized

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Split Lake 171

15pages on Split Lake 171

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthD⁻Life expectancy 68.5 in its region Work & commuteB⁻40% of adults in work Natural hazardsD⁻Wildfire band: very high

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 22°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 21.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

About Split Lake 171

First Nations reserve in Manitoba

Split Lake 171 is a First Nations reserve in Manitoba, counted by Statistics Canada as its own census subdivision.

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

Population: 2,462 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Manitoba
Census division: Division No. 22
First Nation: Tataskweyak Cree Nation
Census subdivision: 4622063

Questions about Split Lake 171

Has Split Lake 171 grown?

It grew from 2,044 people in 2016 to 2,232 in 2021, up 9.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,462.

How old are the people of Split Lake 171?

Half its people are older than 21.2 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 38%, people 65 and over 4%.

What kind of homes are in Split Lake 171?

63% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 5.4 people; 5% are one person living alone.

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).