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Central Manitoulin is graded an A for hazard risk

In Health Canada’s survey, 5.2% of homes tested in Central Manitoulin’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.009 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Renting in Central Manitoulin eats 25% of household income, more than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 16% of households, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $348,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.

No high school in or near Central Manitoulin: the closest is 12 km off

Elementary schools here average 190 students; in Ontario, 365. From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 2.6 km off, higher than both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Trips to work from Central Manitoulin are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 24 min on average

The car took 94% of commuters, above Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

Crime runs heavier where Central Manitoulin is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 82

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Central Manitoulin itself · Measured across the Little Current (Manitoulin) detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violent incidents in its police area came to 18.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). Its police area records 19.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Central Manitoulin’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.4 years: life expectancy 79.1

The average trip from home to a hospital is 6.9 km, above Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 16% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 51% against 51%.

Fewer of Central Manitoulin’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 0.5%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.2% of residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Immigrants make up 5.3% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

Central Manitoulin has cooler summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.4°C

A normal January night drops to −13.6°C, lower than Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and near Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Rain and snow peak in January, at 111 mm. ECCC’s nearest full record is at Gore Bay, 33 km off.

Central Manitoulin in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −1°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of freezing and lows of −7°C. A normal November brings 110 mm of rain and snow. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; February the coldest nights, −14°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Gore Bay.

One councillor per 340 residents: Central Manitoulin is more closely represented than 89% of Ontario municipalities

Richard Stephens was elected mayor of Central Manitoulin in October 2022, on a council of 7 seats.

At 12.8 loans per person served, Central Manitoulin public library lends more than all but a few of Ontario’s town libraries

The population Central Manitoulin public library serves is 2,235.

Central Manitoulin is 54 km from Bruce Peninsula National Park

Within 10 km of the town, 1% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Blue Jay Creek Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 1.9 km. 26 protected areas lie within 10 km. Swimmers have 32 beaches within 5 km, Carter's Bay the nearest.