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Lanark Highlands’s teenagers travel 24 km to the nearest high school

Its elementary schools are small, 115 students on average, against 365 in Ontario. Schooling here is split between 2 boards, below both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). Also worth knowing: 1 of its 2 schools with results sit in the top two fifths in Ontario.

Lanark Highlands’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 39, runs below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 13.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime is recorded at 7.8 per 1,000 residents a year.

Hazard risk in Lanark Highlands is higher than in 90% of Canadian towns

In Health Canada’s survey, 19% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Fire seldom reaches Lanark Highlands: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year). The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority. Seismic risk runs high: $0.066 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Commuters in Lanark Highlands travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 39 min on average

Lanark Highlands is a town of owners: 89% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and close to Canadian towns (20%).

51% of adults around Lanark Highlands rate their health very good or excellent

Measured from where Lanark Highlands’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 21 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. At 14%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Ontario. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.3 and men at 79.2. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, close to both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Lanark Highlands doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.

January nights in Lanark Highlands drop to −14.2°C (Ontario towns −9.1°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

A normal January brings 46 cm of snow, the most of any month. Frosty days number 163 in a normal year, about level with Canadian towns (159) and above Ontario’s towns (139). Midsummer afternoons in Lanark Highlands peak at about 27.1°C.

Older residents shape Lanark Highlands: 25% are 65 or over, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

4.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here.

What November brings in Lanark Highlands: −2°C at night, 6°C by day

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −9°C. About 17 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Expect about 75 mm of rain and snow over November. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Sharbot Lake forecast, on the Weather page.

Scott Reid (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Lanark—Frontenac, the riding that includes Lanark Highlands

Lanark Highlands is in Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, whose current MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) no open source we can use records yet.

Lanark Highlands Public Library draws 2.1 visits per person served, behind 79% of Ontario’s town libraries

A single building, Lanark Highlands Public Library, serves 5,338 people.

Thousand Islands National Park lies 45 km beyond Lanark Highlands’ edge

3.6 km from town is Silver Lake Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.5% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Summit Lake Ansi (Core Area, Crown Land Portion) (808 ha) is the biggest, 6.7 km from town. OpenStreetMap shows 6 unnamed beaches within 5 km.