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Nipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntario

The town has 1,843 residents and lies in Ontario. Between 2016 and 2021, its population shrank by 11%.

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Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part, Ontario · Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population
1,843
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
54.8
years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8
Postsecondary
47%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part a good place to live?

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part’s best grade is for hazard risk (B+). Health is a weak point (D). It lags on jobs & income as well (D). Owners valued their homes at a median $250,000 in 2021, which is 3.4 years of the typical household’s pay.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

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 Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part stand out

The 3 things Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part grades

Each subject compares Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part 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

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Pro-Cathedral of the Assumption and 9 more in and around Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part

The best-known places to visit in and around Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

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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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each

Workers spend 29 min getting to work, on average.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%
Walk3%
Census 2021Nipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntarioCanada
Average trip29 min29 min26 min
$71,500
median household income, 2020
13%
worked from home, May 2021
13%
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.

HealthHealth D

Health in Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part trails 86% of Canadian towns

Homes here are 17 km from a hospital on average, higher than both Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 18% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 47% very good or excellent, against 51% in Ontario. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 80.0, with women at 82.6 and men at 77.6. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part alone, so this card uses the figure for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit.

47%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part47%
Ontario’s towns51%
Canadian towns52%
HealthNipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntarioCanada
Smokers18%10%12%
Life expectancy at birth80.082.881.5
Very good or excellent health47%51%52%
Chronic conditions (average share)19%17%17%
80.0
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
17 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
18%
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

SchoolsSchools C

4 of the 10 schools around Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part teach in French

Within 3 km of Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part are 6 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade, teaching 2,420 students. 4 of 5 schools with results score below the middle in Ontario. An elementary school stands 23 km from the centre, above both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic.

10schools within 3 kmCSchools Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Woodland Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6Elementary · Grades JK–6495English public
Chippewa Secondary School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12Secondary · Grades 9–12840English public
École séparée Mariale FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8Elementary · Grades JK–8–French Catholic

See all 10 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public4
French Catholic3
English Catholic2
French public1
Schools within 3 kmNipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntarioCanada
Nearest elementary school23 km0.5 km0.5 km
Nearest secondary school26 km1.2 km1.2 km
School boards543
2,420
students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25
26 km
to the nearest secondary school
23 km
to the nearest elementary school

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HousingCost of living C

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part is a town of owners: 90% of households own their home, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the North Bay metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for one in ten households, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took nearly a quarter of household income, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%).

$250,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

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

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part$250,000
Ontario$695,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Nipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntarioCanada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter10%22%18%
Median home value, 2021$250,000$695,000$406,000
Households owning their home90%76%74%
Rent as a share of income23%22%20%
$1,404
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$705
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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B+

A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 1.9% of tested homes over the radon guideline in Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part’s area

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.073 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Fire seldom reaches Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part: since 1986, 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.006% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Lowwildfire bandB+Hazard risk Grade

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

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part1.9%
Ontario’s towns4%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsNipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntarioCanada
Radon tests above the guideline1.9%4%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.073$0.043$0.030
$0.073
expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings
Low
wildfire band
4.4 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

Outdoors

More of the land around Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 46, above Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4) alike. 9.2% of the town lies within a protected area. Named trails close by number 7, the Sentier de la Rivière Kipawa and South Duchesnay Valley Trail among them.

11%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part11%
Ontario’s towns2.3%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsNipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntarioCanada
Public protected areas within 10 km4644
Protected land within 10 km11%2.3%2.3%
At the edge
to Opémican National Park (Québec)
16
beaches within 5 km
46
public protected areas within 10 km

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

Climate

Winter nights bite in Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part: January lows of −17.3°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

Midsummer afternoons in Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part peak at about 24.3°C. Frosty days number 176 in a normal year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 15 May and returns around 29 September: 135 days without it. A normal December brings 71 cm of snow, the most of any month.

24.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.6°C
Spring8.8°C
Summer23.1°C
Autumn10.7°C
Normals, 1991–2020Nipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntarioCanada
Snowfall a year312 cm146 cm141 cm
January night low−17.3°C−9.1°C−13.5°C
July afternoon high24.3°C26.7°C25.5°C
Days with frost a year176139159
312 cm
of snow a year
176
days with frost a year
135
frost-free days, 15 May to 29 Sep
133
days with precipitation a year

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (North Bay)

Who lives here

More of Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 14%

Visible minorities make up 2.5% of the population, below Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. 25% speak both English and French, above both Ontario’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

54.8median age
Nipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntarioCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%
Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

46.1% of Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part’s residents are women

Here the census found 860 men and 735 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part
Nipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntarioCanada
Under 1511%15%16%
15 to 6464%65%64%
65+25%19%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree19%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification47%56%56%

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

Weather

What November brings in Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part: −4°C at night, 3°C by day

Precipitation in November averages 97 mm. Snow is normal by November, about 38 cm over the month. Across the year, normals run from −17°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s North Bay forecast, on the Weather page.

3°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November3°C
December−4°C
January−7°C
February−6°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−6°C−15°C197 mm
Spring9°C−2°C221 mm
Summer23°C13°C282 mm
Autumn11°C2°C320 mm
−4°C
a normal November night
97 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (North Bay); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Pauline Rochefort (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Nipissing—Timiskaming, the riding that includes Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part

Of the 122 Commons seats from Ontario, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 71.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Phelps Public Library is Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part’s public library

The library is 23 km from the centre of Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part.

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SafetySafety B−

Violent crime weighs more where Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 107

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part itself · Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the North Bay detachment area

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 13.2 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. The force’s area logs 10.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 63 over 2023–25, above Ontario’s towns (56) but below Canadian towns (67).

63Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202338
202452
2025100
2023–2025Nipissing, Unorganized, North PartOntarioCanada
Property crime per 1,00013.230.531.2
Violent Crime Severity Index1077686
46
non-violent Crime Severity Index
53%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part

15pages on Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part

Questions about Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part

Who are the people of Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part?

Visible minorities are 3% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 14%.

Is Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part growing?

It lost people: 1,784 in 2016, 1,591 in 2021, 10.8% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,843.

Do people in Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part speak French?

Many do: 25% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0.3% speak French only.

What kind of homes are in Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part?

89% 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 2.2 people; 28% are one person living alone.

About Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part

Town in Ontario

Statistics Canada treats Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part 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
1,843 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
Ontario
Census division
Nipissing
Metro area
North Bay
Census subdivision
3548094

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).