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The nearest high school to Armstrong is 13 km away

Boards running schools in the area: 2, below both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). Its elementary schools are small, 110 students on average, against 365 in Ontario.

Rent takes less of local pay in Armstrong than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

70% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

The force covering Armstrong records more serious violence than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at 172

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Armstrong itself · Measured across the Kirkland Lake detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 97, above Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 14.1 per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 21.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

People in Armstrong’s health region live to 77.0 on average, 4.5 years short of the typical Canadian town

Closer to home, a hospital is 14 km from the average resident of Armstrong, further than the usual 3.7 km. Smoking takes in 15% of adults, age-standardised, above Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 54%, ahead of the 51% for Ontario. Armstrong doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Timiskaming Health Unit.

Armstrong has cooler summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.8°C

Between the last spring frost, 27 May, and the first in autumn, 20 September, lie 115 days. There are 195 days of frost in a typical year, above Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Armstrong sees January nights of −21.4°C on average.

Hazards in Armstrong: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 7.8% of tested homes

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Armstrong as in most places, at $0.038 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Armstrong on the national inventory.

A town of families: 23% of people in Armstrong are under 15, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

8.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Over-65s are 20% of the population.

Expect November days around 2°C in Armstrong, nights around −6°C

By December, a normal day reaches −5°C and a night falls to −15°C. November normally sees 57 mm of precipitation. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −21°C by night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Earlton forecast.

Armstrong has a council seat for every 250 residents, fewer than 94% of municipalities in Ontario

Voters in Armstrong chose Jean Marc Boileau as mayor in October 2022, for a 5-seat council.

Armstrong public library draws 6 visits per person served, ahead of 91% of Ontario’s town libraries

The population Armstrong public library serves is 1,199.

Commuters in Armstrong have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

The car took 93% of commuters, above both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park is 3.9 km from Armstrong

4.8% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Blanche River Conservation Reserve (5,561 ha) is the biggest, 0.9 km from town. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.