Kettle Point 44Ontario

It is a First Nations reserve of 1,363 residents in Ontario. The reserve belongs to the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point.

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Population

1,363

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

45.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

45%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Kettle Point 44 a good place to live?

Where it falls short is safety (D−). It also trails on jobs & income (D−). Walkability is weaker too (C).

Kettle Point 44 is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.

Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. 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. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

WeakestD⁻Safety D⁻Jobs & income

How Kettle Point 44 grades

Each subject compares Kettle Point 44 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

SafetyCrime runs among the highest comparedD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itB⁺Open →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →HealthBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsNot graded: not enough data–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Kettle Point 44 stand out

The 3 things Kettle Point 44 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+22% more people than in 2016

Against 4% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

Safety

Behind 97%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D−.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

19% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

33% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kettle Point 44.

SafetySafety D⁻

The police who cover Kettle Point 44 record more serious crime than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 334

334Crime Severity Index

The violent index for its police area came to 378, higher than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 53.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 95 property crimes are reported each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023360

2024354

2025287

2023–2025	Kettle Point 44	Ontario	Canada
Crime Severity Index	334	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	378	76	86
Violent crime	53.3	10.5	12
Property crime per 1,000	95	30.5	31.2

319

non-violent Crime Severity Index

50%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageKettle Point 44’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety334 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Kettle Point 44’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Kettle Point 44 safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Lambton (Walpole Island First Nation) detachment area

Work & commuteJobs & income D⁻

Trips to work from Kettle Point 44 are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 25 min on average

5%walk, cycle or take transit

92% of commuters drove, higher than Ontario’s towns (88%) and near Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Kettle Point 44	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	25 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	92%	88%	89%

$53,200

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

45%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageKettle Point 44’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment19% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to55 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lambton Shores

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

A flood study covers Kettle Point 44: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from St. Clair Region Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

Fire seldom reaches Kettle Point 44: since 1986, 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.007% a year). In Health Canada’s survey, 8.4% of homes tested in the town’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%.

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

Kettle Point 448.4%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Kettle Point 44	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	8.4%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.014	$0.043	$0.030

$0.014

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

13 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageKettle Point 44’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.014 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.4% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

HealthHealth C⁺

Lives run shorter around Kettle Point 44: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region

49%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Lambton Health Unit

In the health survey, 49% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, below Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. The region has more smokers than Ontario, 14% of adults to 11%. What sets Kettle Point 44 apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 11 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Kettle Point 4449%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Kettle Point 44	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	14%	10%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	80.0	82.8	81.5
Very good or excellent health	49%	51%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%

80.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

11 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

11 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageKettle Point 44’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 11 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.2, men 77.8 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

Kettle Point 44 has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −8.2°C

26.5°CJuly afternoons

A normal January brings 34 cm of snow, the most of any month. Frost comes on 131 days a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in June, at 93 mm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.4°C

Spring11.9°C

Summer25.3°C

Autumn15.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Kettle Point 44	Ontario	Canada
January night low	−8.2°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	112 cm	146 cm	141 cm
Days with frost a year	131	139	159
July afternoon high	26.5°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

112 cm

of snow a year

131

days with frost a year

113

days with precipitation a year

Full pageKettle Point 44’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.5°C, January lows −8.2°C Rain and snow871 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow112 cm of snow a year Weather station33 km to the station · Sarnia

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

Weather

Expect November days around 8°C in Kettle Point 44, nights around freezing

8°Ca normal November afternoon

Into December, the normals move to 2°C and −4°C. About 7 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 80 mm. Across the year, normals run from −8°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.

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

November8°C

December2°C

January−1°C

February0°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−7°C	164 mm
Spring	12°C	2°C	221 mm
Summer	25°C	15°C	244 mm
Autumn	15°C	6°C	242 mm

0°C

a normal November night

80 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

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

Town hall

Kettle Point 44 sends Marilyn Gladu (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong

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Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

No public library stands in Kettle Point 44: the closest, Lambton County Library - Port Franks, is 9.7 km away

The next is Lambton County Library - Forest (Forest), 11 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park, Pinery Provincial Park, is 8.8 km from Kettle Point 44

0.6%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 6 protected areas lie within 10 km. 0.6% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Ipperwash Beach.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Kettle Point 440.6%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Kettle Point 44	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.6%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4

8.8 km

to Pinery Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

Full pageKettle Point 44’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas6 protected areas within 10 km · Pinery Provincial Park National & provincial parks8.8 km to a provincial park · Pinery Provincial Park

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

Who lives here

More of Kettle Point 44’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 72%

45.2median age

The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents. 0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Children are 18% of the town.

Kettle Point 44OntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree26%

Postsecondary qualification45%

Women and men · all residents

49.2% of Kettle Point 44’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 605 were women and 625 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Kettle Point 44
	Kettle Point 44	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	18%	15%	16%
15 to 64	61%	65%	64%
65+	21%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	26%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	45%	56%	56%

Full pageKettle Point 44’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages45.2 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households510 households · 2.4 people per household English and French2% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kettle Point 44

15pages on Kettle Point 44

The big questions

SafetyD⁻Crime Severity Index 334 Housing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthC⁺Life expectancy 80 in its region Work & commuteD⁻33% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Kettle Point 44

No notable person born in Kettle Point 44 is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Jamie JohnsonCanadian ice hockey player · born in Forest · born 1982

Bill LocheadCanadian ice hockey player · born in Forest · born 1954

Jesse Pickard TrippCanadian politician · born in Forest · 1883–1971

Colette McAuleyCanadian rugby union player · born in Forest · born 1973

Photo credits

Jamie Johnson: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

About Kettle Point 44

First Nations reserve in Ontario

Kettle Point 44 is a First Nations reserve in Ontario, which Statistics Canada treats as a census subdivision of its own.

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

Population: 1,363 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Lambton
First Nation: Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point
Census subdivision: 3538056

Kettle Point 44’s neighbours

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

ForestKettle Point 44

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Kettle Point 44	1,363	—	—	—	D⁻	C⁺
Forest	12,962	12	B⁻	D	A	C⁺

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

Questions about Kettle Point 44

Has Kettle Point 44 grown?

It grew from 1,011 people in 2016 to 1,233 in 2021, up 22%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,363.

What kind of homes are in Kettle Point 44?

89% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.4 people; 32% are one person living alone.

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).