South GlengarryOntario

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14,355 people call this town in Ontario home. It lies in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

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Population

14,355

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

50.4

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

56%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is South Glengarry a good place to live?

Recorded crime is low (A). Overall, South Glengarry earns a B: better than 64% of Canadian towns, and #313 of 858 in Ontario. Jobs and pay hold up well (A−). The trade-off is walkability (C−). Homes were valued at a median $348,000 at the 2021 census, 3.8 times the typical household’s income.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestASafety A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestC⁻Walkability

How South Glengarry grades

Each subject compares South Glengarry 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

SafetyGraded on crime per residentAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itCOpen →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsC⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnBOpen →SchoolsClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes South Glengarry stand out

The 3 things South Glengarry does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Speak English and French

Who lives here

52% speak English and French

Against 8% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 90%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in South Glengarry.

SafetySafety A

Crime runs lighter where South Glengarry is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 37

37Crime Severity Index

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Stormont/Dundas/Glengarry detachment area

Property crime in its police area ran at 14.5 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence across its police area runs at 8 per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202339

202437

202534

2023–2025	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14.5	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	37	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	47	76	86
Violent crime	8	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

43%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSouth Glengarry’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety37 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime South Glengarry’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is South Glengarry safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

South Glengarry has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

4%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 26 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and below Ontario’s towns (29 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk3%

Public transit0%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	26 min	29 min	26 min

$91,000

median household income, 2020

22%

worked from home, May 2021

20%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSouth Glengarry’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment8.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,820 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Cornwall

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

South Glengarry is on Canada’s flood inventory: 7 listed, led by Raisin Region Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

About as many homes carry radon around South Glengarry as elsewhere, 6.1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.20 for each $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030).

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

South Glengarry6.1%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.20	$0.043	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.1%	4%	6.6%

$0.20

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

19 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageSouth Glengarry’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood7 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.20 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.1% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

HealthHealth C⁺

Very good or excellent health for 49% of adults in South Glengarry’s health region

49%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

A baby born in the region can expect 81.0 years, 83.0 for a girl and 78.9 for a boy (2022/2024). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 14% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. On average 19% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, higher than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). What sets South Glengarry apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 13 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). South Glengarry doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the The Eastern Ontario Health Unit.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

South Glengarry49%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	14%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.0	82.8	81.5
Very good or excellent health	49%	51%	52%

81.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

13 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSouth Glengarry’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care13 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.0, men 78.9 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

South Glengarry has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.3°C

27.3°CJuly afternoons

In January the thermometer sinks to −11.8°C overnight, below Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) but above Canadian towns (−13.5°C). January is the snowiest month, with 51 cm on average. October is the wettest month, with 100 mm of rain and snow on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.0°C

Spring11.7°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	198 cm	146 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	27.3°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,006 mm	902 mm	883 mm
January night low	−11.8°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C

198 cm

of snow a year

140

days with frost a year

134

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSouth Glengarry’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.3°C, January lows −11.8°C Rain and snow1,006 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow198 cm of snow a year Weather station17 km to the station · Cornwall

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

Who lives here

Older residents shape South Glengarry: 25% are 65 or over, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

50.4median age

Visible minorities make up 3.4% of the population, lower than both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). 4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

South GlengarryOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

25%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification56%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.7% of South Glengarry

Of the 2021 count, 6,620 were women and 6,705 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in South Glengarry
	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	60%	65%	64%
65+	25%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	56%	56%	56%

Full pageSouth Glengarry’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages50.4 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households5,430 households · 2.4 people per household Immigrants8% are immigrants · 3% belong to a visible minority English and French52% speak both · 1.8% speak French but not English

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

HousingCost of living B

Rent takes less of local pay in South Glengarry than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

$348,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

Owners make up 88% of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

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

South Glengarry$348,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
Rent as a share of income	15%	22%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	22%	18%
Households owning their home	88%	76%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$348,000	$695,000	$406,000

$850

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,010

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$850 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living3.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $348,000, against the median household income Owners and renters88% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Weather

A normal November in South Glengarry runs from freezing to 7°C

7°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal November brings 82 mm of rain and snow. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Also worth knowing: over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −12°C by night. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Cornwall forecast, on the Weather page.

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

November7°C

December0°C

January−4°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−10°C	219 mm
Spring	12°C	2°C	233 mm
Summer	26°C	16°C	275 mm
Autumn	14°C	6°C	280 mm

0°C

a normal November night

82 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

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

Town hall

More of South Glengarry voted in 2022 than in most of Ontario: 42%, ahead of 75% of municipalities

In October 2022, South Glengarry elected Lachlan McDonald as mayor, with a council of 5.

Turnout	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	42%	31%	31%

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Member of ParliamentEric Duncan Provincial legislatureStormont—Dundas—South Glengarry

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

SDG Library - Lancaster Branch and SDG Library - Williamstown Branch are South Glengarry’s two public libraries

South Glengarry has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.

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The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong0.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

SchoolsSchools B⁻

Teaching in French: 6 of South Glengarry’s 18 schools

18schools within 3 kmB⁻Schools Grade

Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic. Results have eased at 6 of 13 schools over three years. Counting a 3 km margin, South Glengarry has 14 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, for 4,725 students.

School	Level	Students	System
École élémentaire publique Rose des Vents FrenchLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	590	French public
Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	535	English Catholic
École élémentaire catholique de l'Ange-Gardien FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	170	French Catholic

See all 18 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public7

English Catholic5

French Catholic3

French public3

Schools within 3 km	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
School boards	5	4	3
Nearest elementary school	3.1 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	3.2 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

4,725

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

3.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.1 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageSouth Glengarry’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language6 of 18 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school18 schools within 3 km · 14 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools Results6 of 13 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards5 school boards · Upper Canada DSB Questions“What schools are there in South Glengarry?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Outdoors

Beaches near South Glengarry: 6 within 5 km

2.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Biggest among them: Lake Saint-François National Wildlife Area, 1,316 ha, 2.5 km off. The nearest provincial park, Voyageur Provincial Park, is 21 km away. A drive of 98 km reaches Thousand Islands National Park, the nearest national park.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

South Glengarry2.3%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	7	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.3%	2.3%	2.3%

98 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

21 km

to Voyageur Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas17 protected areas within 10 km · Lake Saint-François National Wildlife Area National & provincial parks98 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

History

History in South Glengarry goes back to 1784: Bethune-Thompson House / White House

4historic places

All 4 historic places listed here are of the highest rank. Homes from before 1961 make up 29% of the stock, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations4

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Bethune-Thompson House / White House 1784
Sir John Johnson House 1784
Glengarry House 1792
Ruin of St. Raphael's Roman Catholic Church 1815

1784

oldest construction date on the record

29%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	South Glengarry	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	29%	22%	18%

Full pageSouth Glengarry’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers4 historic places inside the town Highest designations4 top designations · Bethune-Thompson House / White House Older homes29% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does South Glengarry have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about South Glengarry

15pages on South Glengarry

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 37 Housing & costBHomes 3.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁻18 schools within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 81 in its region Work & commuteA⁻57% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.4 History4 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Glengarry House National Historic Site and 5 more in and around South Glengarry

What there is to see in South Glengarry and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

Historic siteHistoric siteGlengarry House National Historic Sitein town

National historic siteInverarden House500 m outside town, to the south Historic siteHistoric siteMartintown Grist Mill (1846)in town MuseumMuseumNor'Westers & Loyalist Museumin town Historic siteHistoric siteGlengarry Cairn500 m outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumInverarden Regency Cottage Museum500 m outside town, to the south

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Inverarden House: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from South Glengarry

13 notable people were born in South Glengarry.

See all 13 →

Remi ElieCanadian ice hockey player · born 1995

Samuel William JacobsCanadian politician · 1871–1938

Alexander Francis MacdonaldCanadian politician · 1818–1913

Jim McDonellMember of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada · born 1954

David MénardCanadian writer · born 1984

David Murdoch McPhersonCanadian dairyman & cheesemaker · 1847–1915

Photo credits

Remi Elie: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Samuel William Jacobs: Unknown author, Public domain · Alexander Francis Macdonald: Unknown author, Public domain · Jim McDonell: Legislative Assembly of Ontario, CC BY 3.0 · David Ménard: Simon Dumas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · David Murdoch McPherson: George Widman, CC BY 3.0

About South Glengarry

Town in Ontario

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: South Glengarry is one municipality in Ontario, figures and all.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 14,355 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Census subdivision: 3501005

South Glengarry’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

AkwesasneCornwallAkwesasne (Part) 59Saint-AnicetSouth Glengarry

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
South Glengarry	14,355	—	B	B	A	C⁺
Akwesasne Quebec	2,562	13	—	—	D	A⁻
Cornwall	54,346	15	D⁻	D	C⁻	B⁻
Akwesasne (Part) 59	1,947	16	—	—	B⁺	C
Saint-Anicet Quebec	2,854	17	D	C⁺	D	B⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about South Glengarry

Do people in South Glengarry speak French?

52% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 1.8% speak French but not English.

Who are the people of South Glengarry?

At the 2021 census, 8% were immigrants and 3% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 4% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in South Glengarry?

Mostly 93% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.4 people on average, and 23% have just one.

Has South Glengarry grown?

It added people: 13,150 in 2016, 13,330 in 2021, 1.4% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 14,355.

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).