Attawapiskat 91AOntario
A First Nations reserve in Ontario, home to 1,667 people. It grew by 6% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses.
Is Attawapiskat 91A a good place to live?
Fewer journeys need a car (A+). The local economy is weaker than most (C−). It lags on health as well (C).
No overall grade, and no ranking: Attawapiskat 91A is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with other towns.
No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
How Attawapiskat 91A grades
Each subject compares Attawapiskat 91A with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
No overall grade, and no ranking: Attawapiskat 91A is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with other towns.
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What makes Attawapiskat 91A stand out
The 3 things Attawapiskat 91A does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Attawapiskat 91A.
More of Attawapiskat 91A’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 98%
Visible minorities make up 0.6% of the population, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
46.4% of Attawapiskat 91A’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 735 women to 850 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Attawapiskat 91A | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 35% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 5.4% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 51% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 15% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Attawapiskat 91A has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −24.4°C
There are 216 days of frost in a typical year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). July afternoons in Attawapiskat 91A average 22.9°C. ECCC’s nearest full record is at Moosonee, 220 km off.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Attawapiskat 91A | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −24.4°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 22.9°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 216 | 139 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 700 mm | 902 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Moosonee)
Trips to work from Attawapiskat 91A are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 14 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Attawapiskat 91A | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 14 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Expect 77.3 years of life in the region around Attawapiskat 91A, 4.2 under the typical Canadian town
Smoking takes in 16% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 48% very good or excellent, against 51% in Ontario.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Attawapiskat 91A | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.3 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 16% | 10% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 48% | 51% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Porcupine Health Unit)
Expect November days around freezing in Attawapiskat 91A, nights around −8°C
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 54 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −9°C and lows of −18°C. The year peaks in July (23°C) and bottoms out in January (−24°C). The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Attawapiskat.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −11°C | −22°C | 110 mm |
| Spring | 4°C | −9°C | 136 mm |
| Summer | 21°C | 8°C | 239 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | 0°C | 216 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Moosonee); the forecast is on the Weather page
Gaétan Malette (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk, the riding that includes Attawapiskat 91A
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library is mapped in or near Attawapiskat 91A
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
None of the land within 10 km of Attawapiskat 91A is protected
Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Attawapiskat 91A | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Hazards in Attawapiskat 91A: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 1% of tested homes
Burn scars are few around Attawapiskat 91A, with 1.3% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.03% a year).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Attawapiskat 91A | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 1% | 4% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Attawapiskat 91A’s housing: 97% built from 1961 on
| Heritage | Attawapiskat 91A | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 2.8% | 22% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Attawapiskat 91A
About Attawapiskat 91A
First Nations reserve in Ontario
Statistics Canada counts Attawapiskat 91A, a First Nations reserve in Ontario, as its own census subdivision.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,667 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Kenora
- First Nation
- Attawapiskat
- Census subdivision
- 3560051
Questions about Attawapiskat 91A
Is Attawapiskat 91A a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 22.4, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 35% of residents; over-65s, 5%.
What kind of homes are in Attawapiskat 91A?
Single-detached houses make up 73% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 11% of households are one person, and the average is 4.4.
Has Attawapiskat 91A grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,501 to 1,586 residents (up 5.7%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,667.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · 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).