Morris-TurnberryOntario

Crime runs lighter where Morris-Turnberry is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 35

No police detachment reports under Morris-Turnberry’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Shared with the rest of the Huron (Huron/Wingham) detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 11.2 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. The violent index for its police area came to 39, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 6.2 per 1,000 residents a year.

Working-age people in Morris-Turnberry are more likely to have a job than in 97% of Canadian towns

Getting to work takes 24 min on average.

Morris-Turnberry has cooler summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.4°C

Counting rain and snow alike, 1,035 mm falls in a year, above Ontario’s towns (902 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. Morris-Turnberry sees January nights of −7.8°C on average. A normal January brings 111 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in June, at 100 mm.

For schools, Morris-Turnberry gets a C

Elementary school is 4.7 km away at the nearest, above both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). In or within 3 km of Morris-Turnberry: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, with 1,260 students.

Flood mapping exists for Morris-Turnberry: 1 on record, latest by Maitland Valley Conservation Authority

Measured across the Huron County Health Unit: radon tests

Of the homes tested for radon, 11% were over 200 Bq/m³, above both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.015 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town.

Children make up 22% of Morris-Turnberry, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Immigrants make up 5.9% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

Only 45% of adults around Morris-Turnberry call their health very good or excellent, below the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Across the region, life runs to 81.7 years on average: women 83.7, men 79.7, in 2022/2024. On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, lower than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). What sets Morris-Turnberry apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 8.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

A normal November in Morris-Turnberry runs from 1°C to 7°C

November usually brings some 48 cm of snow. Expect about 92 mm of rain and snow over November. Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −4°C. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; February the coldest nights, −8°C.

Huron—Bruce turned out at 70% in 2021, higher than nine in ten Canada’s ridings

The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Morris-Turnberry is Huron—Bruce, and Ben Lobb (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.

Morris-Turnberry has no public library of its own; the nearest is Huron County Library - Wingham Branch, 5.6 km away

After it comes Huron County Library - Brussels Branch (Seaforth), 12 km away.

The nearest provincial park to Morris-Turnberry is Morris Tract Provincial Park, 17 km away

Within 100 km there is no national park. The 10 km around town hold one protected area.

Rent takes less of local pay in Morris-Turnberry than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

88% of households own their home. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

An older town: 45% of Morris-Turnberry’s homes predate 1961