ArmourOntario
This town in Ontario has a population of 1,698. Statistics Canada places it in the Parry Sound census division.
Is Armour a good place to live?
Armour is a safe place by the numbers (A). Its lowest grade is for health (D). The typical owner put their home at $400,000 in 2021: 5.7 years of the median household’s income. Jobs and pay trail most towns (D). School results trail most towns (D).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Armour has its subject grades alone.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Armour grades
Each subject compares Armour with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Armour has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Armour stand out
The 3 things Armour does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Armour.
Armour has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than nine in ten Canadian towns
94% of commuters drove to work at the census. Commutes averaged 30 min, near Ontario’s towns (29 min) and higher than Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Armour | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 94% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 30 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
The force covering Armour records less serious violence than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at 35
These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Armour itself · The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Huntsville detachment area
Its police area recorded 5.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 13.4 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Armour | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 13.4 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 35 | 76 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 33 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 5.4 | 10.5 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
On health, Armour falls short of 92% of Canadian towns
Smoking is commoner than in the province: 18% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 47%, below Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. Life expectancy in the region is 80.0 years (82.6 for women, 77.6 for men, 2022/2024). Measured from where Armour’s residents live, a hospital is 33 km away on average and 100% of them are over 30 km out. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, Armour included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Armour | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.0 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 47% | 51% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Armour’s teenagers travel 28 km to the nearest high school
The closest elementary school is 5.9 km away, above Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land of Lakes Elementary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 320 | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Armour | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 28 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 5.9 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Hazard risk in Armour is lower than in 88% of Canadian towns
1.9% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, below both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Armour as in most places, at $0.022 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Armour is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Armour | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 1.9% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.022 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Most households in Armour own their home: 93%, more than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns
Rent took nearly a fifth of household income, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Armour | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 93% | 76% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 22% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $400,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 22% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Winter nights bite in Armour: January lows of −15.3°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns
For the wettest month, look to October: 111 mm on average. Frost comes on 175 days a year, above Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. A July afternoon in Armour typically reaches 25.3°C. A normal December brings 71 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Armour | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 312 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
| January night low | −15.3°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 175 | 139 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,062 mm | 902 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Muskoka)
Visible minorities make up less of Armour than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.4%
Immigrants make up 8.7% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. 3.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
47.8% of Armour’s residents are women
760 men and 695 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Armour | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 57% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 32% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 46% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Armour in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −3°C
Expect about 103 mm of rain and snow over November. Snow is normal by November, about 38 cm over the month. Then December: −1°C by day, −10°C at night. Normal highs peak at 25°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −13°C | 235 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 244 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 12°C | 267 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 2°C | 316 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Muskoka); the forecast is on the Weather page
In 2021, Scott Aitchison carried Parry Sound—Muskoka by 14,586 votes, a margin wider than seven in ten Canada’s ridings
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Armour is Parry Sound—Muskoka, and Scott Aitchison (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Armour is Kearney and Area Public Library, 9.5 km away
After it comes Huntsville Public Library (Huntsville), 32 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land at Armour’s edge: Chain Lakes Conservation Reserve
Mikisew Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 18 km. Within 10 km of the town, 0.9% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The nearest national park is Georgian Bay Islands National Park, 69 km away. For a swim, Halcyon Shore Beach is the nearest of 8 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Armour | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.9% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Armour
About Armour
Town in Ontario
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Armour is one census subdivision in Ontario, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,698 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Parry Sound
- Census subdivision
- 3549019
Armour’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armour | 1,698 | — | — | C− | A | D |
| Burk's Falls | 1,031 | 6.1 | — | D | A | D |
| Perry | 2,866 | 8.1 | D | C− | A | D |
| Kearney | 1,055 | 12 | — | — | A | D |
| Strong | 1,624 | 15 | — | D | A | D |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Armour
Who are the people of Armour?
1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 4% have an Indigenous identity and 9% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Armour?
96% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.2 people; 28% are one person living alone.
Is Armour a young town or an old one?
Half its people are older than 56.8 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 12%, people 65 and over 32%.
Is Armour growing?
It grew from 1,414 people in 2016 to 1,459 in 2021, up 3.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,698.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · 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).