Stephenville CrossingNewfoundland and Labrador

Crime runs heavier where Stephenville Crossing is policed than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 128

No police detachment reports under Stephenville Crossing’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

The force’s area logs 55.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 24.2 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (16.7) and Canadian towns (12).

Commuters in Stephenville Crossing have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and across Canadian towns

The car carried 89% of commuters at the census.

Stephenville Crossing has cooler summers than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 20.3°C

The frost-free season runs from 15 May to 23 October, 161 days. Some 386 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (363 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Expect January lows of around −9.0°C in Stephenville Crossing. January is the snowiest month, with 107 cm on average.

Life expectancy around Stephenville Crossing is 78.5 years, 3.0 less than for the typical Canadian town

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Western Zone

15% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, about level with Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and above Canadian towns (12%). In the health survey, 47% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Newfoundland and Labrador’s 52%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Stephenville Crossing’s is long: 10 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Stephenville Crossing is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Department of Environment and Climate Change

The radon tests numbers here cover the Western Regional Integrated Health Authority

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is higher than usual: a tenth of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Burn scars are few around Stephenville Crossing, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.004% a year).

More of Stephenville Crossing’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 55%

0.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1.2%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Buying in Stephenville Crossing takes 3.3 years of household income for the median home, fewer than the 4.7 typical across Canada

A fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners make up just over two thirds of households.

The nearest high school to Stephenville Crossing is 9.9 km away

A normal November in Stephenville Crossing runs from freezing to 6°C

Expect around 24 cm of snow in November. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 119 mm. A normal December brings highs of 1°C, lows of −5°C. August brings the warmest days, 21°C; February the coldest nights, −10°C.

Carol Anstey (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Long Range Mountains, the riding that includes Stephenville Crossing

From Newfoundland and Labrador come 7 MPs, 4 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Stephenville Crossing has one public library, Stephenville Crossing Public Library

From the centre of Stephenville Crossing, it is 0.8 km away.

The International Appalachian Trail (Newfoundland) passes Stephenville Crossing

88 km separate the town from Gros Morne National Park, its nearest national park. Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map. The closest provincial park is Barachois Pond Provincial Park, 8.0 km from the edge of town. The 10 km around town hold 13 protected areas.