Papineau-CameronOntario

In the lower two fifths in Ontario: 3 of the 3 schools around Papineau-Cameron with results

Its elementary schools are small, 88 students on average, against 365 in Ontario. Of 7 schools, 3 teach in French; in Ontario, 10% do. 4 of the 7 are Catholic, more than the 34% in Ontario. Within 3 km of Papineau-Cameron are 5 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, teaching 380 students.

The car carries 97% of commuters in Papineau-Cameron, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 28 min, close to Ontario’s towns (29 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

More households own their home in Papineau-Cameron than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 92%

11% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

More smokers around Papineau-Cameron: 18% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

What sets Papineau-Cameron apart within its region is distance, and at 3.6 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). By their own account, 47% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, below Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 80.0, women 82.6 and men 77.6 (2022/2024).

A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 1.9% of tested homes over the radon guideline in Papineau-Cameron’s area

Seismic risk runs high: $0.073 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Papineau-Cameron on the national inventory.

Winter nights bite in Papineau-Cameron: January lows of −16.0°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

There are 169 days of frost in a typical year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). A normal December brings 71 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in September, at 114 mm.

More of the land around Papineau-Cameron is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 15, above both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4). The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Within 5 km are 5 beaches; Bagwa Beach is the nearest. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Kag Trail.

More of Papineau-Cameron’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 27%

The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. 1.9% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). The share of residents under 15 is 14%.

Expect November days around 4°C in Papineau-Cameron, nights around −3°C

The month after, December, normally sees −3°C afternoons and −10°C nights. Expect about 97 mm of rain and snow over November. November usually brings some 38 cm of snow. ECCC’s forecast for North Bay is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Each seat on Papineau-Cameron’s council speaks for just 230 residents, fewer than in 96% of Ontario municipalities

Northern Ontario’s provincial ridings differ from the federal ones, and no open file of them exists, so Papineau-Cameron’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario isn’t shown.

Papineau-Cameron has no public library of its own; the nearest is Phelps Public Library, 45 km away

After it comes East Ferris Public Library (East Ferris), 48 km away.

The force covering Papineau-Cameron records more serious violence than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at 107

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Papineau-Cameron · Shared with the rest of the North Bay detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 13.2 per 1,000 a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). The force’s area logs 10.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.