NipigonOntario

2 of Nipigon’s 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario

Elementary schools here average 100 students; in Ontario, 365. The nearest secondary school is 7.8 km away, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). The 3 km around Nipigon counts 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 485 students between them.

Nipigon is a town of owners: 93% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

9% 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 17% of the median household income, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Wildfire moderate, radon 12%: how Nipigon stands on hazards

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.003 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Wildfire is a moderate presence around Nipigon: 2.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.06% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. No flood study for Nipigon is on the national inventory.

Nipigon has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −19.2°C

In July the thermometer climbs to 24.9°C by day, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26.7°C) and Canadian towns (25.5°C). The most precipitation falls in July: 108 mm in a normal year. These figures are measured at Thunder Bay, 104 km from the town.

People in Nipigon’s health region live to 76.5 on average, 5.0 years short of the typical Canadian town

Smokers make up 17% of the region’s adults, higher than both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Across the region, nearly half of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Ontario as a whole reaches 51%. Measured from where Nipigon’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 0.8 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Thunder Bay District Health Unit as a whole, not for Nipigon alone.

Violent crime weighs more where Nipigon is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 114

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Nipigon detachment area

Its police area records 18.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 82 over 2023–25, above Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 21.3 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Commuters in Nipigon have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 89% of commuters, close to both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

More of Nipigon’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 25%

1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Immigrants make up 3.6% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

In Nipigon, November normally means 3°C afternoons and −7°C nights

A normal November brings 53 mm of rain and snow. December follows at −5°C by day and −15°C by night. ECCC’s forecast for Nipigon is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Nipigon turned out at 49% for its 2022 council election, above 91% of Ontario municipalities

In October 2022, Nipigon elected Suzanne Kukko as mayor, with a council of 5.

Nipigon has one public library, Nipigon Public Library

Nipigon Public Library has one location for the 1,743 people it serves.

The boundary of Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area runs along Nipigon

Within 10 km, 19% of the land is protected, above Ontario’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Nipigon Recreation Trail. Some protected land is inside the town: 5.9% of its area.

An older town: 56% of Nipigon’s homes predate 1961