AssiginackOntario

Population 1,137: a town in Ontario. It is part of Manitoulin, a census division.

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Population

1,137

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

53.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

57%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Assiginack a good place to live?

Assiginack’s best grade is for hazard risk (A). Health lags (C−). Homes were valued at a median $300,000 at the 2021 census, 4.2 times the typical household’s income. Crime is the sore point (C).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Assiginack has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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.

StrongestAHazard riskWeakestC⁻Health

How Assiginack grades

Each subject compares Assiginack with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Assiginack has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downAOpen →HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedC⁻Open →SafetyWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carC⁺Open →SchoolsAbove the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →Cost of livingNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Assiginack stand out

The 3 things Assiginack does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

52% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Hazard risk

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

28% are 65 or over

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Assiginack.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Assiginack’s grade for hazard risk: an A

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Fire seldom reaches Assiginack: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.003% a year). Radon is about average around Assiginack: 5.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Assiginack5.2%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Assiginack	Ontario	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.008	$0.043	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	5.2%	4%	6.6%

$0.008

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

10 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.008 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon5.2% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth C⁻

Expect 79.1 years of life in the region around Assiginack, 2.4 under the typical Canadian town

51%very good or excellent healthC⁻Health Grade

Smokers make up 16% of the region’s adults, higher than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 51% very good or excellent, 51% for Ontario. Closer to home, a hospital is 19 km from the average resident of Assiginack, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Assiginack51%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Assiginack	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	16%	10%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	79.1	82.8	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	20%	17%	17%

79.1

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

19 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

16%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care19 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.0, men 76.3 Conditions and habits20% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Sudbury and District Health Unit

SafetySafety C

Violent crime weighs more where Assiginack is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 109

82Crime Severity Index

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Assiginack

The index for the force that serves it came to 82, above both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Violence across its police area runs at 18.6 per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 19.7 property crimes are reported each year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Little Current (Manitoulin) detachment area, Assiginack included.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202492

202585

2023–2025	Assiginack	Ontario	Canada
Violent crime	18.6	10.5	12
Property crime per 1,000	19.7	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	82	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	109	76	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

63%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageAssiginack’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety82 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Assiginack’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Assiginack safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Assiginack has lower household incomes than 61% of Canadian towns

7%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 26 min, lower than Ontario’s towns (29 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min). Nearly nine in ten commuters drove, close to both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk7%

Census 2021	Assiginack	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	26 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	88%	89%

$73,500

median household income, 2020

19%

worked from home, May 2021

41%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment5.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to75 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Who lives here

More of Assiginack’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 19%

53.6median age

5.6% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.

AssiginackOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

28%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.2% of Assiginack

490 men and 515 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Assiginack
	Assiginack	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	13%	15%	16%
15 to 64	59%	65%	64%
65+	28%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	19%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	57%	56%	56%

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Immigrants6% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority Ages53.6 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households450 households · 2.2 people per household English and French8% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

SchoolsSchools B

Assiginack’s teenagers travel 28 km to the nearest high school

1school within 3 kmBSchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Assiginack Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	100	English public

Schools within 3 km	Assiginack	Ontario	Canada
Nearest secondary school	28 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

100

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

28 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school1 elementary school Results0 of 1 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language0 of 1 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Questions“What schools are there in Assiginack?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Climate

Summers stay cool in Assiginack: July afternoons reach 22.4°C, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

22.4°CJuly afternoons

Rain and snow peak in September, at 103 mm. A normal January night drops to −12.9°C, below Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and close to Canadian towns (−13.5°C). The normals come from Killarney, 36 km away.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring7.2°C

Summer21.1°C

Autumn11.6°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Assiginack	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	22.4°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
January night low	−12.9°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	144	139	159

144

days with frost a year

122

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 22.4°C, January lows −12.9°C Rain and snow912 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station36 km to the station · Killarney

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Killarney)

Weather

Expect November days around 5°C in Assiginack, nights around −1°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Over the year, July is warmest at 22°C by day and January coldest at −13°C by night. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −8°C. In November, the normal is 75 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Killarney forecast, on the Weather page.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−11°C	184 mm
Spring	7°C	0°C	205 mm
Summer	21°C	15°C	251 mm
Autumn	12°C	6°C	272 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

75 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Killarney); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Each seat on Assiginack’s council speaks for just 230 residents, fewer than in 96% of Ontario municipalities

In October 2022, Assiginack elected Brenda Reid as mayor, with a council of 5.

Turnout	Assiginack	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	43%	31%	31%

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Who runs itTownship Member of ParliamentJim Belanger

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Assiginack Public Library draws 1.2 visits per person served, behind 95% of Ontario’s town libraries

A single building, Assiginack Public Library, serves 1,008 people.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HousingCost of living B⁻

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

$300,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

Just over four in five households own their home, above both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% 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

Assiginack$300,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Assiginack	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	15%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$300,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	82%	76%	74%

$650

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$950

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$650 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living4.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $300,000, against the median household income Owners and renters82% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Outdoors

Within 47 km of Assiginack: Bruce Peninsula National Park

0.9%of the land within 10 km protected

The protected share within 10 km is 0.9%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. For a provincial park, Strawberry Island Provincial Park lies 7.0 km off. 15 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Assiginack0.9%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Assiginack	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.9%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	4	4

47 km

to Bruce Peninsula National Park

7.0 km

to Strawberry Island Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas15 protected areas within 10 km · Strawberry Island Provincial Park National & provincial parks47 km to a national park · Bruce Peninsula National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Assiginack

15pages on Assiginack

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 82 Housing & costB⁻Homes 4.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsBOne school within 3 km HealthC⁻Life expectancy 79.1 in its region Work & commuteC52% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 22°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

About Assiginack

Town in Ontario

TownRatings counts Assiginack as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Ontario; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,137 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Manitoulin
Census subdivision: 3551011

Assiginack’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Wikwemikong UncededAssiginack

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Assiginack	1,137	—	—	B⁻	C	C⁻
Wikwemikong Unceded	2,875	8.8	—	—	D⁻	C⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Assiginack

Who are the people of Assiginack?

Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 6%, and Indigenous people 19%.

What kind of homes are in Assiginack?

Mostly 93% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 30% have just one.

Is Assiginack a young town or an old one?

Half its people are older than 53.6 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 13%, people 65 and over 28%.

Is Assiginack growing?

It lost people: 1,013 in 2016, 1,008 in 2021, 0.5% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,137.

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).