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The police who cover Horton record less serious crime than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 29

No police detachment reports under Horton’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Renfrew detachment area

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 6.8 violent incidents are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 37, below both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). What’s more, across its police area, there are 10.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Catholic schools are a larger share around Horton: 4 of 8, against 34% in Ontario

Secondary school means a trip of 7.9 km at the nearest, above Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. Of its 6 tested schools, 2 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 3 in the bottom two. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. Elementary schools here average 181 students; in Ontario, 365.

More households own their home in Horton than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 91%

Owners put the median home at $348,000, below Ontario’s towns ($695,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. 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.

Horton has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −16.9°C

Snowfall adds up to 193 cm a year, above Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 19 September, lie 118 days. A normal June brings 99 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. January is the snowiest month, with 53 cm on average.

Smoking runs high around Horton: 16% of adults, the typical Canadian town 12%

Measured across the Renfrew County and District Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

A hospital lies 6.3 km from the typical home, above both Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Across the region, half of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Ontario (51%). Life expectancy in the region is 81.0 years (83.0 for women, 78.7 for men, 2022/2024).

A flood study covers Horton: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from MRC de Pontiac

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.098 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030). About as many homes carry radon around Horton as elsewhere, 8% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

The car carries 98% of commuters in Horton, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Getting to work takes 26 min on average.

Expect November days around 5°C in Horton, nights around −4°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Renfrew forecast. Then December: −3°C by day, −11°C at night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 74 mm. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November.

75% of Ontario’s lower-tier municipalities spend more per resident than Horton

Voters in Horton chose David M.

Horton has no public library of its own; the nearest is Renfrew Public Library, 8.4 km away

After it comes Shawville-Clarendon Library (Shawville), 14 km away.

More of Horton’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 11%

23% of residents are 65 or over. Visible minorities make up 0.9% of the population, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

Protected land at Horton’s edge: Île Kennedy Water Fowl Gathering Area

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. For a provincial park, Alexander Stewart Provincial Park lies 6.6 km off. Biggest among them: Île du Grand Calumet White-Tailed Deer Yard, 674 ha, 9.4 km off. 4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.