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Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntario

Some 1,771 people live in this town, in Ontario. It is part of the Sault Ste. Marie metro area.

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Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Ontario · Photo: P199 · Public domain

Population
1,771
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
45.6
years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8
Postsecondary
67%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
0%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional a good place to live?

Where it does best is hazard risk (A). Safety lags (D−). Most journeys need a car (D−). Health is weaker too (C−).

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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 Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional stand out

The 3 things Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional grades

Each subject compares Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.

SafetySafety D−

The police who cover Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional record more serious crime than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 302

No police detachment reports under Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Measured across the Sault Ste. Marie detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Property crime in its police area ran at 75.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 52.6 violent incidents are reported each year.

302Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023325
2024304
2025278
2023–2025Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntarioCanada
Crime Severity Index3025667
Violent Crime Severity Index5097686
Violent crime52.610.512
Property crime per 1,00075.630.531.2
222
non-violent Crime Severity Index
67%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional faces fewer hazards than 88% of Canadian towns

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.004 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon around Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is ordinary for Canada: nearly a tenth of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

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

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional8.6%
Ontario’s towns4%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsMacdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntarioCanada
Radon tests above the guideline8.6%4%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.004$0.043$0.030
$0.004
expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings
Low
wildfire band
5.2 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

HealthHealth C−

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 3.6 years: life expectancy 77.9

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 46%, below Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. The region has more smokers than Ontario, 17% of adults to 11%. Closer to home, a hospital sits 4.4 km from the average resident of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, about the norm of 3.7 km.

46%very good or excellent healthC−Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional46%
Ontario’s towns51%
Canadian towns52%
HealthMacdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntarioCanada
Life expectancy at birth77.982.881.5
Smokers17%10%12%
Chronic conditions (average share)20%17%17%
Very good or excellent health46%51%52%
77.9
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
17%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
20 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 The District of Algoma Health Unit

Climate

Summers stay cool in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional: July afternoons reach 24.2°C, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Frosty days number 175 in a normal year, above Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159) alike. In January, overnight lows in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional settle at −14.5°C. Snow peaks in January: 84 cm in a normal year. Also worth knowing: the frost-free season runs from 28 May to 29 September, 123 days.

24.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.3°C
Spring8.8°C
Summer23.2°C
Autumn12.0°C
Normals, 1991–2020Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntarioCanada
Snowfall a year325 cm146 cm141 cm
July afternoon high24.2°C26.7°C25.5°C
Days with frost a year175139159
January night low−14.5°C−9.1°C−13.5°C
325 cm
of snow a year
175
days with frost a year
123
frost-free days, 28 May to 29 Sep
131
days with precipitation a year

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Sault Ste Marie)

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Commuters in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 34 min on average

97% of commuters drove, above Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%
Census 2021Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntarioCanada
Average trip34 min29 min26 min
Car or van97%88%89%
$97,000
median household income, 2020
16%
worked from home, May 2021
8%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

HousingCost of living B+

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is a town of owners: 92% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Sault Ste. Marie metro area

One in ten 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 17% of the median household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

$260,000median home value, 2021B+Cost of living Grade

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

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional$260,000
Ontario$695,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntarioCanada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter10%22%18%
Households owning their home92%76%74%
Rent as a share of income17%22%20%
$1,394
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$880
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

SchoolsSchools B

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional’s teenagers travel 17 km to the nearest high school

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 2.7 km off, above both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

1school within 3 kmBSchools Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Echo Bay Central Public School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6Elementary · Grades JK–6235English public
Schools within 3 kmMacdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntarioCanada
Nearest secondary school17 km1.2 km1.2 km
Nearest elementary school2.7 km0.5 km0.5 km
235
students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25
17 km
to the nearest secondary school
2.7 km
to the nearest elementary school

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Weather

In Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights

At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and February nights −15°C. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −9°C. In November, the normal is 89 mm of rain and snow. Expect around 44 cm of snow in November.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November5°C
December−1°C
January−5°C
February−4°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−3°C−13°C181 mm
Spring9°C−3°C192 mm
Summer23°C11°C234 mm
Autumn12°C3°C308 mm
−3°C
a normal November night
89 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Sault Ste Marie); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Terry Sheehan (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional in Ottawa as MP for Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma

In the census’s list of municipalities, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is a township.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C+

No public library stands in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional: the closest, Arthur Wishart Library / West Wing, is 19 km away

After it comes Township of St.

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

North Channel Islands - la Cloche Provincial Park Addition, 21 km away, is the closest provincial park to Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional

The protected share within 10 km is 1.5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 3 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The largest named area nearby is Echo River Hardwoods Conservation Reserve, 10,236 ha, 8.1 km away.

1.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional1.5%
Ontario’s towns2.3%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsMacdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntarioCanada
Protected land within 10 km1.5%2.3%2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km344
21 km
to North Channel Islands - la Cloche Provincial Park Addition
3
beaches within 5 km

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

Who lives here

More of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%

0.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.

45.6median age
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntarioCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree9%
Postsecondary qualification67%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.9% of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional

790 men and 725 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen AdditionalOntarioCanada
Under 1518%15%16%
15 to 6462%65%64%
65+20%19%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree9.3%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification67%56%56%

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

Nearby attractions

Precious Blood Cathedral and 4 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional; these are the best known within 40 km.

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

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional

15pages on Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional’s neighbours

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

LairdGarden River 14LairdGarden River 14Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional1,771——B+D−C−
Laird1,22110—BAD
Garden River 141,20512———D

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

Questions about Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional

Who are the people of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional?

At the 2021 census, 3% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 13% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional?

97% 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 2.5 people; 19% are one person living alone.

Has Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional grown?

No: the census counted 1,609 in 2016 and 1,513 in 2021, 6% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,771.

Is Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 45.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.

About Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional

Town in Ontario

Statistics Canada treats Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional as a single census subdivision in Ontario, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

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

Population
1,771 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
Ontario
Census division
Algoma
Metro area
Sault Ste. Marie
Census subdivision
3557051

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).