Swan Valley WestManitoba

For the force that serves Swan Valley West, the Crime Severity Index is 170, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Swan Valley West · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Swan River detachment area

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 59.6 per 1,000 a year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and above Canadian towns (31.2). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 228, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (198) and Canadian towns (86).

Renting in Swan Valley West costs 8% of household income, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 92% of households.

Trips to work from Swan Valley West are shorter than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average

In and around Swan Valley West, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

The closest elementary school is 28 km away, above Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. The nearest secondary school is 17 km away, above both Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Lives run shorter around Swan Valley West: 78.8 years, 2.7 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Prairie Mountain Health Region

Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. In the health survey, just over half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Manitoba’s 51%. Residents have 8.0 km to cover to reach a hospital, above Manitoba’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike.

Summers stay cool in Swan Valley West: July afternoons reach 24.8°C, below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

June is the wettest month, with 106 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow totals 177 cm over the year, above Manitoba’s towns (126 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Expect January lows of around −21.2°C in Swan Valley West. November is the snowiest month, with 36 cm on average.

In Swan Valley West, November normally means −2°C afternoons and −10°C nights

The month after, December, normally sees −9°C afternoons and −18°C nights. Precipitation in November averages 39 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −21°C. ECCC’s forecast for Swan River is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Riding Mountain, which takes in Swan Valley West, is held by Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada)

Locally, Swan Valley West is run as a municipality.

The nearest public library to Swan Valley West is North-West Regional Library, 16 km away

The next is Bowsman Library (Minitonas-Bowsman), 31 km away.

43% of homes tested in Swan Valley West’s area are above the radon guideline

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Swan Valley West on the national inventory.

More of the land around Swan Valley West is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Biggest among them: Fish and Wildlife Development Fund, 126,136 ha, 4.9 km off. The 10 km around town hold 8 protected areas. 81 km separate the town from Riding Mountain National Park, its nearest national park.

More of Swan Valley West’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 14%

Immigrants make up 4% of residents, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (7.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 22% of residents have reached 65. The under-15s are nearly a fifth of the population here.

34% of Swan Valley West’s homes were built before 1961