WasagamackManitoba
It is a reserve of the Wasagamack First Nation. This First Nations reserve in Manitoba has a population of 2,175.
Is Wasagamack a good place to live?
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B). Its lowest grade is for health (D). Natural hazards weigh more here (D−). Jobs & income is weaker too (C−).
No overall grade, and no ranking: Wasagamack 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.
How Wasagamack grades
Each subject compares Wasagamack with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
No overall grade, and no ranking: Wasagamack 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.
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What makes Wasagamack stand out
The 3 things Wasagamack does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wasagamack.
More of Wasagamack’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 100%
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 48.2% of Wasagamack
The 2021 census counted 1,005 women and 1,080 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Wasagamack | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 41% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 56% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 3.4% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 64% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 10% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Hazard risk in Wasagamack is higher than in almost every Canadian town
7.9% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (6.6%). With 0.77% of the land around it burning each year, Wasagamack sits in the high wildfire band (28% within 25 km since 1986). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.003 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Wasagamack | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 7.9% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.003 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Burntwood/Churchill health region
People in Wasagamack’s health region live to 68.5 on average, 13.0 years short of the typical Canadian town
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Northern Health Region
The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 40%, behind the 51% for Manitoba. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average just over a fifth of adults, above Manitoba’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. What sets Wasagamack apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Wasagamack | 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% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Commuters in Wasagamack have a short way to work, 10 min on average, less than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
92% of commuters drove, about level with Canadian towns (89%) and above Manitoba’s towns (87%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Wasagamack | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 10 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Summers stay cool in Wasagamack: July afternoons reach 23.1°C, below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
The year’s precipitation totals 567 mm, higher than Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) yet lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). Winter lows in Wasagamack average −26.3°C in January. Snow peaks in November: 31 cm in a normal year. The most precipitation falls in July: 99 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Wasagamack | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −26.3°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 23.1°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 206 | 193 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 177 cm | 126 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Island Lake)
Wasagamack in November: highs near −4°C, lows near −11°C
The month after, December, normally sees −13°C afternoons and −22°C nights. ECCC’s forecast for Island Lake is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −14°C | −24°C | 67 mm |
| Spring | 5°C | −8°C | 96 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 12°C | 254 mm |
| Autumn | 5°C | −2°C | 150 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Island Lake); the forecast is on the Weather page
Wasagamack’s MP is Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal Party of Canada), for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Wasagamack’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
No public library is mapped in or near Wasagamack
Without open library statistics in Manitoba, the page names Wasagamack’s libraries but shows no visits or loans.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land is absent from the 10 km around Wasagamack
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. For a provincial park, Opasquia Provincial Park lies 72 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Wasagamack | 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
A younger housing stock: 100% of Wasagamack’s homes are from 1961 on
| Heritage | Wasagamack | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 0% | 23% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Wasagamack
About Wasagamack
First Nations reserve in Manitoba
Wasagamack is a First Nations reserve in Manitoba, which Statistics Canada treats as a census subdivision of its own.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,175 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 22
- First Nation
- Wasagamack First Nation
- Census subdivision
- 4622800
Wasagamack’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasagamack | 2,175 | — | — | — | — | D |
| St. Theresa Point | 3,619 | 16 | — | — | — | D |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Wasagamack
Has Wasagamack grown?
It grew from 1,403 people in 2016 to 2,088 in 2021, up 48.8%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,175.
Is Wasagamack a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 19, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 41% of residents; over-65s, 3%.
What kind of homes are in Wasagamack?
Mostly 74% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 5 people on average, and 6% have just one.
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).