ThompsonManitoba

Violent crime weighs more on Thompson than on Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 1,035

Each year, 155.5 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 297.4 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2).

On hazards, Thompson comes out behind 97% of Canadian towns

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Burntwood/Churchill health region

Radon is about average around Thompson: 7.9% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Fire is a regular visitor: 16% of the land within 25 km of Thompson has burned since 1986 (0.40% a year). Seismic risk runs low: $0.004 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Home ownership in Thompson, 53%, runs below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Expect 68.5 years of life in the region around Thompson, 13.0 under the typical Canadian town

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Thompson is well placed: 1.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect just over a fifth of the region’s adults on average, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. Across the region, 40% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Manitoba as a whole reaches 51%.

Commuters in Thompson have a short way to work, 12 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

87% of commuters drove, close to both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Winter nights bite in Thompson: January lows of −28.7°C, colder than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns

A normal winter brings 180 cm of snow, above both Manitoba’s towns (126 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 14 June, and the first in autumn, 28 August, lie 74 days. In July, daytime highs in Thompson average 23.1°C. November is the snowiest month, with 34 cm on average.

More of Thompson’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 46%

Immigrants make up 13% of residents, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (7.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 15% of residents belong to a visible minority, about level with Canadian towns (15%) and below Manitoba’s towns (17%).

A normal November in Thompson runs from −16°C to −7°C

By December, a normal day reaches −16°C and a night falls to −26°C. In November, the normal is 30 mm of rain and snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Thompson forecast.

Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, the riding that includes Thompson

Across Manitoba, 7 of the 14 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.

Thompson has one public library, Thompson Public Library

It sits 0.7 km from the centre of Thompson.

No protected area lies within 10 km of Thompson

No national park lies within 100 km. For a provincial park, Amisk Park Reserve lies 86 km off.

Of Thompson’s 3 schools, one teaches in French

The schools around it answer to 2 boards, below both Manitoba’s towns (6) and Canadian towns (3). Taken together, Thompson and its 3 km edge hold 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade.