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Seven Oaks earns a D for safety

The violent index for its police area came to 198, about level with Manitoba’s towns (198) and above Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 58.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 18 per 1,000 people a year.

Hazards in Seven Oaks: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 12% of tested homes

Measured across the Winnipeg health region: radon tests

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Seven Oaks. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Winnipeg as a whole, not for Seven Oaks alone.

Renting in Seven Oaks eats 22% of household income, more than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

79% of households own their home, above both Manitoba’s towns (75%) and Canadian towns (74%). The median home value was $284,000, lower than both Manitoba’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

Life expectancy around Seven Oaks is 80.0 years, 1.5 less than for the typical Canadian town

At 10%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Manitoba. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 52% very good or excellent, 51% for Manitoba. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Seven Oaks live 3.2 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region, Seven Oaks included.

Seven Oaks has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than four in five Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 25 min. 88% of commuters drove, close to both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Seven Oaks has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns

A normal July brings 77 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 122 days. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm.

More of Seven Oaks’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 17%

Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. Visible minorities make up just over a fifth of the population, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%).

What November brings in Seven Oaks: −9°C at night, freezing by day

Then December: −8°C by day, −17°C at night. Snow is normal by November, about 21 cm over the month. Precipitation in November averages 25 mm. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −21°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.

Federally, Seven Oaks is divided between 2 ridings, among them Kildonan—St. Paul and Winnipeg North

No provincial riding is named for Seven Oaks, since the terms of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file couldn’t be checked.

The nearest public library to Seven Oaks is West Kildonan Library, 0.9 km away

After it comes Henderson Library (Kildonan Drive), 1.4 km away.

Seven Oaks touches Kildonan Park

Seine River Corridor (111 ha) is the biggest, 2.8 km from town. Birds Hill Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 13 km. The protected share within 10 km is 0.4%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

9 school boards share Seven Oaks

The 3 km around Seven Oaks counts 49 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade.

Older housing stands out in Seven Oaks: 79% predates 1961

Battle of Seven Oaks, begun in 1816, is the oldest by its record. The lists give 2 historic places here, one in the top tier. Counted by designation, there are a provincial or municipal listing.