South RiverOntario

The 2 schools of South River: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

South River is graded a D for health

The survey finds 47% of adults in very good or excellent health, below both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 18% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Measured from where South River’s residents live, a hospital is 53 km away on average and 100% of them are over 30 km out. Lives in the region last 80.0 years on average (2022/2024): 82.6 for women, 77.6 for men. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, with South River one part of it.

Commuters in South River have a short way to work, 24 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 89% of commuters, about level with both Ontario’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

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

Earthquake risk in South River is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.035 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Fewer households own their home in South River than in Ontario’s towns or across Canadian towns: 59%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

South River has cooler summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.3°C

December is the snowiest month, with 71 cm on average. Snowfall adds up to 312 cm a year, above both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). January nights in South River drop to −17.3°C on average. Frost usually lifts by 15 May and returns around 29 September: 135 days without it.

An older town: 27% of people in South River are 65 or over, more than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 1.4% of the population, below both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here.

A normal November in South River runs from −4°C to 3°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Burk's Falls forecast, on the Weather page. Snow is normal by November, about 38 cm over the month. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 97 mm. Across the year, normals run from −17°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July.

South River has a council seat for every 240 residents, fewer than 95% of municipalities in Ontario

Voters in South River chose Jim Coleman as mayor in October 2022, for a 5-seat council.

No public library stands in South River: the closest, Powassan & District Union Public Library, is 27 km away

After it comes Kearney and Area Public Library (Kearney), 34 km away.

The nearest provincial park, Mikisew Provincial Park, is 8.8 km from South River

2 protected areas lie within 10 km. 2.1 km out lies the largest, Louck Lake Wetland Conservation Reserve, at 265 ha. The protected share within 10 km is 0.9%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Georgian Bay Islands National Park is the closest national park, 96 km from town.

The force covering South River 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 South River · Measured across the North Bay detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 13.2 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 63 over 2023–25, between Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Violence across its police area runs at 10.2 per 1,000 residents a year.

Older housing stands out in South River: 43% predates 1961