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Fort Frances’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 209, runs above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 44.8 per 1,000 residents a year, above Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Violence accounts for 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

Results around Fort Frances lean low: 4 of 4 schools in the lower two fifths in Ontario

The 3 km around Fort Frances counts 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 1,810 students between them. Secondary school means a trip of 2.1 km at the nearest, above Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

Fort Frances has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −21.0°C

Most of the snow comes in January, about 38 cm. There are 196 days of frost in a typical year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Fort Frances sees July afternoons of 25.2°C on average.

People in Fort Frances’ health region live to 73.7 on average, 7.8 years short of the typical Canadian town

Measured across the Northwestern Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

The region has more smokers than Ontario, 16% of adults to 11%. Age-standardised, 44% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, lower than both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.6 km from the average resident of Fort Frances, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

Commuters in Fort Frances have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 88% of commuters, about level with both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Renting in Fort Frances costs 17% of household income, less than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

Just over one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners make up 73% of households.

Fort Frances’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 14% of area homes over the radon guideline

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.007 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Burn scars are few around Fort Frances, with 0.4% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.01% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

A normal November in Fort Frances runs from −7°C to 1°C

A normal November brings 43 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −6°C and lows of −16°C. Expect around 31 cm of snow in November. Also worth knowing: the forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Fort Frances.

Turnout in Fort Frances reached 50% in 2022, higher than in 92% of Ontario’s municipalities

The October 2022 vote made Andrew Hallikas mayor of Fort Frances, heading 7 seats.

Fort Frances Public Library logs 4.8 visits per person served, more than 78% of Ontario’s town libraries

Fort Frances Public Library has one location for the 7,466 people it serves.

Protected land at Fort Frances’ edge: Rainy Lake Islands Conservation Reserve

The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 0.3%, below Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

More of Fort Frances’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 27%

Visible minorities make up 2.6% of the population, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. 5.3% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.

Fort Frances keeps its older homes: 45% from before 1961

The registers put 2 historic places inside its boundary. Its oldest building on the record is Former Canadian National Railway Station, Fort Frances, Ontario, from 1913. Designations here include a Recognized Federal Heritage Building and a heritage railway station. Within 5 km of the town lies one more that belongs to it.