St. François XavierManitoba
1,607 people call this town in Manitoba home. It belongs to the Winnipeg metropolitan area.
Is St. François Xavier a good place to live?
Jobs and pay hold up well (B+). Getting around depends on the car (C). At $448,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.6 times local household income. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; St. François Xavier has its subject grades alone.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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.
What makes St. François Xavier stand out
The 3 things St. François Xavier does most differently from other towns.
How St. François Xavier grades
Each subject compares St. François Xavier with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; St. François Xavier has its subject grades alone.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in St. François Xavier.
Commuters in St. François Xavier travel further than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | St. François Xavier | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33 min | 24 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Around St. François Xavier, 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade: 2 schools in all
The nearest secondary school is 16 km away, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francois Xavier Community SchoolIn St. François XavierElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Little Creek SchoolIn St. François XavierAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | St. François Xavier | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 16 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in Manitoba aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.
51% of adults around St. François Xavier rate their health very good or excellent
Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 80.7, women 82.9 and men 78.7 (2022/2024). 13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). For St. François Xavier itself the measure is access, and it lags: 22 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | St. François Xavier | 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Southern Health Region
More households own their home in St. François Xavier than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns: 96%
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Winnipeg metro area
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, 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 | St. François Xavier | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 96% | 75% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $448,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
January in St. François Xavier bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns
The year’s precipitation totals 519 mm, near Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 122 days. Snow peaks in December: 27 cm in a normal year. A normal July brings 77 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | St. François Xavier | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −21.2°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 519 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 193 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport))
More of St. François Xavier’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 20%
Visible minorities make up 1.8% of the population, below both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 5.4% of residents, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (7.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.8% of St. François Xavier
By the 2021 count the town had 720 women and 725 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| St. François Xavier | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 8.1% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 59% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in St. François Xavier runs from −9°C to freezing
About 21 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Then December: −8°C by day, −17°C at night. November normally sees 25 mm of precipitation. Across the year, normals run from −21°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −19°C | 51 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 128 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −1°C | 116 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Portage—Lisgar, the riding that includes St. François Xavier
No provincial riding is named for St.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to St. François Xavier is Headingley Municipal Library, 10 km away
The next is Westwood Library (Westwood), 17 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The force covering St. François Xavier records less serious violence than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, at 72
These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for St. François Xavier itself · Shared with the rest of the Headingley detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Violent crime in the area its police cover: 8.2 per 1,000 people a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 67, about level with Canadian towns (67) and below Manitoba’s towns (129). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 24.5 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | St. François Xavier | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 72 | 198 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 24.5 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 67 | 129 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 8.2 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
A provincial park at St. François Xavier’s edge: Beaudry Provincial Park
The protected share within 10 km is 0.6%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. No national park lies within 100 km. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Oak Trail.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | St. François Xavier | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
High radon around St. François Xavier: 43% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³
Manitoba Infrastructure has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | St. François Xavier | 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Central health region
Canadian Museum for Human Rights and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of St. François Xavier; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumCanadian Museum for Human Rights29 km east
Art galleryWinnipeg Art Gallery28 km east
CathedralSaint Boniface Cathedral30 km east
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral, Winnipeg28 km east
MuseumUkrainian Cultural and Educational Centre29 km east
MuseumRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada22 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Ethan Sahagun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winnipeg Art Gallery: Cayla at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Boniface Cathedral: Dondon83~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Winnipeg: NellieBly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre: Ccyyrree, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada: Bzuk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about St. François Xavier
Famous people from around St. François Xavier
One notable person was born in St. François Xavier; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
St. François Xavier’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. François Xavier | 1,607 | — | — | B | B− | C+ |
| Rosser | 1,481 | 11 | — | C− | B− | C− |
| Headingley | 5,368 | 12 | C+ | B | B− | B− |
| Buchanan | 3,473 | 16 | C+ | C+ | D | B+ |
| Glendale | 3,586 | 16 | B− | C | D | B+ |
| Crestview | 8,658 | 17 | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
| Cartier | 3,739 | 17 | C | A− | B− | C |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about St. François Xavier
Who are the people of St. François Xavier?
At the 2021 census, 5% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 20% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in St. François Xavier?
Single-detached houses make up 98% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 14% of households are one person, and the average is 2.8.
How old are the people of St. François Xavier?
Half its people are older than 40.4 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 22%, people 65 and over 14%.
Has St. François Xavier grown?
It grew from 1,411 people in 2016 to 1,449 in 2021, up 2.7%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,607.
About St. François Xavier
Town in Manitoba
For St. François Xavier, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Manitoba, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,607 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 10
- Metro area
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4610052
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).