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Violent crime weighs less where Huron-Kinloss is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 39

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Huron-Kinloss itself

Violent incidents in its police area came to 6.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 11.2 property crimes are reported each year. Huron-Kinloss doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Huron (Huron/Wingham) detachment area.

Most of Huron-Kinloss’s schools are public: 1 of 7 are Catholic, where in Ontario it is 34%

Secondary school means a trip of 15 km at the nearest, above both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Over three years, results rose at 5 of its 6 tested schools. Within 3 km of Huron-Kinloss are 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 2,500 students.

Huron-Kinloss is a driving town: 93% of commuters go by car, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 26 min, lower than Ontario’s towns (29 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min).

Summers stay cool in Huron-Kinloss: July afternoons reach 24.4°C, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

January nights in Huron-Kinloss drop to −7.8°C on average. Snow totals 385 cm over the year, above Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. June is the wettest month, with 100 mm of rain and snow on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 111 cm.

Smoking runs high around Huron-Kinloss: 17% of adults, the typical Canadian town 12%

Residents have 14 km to cover to reach a hospital, above Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. In the health survey, 48% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Ontario’s 51%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.3 years at birth, 83.6 for women and 78.9 for men.

Huron-Kinloss is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Maitland Valley Conservation Authority

Of the homes tested for radon, 11% were over 200 Bq/m³, above both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.012 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town.

Renting in Huron-Kinloss costs 15% of household income, less than in Ontario’s towns and across Canadian towns

Households that own their home make up 87%.

In Huron-Kinloss, November normally means 7°C afternoons and 1°C nights

In November, the normal is 92 mm of rain and snow. By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −4°C. About 48 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −8°C in February.

70% of electors voted in Huron—Bruce in 2021, more than in 93% of Canada’s ridings

Huron-Kinloss’ council of 7 was elected in October 2022, with Don Murray as mayor.

Bruce County Public Library - Lucknow Branch and Bruce County Public Library - Ripley Branch are Huron-Kinloss’s two public libraries

Huron-Kinloss has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.

8 beaches lie within 5 km of Huron-Kinloss

For a provincial park, Inverhuron Provincial Park lies 16 km off. 2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. No national park lies within 100 km.

Fewer of Huron-Kinloss’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.4%

6% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.7% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) but below Canadian towns (2.8%).

Huron-Kinloss: 1 historic place, with the highest designation

Before 1961 is when 31% of the homes went up, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).