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Kenora, UnorganizedOntario

Its census division is Kenora. Some 7,877 people live in this town, in Ontario.

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Photo: Gerhardgehrmann · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ena Lake landing and dam

Kenora, Unorganized, Ontario · Photo: Gerhardgehrmann · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population
7,877
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
54.8
years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8
Postsecondary
50%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%
TownGrade
C
#1,883 of 2,556

Is Kenora, Unorganized a good place to live?

Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Health is a weak point (D). Getting around depends on the car (D). Cost of living is its strong suit (A−). The overall grade lands at C, #683 of 858 in Ontario. That leaves it better than 31% of Canadian towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

What makes Kenora, Unorganized stand out

The 3 things Kenora, Unorganized does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Kenora, Unorganized grades

Each subject compares Kenora, Unorganized with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kenora, Unorganized.

HealthHealth D

Expect 73.7 years of life in the region around Kenora, Unorganized, 7.8 under the typical Canadian town

For Kenora, Unorganized itself the measure is access, and it lags: 19 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. 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: 44% very good or excellent, against 51% in Ontario.

44%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Kenora, Unorganized44%
Ontario’s towns51%
Canadian towns52%
HealthKenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada
Life expectancy at birth73.782.881.5
Very good or excellent health44%51%52%
Smokers16%10%12%
Chronic conditions (average share)16%17%17%
73.7
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
19 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
16%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
19 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Northwestern Health Unit

Outdoors

Kenora, Unorganized has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Within 5 km are 38 beaches; Johnson's Beach is the nearest. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 94, higher than both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4). Some protected land is inside the town: just over a tenth of its area.

12%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Kenora, Unorganized12%
Ontario’s towns2.3%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsKenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada
Public protected areas within 10 km9444
Protected land within 10 km12%2.3%2.3%
At the edge
to Rushing River Provincial Park
38
beaches within 5 km
94
public protected areas within 10 km

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

HousingCost of living A−

Rent takes less of local pay in Kenora, Unorganized than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income

Owners make up 87% of households, above both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$300,000median home value, 2021A−Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Kenora, Unorganized$300,000
Ontario$695,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Kenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter9%22%18%
Rent as a share of income13%22%20%
Median home value, 2021$300,000$695,000$406,000
Households owning their home87%76%74%
$670
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$584
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Climate

Kenora, Unorganized has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −20.1°C

Counting rain and snow alike, 754 mm falls in a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (902 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Gardeners get 144 frost-free days, from 10 May to 2 October. In July, daytime highs in Kenora, Unorganized average 24.4°C. December is the snowiest month, with 32 cm on average.

24.4°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−9.1°C
Spring8.3°C
Summer23.2°C
Autumn8.5°C
Normals, 1991–2020Kenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada
January night low−20.1°C−9.1°C−13.5°C
July afternoon high24.4°C26.7°C25.5°C
Days with frost a year181139159
Snowfall a year175 cm146 cm141 cm
175 cm
of snow a year
181
days with frost a year
144
frost-free days, 10 May to 2 Oct
103
days with precipitation a year

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Kenora)

SchoolsSchools C

Kenora, Unorganized’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 7 of the 11 with results

They come under 4 school boards. Teenagers have 34 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Its elementary schools are small, 199 students on average, against 365 in Ontario. Counting a 3 km margin, Kenora, Unorganized has 10 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, for 2,630 students.

14schools within 3 kmCSchools Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
St Josephs Separate School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8Elementary · Grades JK–8355English Catholic
Dryden High School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12Secondary · Grades 9–12575English public
École secondaire catholique des satellites FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 9–12Secondary · Grades 9–12–French Catholic
New Prospect Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8Elementary · Grades JK–8315English public

See all 14 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public10
French Catholic2
English Catholic2
Schools within 3 kmKenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada
Nearest secondary school34 km1.2 km1.2 km
Nearest elementary school6.7 km0.5 km0.5 km
School boards443
2,630
students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25
34 km
to the nearest secondary school
6.7 km
to the nearest elementary school

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Kenora, Unorganized’s hazards at a glance: a moderate wildfire record and 14% of area homes over the radon guideline

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.006 per $1,000 of buildings, lower than Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). Fire reaches the land around Kenora, Unorganized now and then: 3% within 25 km since 1986 (0.08% a year), below the high band. No one has filed a flood map for Kenora, Unorganized on the national inventory.

Moderatewildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Kenora, Unorganized14%
Ontario’s towns4%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsKenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada
Radon tests above the guideline14%4%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.006$0.043$0.030
$0.006
expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings
Moderate
wildfire band
1.9 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SafetySafety C+

Kenora, Unorganized gets a C+ for safety

No police detachment reports under Kenora, Unorganized’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Dryden detachment area

Its police area recorded 14.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. The force’s area logs 17.6 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

74Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202374
202478
202570
2023–2025Kenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada
Property crime per 1,00017.630.531.2
Violent crime14.710.512
Crime Severity Index745667
Violent Crime Severity Index967686
66
non-violent Crime Severity Index
67%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Commuters in Kenora, Unorganized have a short way to work, 24 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%
Walk2%
Census 2021Kenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada
Average trip24 min29 min26 min
$86,000
median household income, 2020
14%
worked from home, May 2021
10%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Who lives here

More of Kenora, Unorganized’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 22%

Visible minorities make up 0.7% of the population, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 5.6% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

54.8median age
Kenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%
Postsecondary qualification50%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.0% of Kenora, Unorganized

3,890 men and 3,590 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Kenora, Unorganized
Kenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada
Under 1513%15%16%
15 to 6459%65%64%
65+28%19%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree19%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification50%56%56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

What November brings in Kenora, Unorganized: −7°C at night, −1°C by day

The month after, December, normally sees −8°C afternoons and −16°C nights. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 38 mm. Expect around 31 cm of snow in November. ECCC’s forecast for Dryden is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

−1°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November−1°C
December−8°C
January−11°C
February−8°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−9°C−18°C76 mm
Spring8°C−2°C158 mm
Summer23°C14°C321 mm
Autumn9°C1°C199 mm
−7°C
a normal November night
38 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Kenora); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Kenora—Kiiwetinoong, which takes in Kenora, Unorganized, is held by Eric Melillo (Conservative Party of Canada)

Kenora, Unorganized is in the north, where the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s ridings don’t follow the 2013 federal map and have no open boundary file.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

Kenora, Unorganized has no public library of its own; the nearest is Dryden Public Library, 34 km away

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

History

The registers record 1 historic place in Kenora, Unorganized

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 15% of homes, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0
Other federal designations1
Provincial and local listings0
1910
oldest construction date on the record
15%
of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%
HeritageKenora, UnorganizedOntarioCanada
Homes built before 196115%22%18%

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

St. Alban's Cathedral and 5 more in and around Kenora, Unorganized

A first look at Kenora, Unorganized’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kenora, Unorganized

15pages on Kenora, Unorganized

Kenora, Unorganized’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

MachinMachinKenora, Unorganized
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Kenora, Unorganized7,877—CA−C+D
Machin1,06014—B+B−D

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Kenora, Unorganized

Who are the people of Kenora, Unorganized?

Visible minorities are 1% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 6%, and Indigenous people 22%.

Is Kenora, Unorganized growing?

Yes: the census counted 6,692 in 2016 and 7,475 in 2021, a rise of 11.7%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 7,877.

What kind of homes are in Kenora, Unorganized?

Single-detached houses make up 94% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 26% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.

Is Kenora, Unorganized a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 54.8, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 13% of residents; over-65s, 28%.

About Kenora, Unorganized

Town in Ontario

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Kenora, Unorganized is one municipality in Ontario, figures and all.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population
7,877 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
Ontario
Census division
Kenora
Census subdivision
3560090

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · 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).