SagamokOntario
A First Nations reserve in Ontario, home to 1,200 people. The Sagamok Anishnawbek hold this reserve.
Is Sagamok a good place to live?
Natural hazards are few (A−). Health is a weak point (D−). Incomes are on the low side (D). It is hard to get around without a car (C).
No overall grade, and no ranking: Sagamok is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with other towns.
No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
How Sagamok grades
Each subject compares Sagamok with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
No overall grade, and no ranking: Sagamok is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with other towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Sagamok stand out
The 3 things Sagamok does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sagamok.
Sagamok is graded a D− for health
Across the region, life runs to 77.9 years on average: women 80.4, men 75.6, in 2022/2024. A hospital lies 26 km from the typical home, above Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. In the health survey, 46% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Ontario’s 51%. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 17% of adults, against 11% for Ontario.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sagamok | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.9 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 17% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 46% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the The District of Algoma Health Unit, not by town
Trips to work from Sagamok are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average
94% of commuters drove, higher than both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sagamok | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Sagamok’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.6% of area homes over the radon guideline
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.008 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Sagamok on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sagamok | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.6% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.008 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Children make up 25% of Sagamok, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 97% of residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). 14% of residents are 65 or over.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.3% of Sagamok’s residents are women
530 men and 580 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Sagamok | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 35% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 38% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The nearest high school to Sagamok is 34 km away
Young children have 9.6 km to the nearest elementary school, above Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École élémentaire Sainte-Anne FrenchIn SagamokElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | – | French Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Sagamok | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 34 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 9.6 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Summers stay cool in Sagamok: July afternoons reach 24.4°C, below Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
January nights fall to −13.6°C on average, about level with Canadian towns (−13.5°C) and below Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C). September is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average. Gore Bay, 43 km away, supplies the normals.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sagamok | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 24.4°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −13.6°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 153 | 139 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Gore Bay)
Sagamok in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −1°C
The year peaks in July (24°C) and bottoms out in February (−14°C). Next comes December, with normal highs of freezing and lows of −7°C. In November, the normal is 75 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Gore Bay.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 184 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −1°C | 205 mm |
| Summer | 23°C | 13°C | 251 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 5°C | 272 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Gore Bay); the forecast is on the Weather page
Sagamok sends Terry Sheehan (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma
Local government in Sagamok, a reserve, is the First Nation’s band council, not on the open lists this page uses.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Sagamok has no public library of its own; the nearest is Town Of Spanish Public Library, 14 km away
Sagamok Anishnawbek public library serves 1,622 people, more than Sagamok alone, so its figures cover the wider area.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected areas cover 44% of the country around Sagamok
Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sagamok | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 44% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Sagamok
About Sagamok
First Nations reserve in Ontario
Statistics Canada counts Sagamok, a First Nations reserve in Ontario, as its own census subdivision.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,200 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Algoma
- First Nation
- Sagamok Anishnawbek
- Census subdivision
- 3557071
Sagamok’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagamok | 1,200 | — | — | — | — | D− |
| Sables-Spanish Rivers | 3,412 | 15 | D− | B− | C | C− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sagamok
What kind of homes are in Sagamok?
Single-detached houses make up 78% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 26% of households are one person, and the average is 2.8.
Is Sagamok growing?
It went from 1,140 people in 2016 to 1,110 in 2021, down 2.6%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,200.
Is Sagamok a young town or an old one?
At 31.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · 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).