Lac Seul 28Ontario

In Ontario, this First Nations reserve has 1,076 residents. It is home to the Lac Seul.

Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Population

1,076

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

25.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

22%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

13%

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

Is Lac Seul 28 a good place to live?

Where it does best is hazard risk (B). Its lowest grade is for safety (D−). It also trails on health (D). Work and incomes lag (D).

Reserves such as Lac Seul 28 stay out of the grades and the ranked lists. Statistics Canada publishes too little of their data, and what it does publish can’t be weighed fairly against other towns.

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 DJobs & income

What makes Lac Seul 28 stand out

The 3 things Lac Seul 28 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

22% have a postsecondary qualification

Next to 56%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 7% are 65 or over

For the middle of Canadian towns, 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Median household income, 2020

Income

$46,800 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

How Lac Seul 28 grades

Each subject compares Lac Seul 28 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

Reserves such as Lac Seul 28 stay out of the grades and the ranked lists. Statistics Canada publishes too little of their data, and what it does publish can’t be weighed fairly against other towns.

SafetyAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workDOpen →HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedDOpen →Hazard riskBetter than most of the towns comparedBOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesB⁻Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsNot graded: not enough data–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lac Seul 28.

SafetySafety D⁻

Lac Seul 28’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 1,098, runs above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Violent incidents came to 173.9 per 1,000 residents a year, above Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Property crime accounts for 120.3 incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

548Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023423

2024574

2025647

2023–2025	Lac Seul 28	Ontario	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	1,098	76	86
Violent crime	173.9	10.5	12
Property crime per 1,000	120.3	30.5	31.2

333

non-violent Crime Severity Index

61%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety548 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Lac Seul 28’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Lac Seul 28 safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Commuters in Lac Seul 28 have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Driving is how 84% of commuters got to work at the census.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van84%

Walk13%

Census 2021	Lac Seul 28	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	21 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	84%	88%	89%

$46,800

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

78%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to30 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Sioux Lookout

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.

HealthHealth D

Lac Seul 28’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 7.8 years: life expectancy 73.7

Smoking is commoner than in the province: 16% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. By their own account, 44% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, lower than both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). What sets Lac Seul 28 apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 23 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

44%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Lac Seul 2844%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Lac Seul 28	Ontario	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	73.7	82.8	81.5
Very good or excellent health	44%	51%	52%
Smokers	16%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	16%	17%	17%

73.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

23 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

16%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

24 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey44% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care23 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 24 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 75.2, men 72.3 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Who lives here

More of Lac Seul 28’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 98%

25.6median age

Lac Seul 28OntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

34%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree52%

Postsecondary qualification22%

Women and men · all residents

47.8% of Lac Seul 28’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 490 women to 535 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Lac Seul 28
	Lac Seul 28	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	34%	15%	16%
15 to 64	59%	65%	64%
65+	6.8%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	52%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	22%	56%	56%

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Ages25.6 median age · 7% are 65 or over Households320 households · 3.2 people per household English and French1% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Climate

Lac Seul 28 has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −22.3°C

November is the snowiest month, with 41 cm on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 194 days a year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 17 May and returns around 28 September: 133 days without it. In July, daytime highs in Lac Seul 28 average 24.3°C.

24.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−9.4°C

Spring8.2°C

Summer23.2°C

Autumn8.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Lac Seul 28	Ontario	Canada
January night low	−22.3°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	194	139	159
July afternoon high	24.3°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	213 cm	146 cm	141 cm

213 cm

of snow a year

194

days with frost a year

133

frost-free days, 17 May to 28 Sep

112

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 24.3°C, January lows −22.3°C Rain and snow796 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow213 cm of snow a year Weather station25 km to the station · Sioux Lookout

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Hazards in Lac Seul 28: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 14% of tested homes

Fire seldom reaches Lac Seul 28: since 1986, 1.6% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.04% a year).

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

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

Lac Seul 2814%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Lac Seul 28	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	14%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.007	$0.043	$0.030

$0.007

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

Low

wildfire band

19 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon14% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 1.6% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.007 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

Weather

A normal November in Lac Seul 28 runs from −8°C to −1°C

November normally sees 53 mm of precipitation. Into December, the normals move to −9°C and −17°C. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −22°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Sioux Lookout forecast, on the Weather page.

−1°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−1°C

December−9°C

January−12°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−9°C	−20°C	94 mm
Spring	8°C	−4°C	167 mm
Summer	23°C	12°C	309 mm
Autumn	8°C	0°C	226 mm

−8°C

a normal November night

53 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 (Sioux Lookout); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Lac Seul 28 sends Eric Melillo (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Kenora—Kiiwetinoong

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Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Lac Seul 28 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Sioux Lookout Public Library, 24 km away

The next is Dryden Public Library (Dryden), 59 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Protected land at Lac Seul 28’s edge: Lac Seul Islands Conservation Reserve

11 km from town is Ojibway Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. No national park lies within 100 km. Of the country within 10 km, 2.8% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.

2.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Lac Seul 282.8%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Lac Seul 28	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.8%	2.3%	2.3%

11 km

to Ojibway Provincial Park

public protected area within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · Lac Seul Islands Conservation Reserve National & provincial parks11 km to a provincial park · Ojibway Provincial Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lac Seul 28

15pages on Lac Seul 28

The big questions

SafetyD⁻Crime Severity Index 548 Housing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthDLife expectancy 73.7 in its region Work & commuteD44% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 25.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about Lac Seul 28

What kind of homes are in Lac Seul 28?

88% 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 3.2 people; 28% are one person living alone.

Is Lac Seul 28 a young town or an old one?

Half its people are older than 25.6 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 34%, people 65 and over 7%.

Has Lac Seul 28 grown?

It added people: 974 in 2016, 1,022 in 2021, 4.9% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,076.

About Lac Seul 28

First Nations reserve in Ontario

Lac Seul 28 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: 1,076 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Kenora
First Nation: Lac Seul
Census subdivision: 3560056

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).