Smooth Rock FallsOntario

Working-age people in Smooth Rock Falls are less likely to have a job than in 95% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 31 min, higher than both Ontario’s towns (29 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). At the census, 86% of commuters went by car.

Smooth Rock Falls has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −23.3°C

For the wettest month, look to September: 99 mm on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 207 days a year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 4 June to 17 September, 104 days. Expect July highs of around 24.1°C in Smooth Rock Falls.

Hazard risk in Smooth Rock Falls is lower than in 85% of Canadian towns

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Burn scars are few around Smooth Rock Falls, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.004% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Renting in Smooth Rock Falls costs 19% of household income, less than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

10% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 80%.

Expect 77.3 years of life in the region around Smooth Rock Falls, 4.2 under the typical Canadian town

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Porcupine Health Unit

Smoking is commoner than in the province: 16% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). That said, in the health survey, 48% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Ontario’s 51%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Smooth Rock Falls is well placed: 1.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

An older town: 35% of people in Smooth Rock Falls are 65 or over, more than in both Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5.1% of residents, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 make up 11% of residents.

Smooth Rock Falls’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 139, runs above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

Police recorded 26.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Each year brings 14.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents.

What November brings in Smooth Rock Falls: −8°C at night, freezing by day

November normally sees 67 mm of precipitation. Next comes December, with normal highs of −7°C and lows of −17°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 52 cm. Also worth knowing: the forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Kapuskasing.

More of Smooth Rock Falls voted in 2022 than in most of Ontario: 65%, ahead of 99% of municipalities

Patrick Roberts was elected mayor of Smooth Rock Falls in October 2022, on a council of 5 seats.

Smooth Rock Falls has one public library, Smooth Rock Falls Public Library

From the centre of Smooth Rock Falls, it is 0.4 km away.

Smooth Rock Falls is 8.0 km from Greenwater Provincial Park

Of the country within 10 km, 1.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. No national park lies within 100 km. Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 1, lower than both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4).

Smooth Rock Falls has 2 French-language schools among its 3

In or within 3 km of Smooth Rock Falls: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.

An older town: 44% of Smooth Rock Falls’s homes predate 1961