Timiskaming, Unorganized, West PartOntario

This town in Ontario has a population of 3,606. Statistics Canada places it in the Timiskaming census division.

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Population

3,606

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

51.2

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

53%

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%

TownGrade

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Is Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part a good place to live?

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part grades D overall and ranks #813 of 858 in Ontario. Nationally, it does better than 14% of Canadian towns. Health is a weak point (C−). Schools are weaker too (C−). It also trails on walkability (C−). Housing is within reach (A−).

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 less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingWeakestC⁻Walkability C⁻Health

What makes Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part stand out

The 3 things Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.1 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $250,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

25% are 65 or over

Half of Canadian towns are above 19%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part grades

Each subject compares Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part 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

WalkabilityNear the bottom of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesA⁻Open →HealthHealth outcomes are among the weakest comparedC⁻Open →SchoolsBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →Hazard riskAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Tri Town Ski and Snowboard Village and 13 more in and around Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part

From museums to parks and historic sites: Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

Ski hillSki hillTri Town Ski and Snowboard Villagein town

MuseumMuseum of Northern History2.3 km outside town, to the north

MuseumMaison du Frère-Moffet3.8 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumCobalt Mining Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southeast

ViewpointViewpointDevil's Rockin town MuseumMuseumHockey Heritage North2.8 km outside town, to the north

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (3)

Museum of Northern History: Town of Kirkland Lake, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison du Frère-Moffet: Richard Aubry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cobalt Mining Museum: Jean-Paul Lefaivre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part.

HousingCost of living A⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income

Households that own their home make up 93%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$250,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part$250,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	13%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	93%	76%	74%

$650

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$636

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageTimiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$650 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living3.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Owners and renters93% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

HealthHealth C⁻

Life expectancy around Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part is 77.0 years, 4.5 less than for the typical Canadian town

Measured across the Timiskaming Health Unit: health survey and life expectancy

Age-standardised, 54% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, above both Ontario’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. What sets Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part apart within its region is distance: 21 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 37% of residents.

54%very good or excellent healthC⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part54%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part	Ontario	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	77.0	82.8	81.5
Smokers	15%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	17%	17%
Very good or excellent health	54%	51%	52%

77.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

21 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

21 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageTimiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 21 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.3, men 73.6 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

SchoolsSchools C⁻

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part has 8 French-language schools among its 24

Of the 16 with results, 12 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic. An elementary school stands 18 km from the centre, above both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Its elementary schools are small, 182 students on average, against 365 in Ontario.

24schools within 3 kmC⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
New Liskeard Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	460	English public
Timiskaming District Secondary School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	585	English public
École catholique St-Louis (Virginiatown) FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	–	French Catholic

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public12

French Catholic7

English Catholic4

French public1

Schools within 3 km	Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part	Ontario	Canada
Nearest elementary school	18 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	18 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	4	4	3

4,270

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

18 km

to the nearest secondary school

18 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageTimiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language8 of 24 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school24 schools within 3 km · 19 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools Results0 of 16 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards4 school boards · DSB Ontario North East Questions“What schools are there in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

SafetySafety C⁻

The force covering Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part records more serious violence than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at 172

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part · Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Kirkland Lake detachment area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 97 over 2023–25, above both Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 21.4 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 14.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

97Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023155

202467

202570

2023–2025	Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part	Ontario	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	172	76	86
Crime Severity Index	97	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	21.4	30.5	31.2
Violent crime	14.1	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

69%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageTimiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety97 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part safe?”

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

Outdoors

Protected land around Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part beats nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Ishpatina Ridge Trail. Within 100 km there is no national park. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 57, above both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (4). Some protected land is inside the town: 12% of its area.

12%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part12%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	57	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	12%	2.3%	2.3%

At the edge

to Makobe-Grays River Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageTimiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas58 protected areas within 10 km · Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Makobe-Grays River Provincial Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Ishpatina Ridge Trail

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

Climate

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part has colder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −21.9°C

The thermometer drops below freezing on 192 days a year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 25 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 123 days. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 24.0°C in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part.

24.0°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−7.8°C

Spring7.7°C

Summer22.7°C

Autumn9.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part	Ontario	Canada
January night low	−21.9°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	24.0°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	192	139	159
Precipitation a year	787 mm	902 mm	883 mm

192

days with frost a year

123

frost-free days, 25 May to 25 Sep

123

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 24.0°C, January lows −21.9°C Rain and snow787 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station25 km to the station · Kirkland Lake

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part has 0.1 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

The average trip to work takes 30 min.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	30 min	29 min	26 min

$81,000

median household income, 2020

18%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageTimiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to485 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Kirkland Lake

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Hazards in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 7.8% of tested homes

Little of the land around Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part has burned: 1.3% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.04% a year. No one has filed a flood map for Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

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

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part7.8%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	7.8%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.034	$0.043	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

2.1 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageTimiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon7.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 1.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.034 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

Who lives here

Fewer of Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 0.5%

Both official languages: just over a fifth of residents, above Ontario’s towns (6.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.2% of residents, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

51.2median age

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West PartOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

25%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.4% of Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part

Women numbered 1,555 and men 1,655 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part
	Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	60%	65%	64%
65+	25%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	19%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	56%	56%

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Immigrants4% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority Ages51.2 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households1,380 households · 2.3 people per household English and French22% speak both · 0.6% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Expect November days around 1°C in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part, nights around −6°C

November normally sees 63 mm of precipitation. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Kirkland Lake forecast.

1°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November1°C

December−6°C

January−10°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−8°C	−20°C	138 mm
Spring	8°C	−5°C	170 mm
Summer	23°C	12°C	251 mm
Autumn	9°C	1°C	229 mm

−6°C

a normal November night

63 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 (Kirkland Lake); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part is split between 2 federal ridings, chiefly Nipissing—Timiskaming and Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk

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

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Member of ParliamentPauline Rochefort

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

No public library stands in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part: the closest, Teck Centennial Library, is 24 km away

Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part in particular.

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Places to belong1.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part

15pages on Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 97 Housing & costA⁻Homes 3.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁻24 schools within 3 km HealthC⁻Life expectancy 77 in its region Work & commuteC52% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors12% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s neighbours

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

EnglehartTimiskaming, Unorganized, West Part

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part	3,606	—	D	A⁻	C⁻	C⁻
Englehart	1,559	17	—	B⁺	C⁻	C⁺

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

Questions about Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part

Who are the people of Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part?

At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 6% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part?

Mostly 96% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 25% have just one.

How old are the people of Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part?

Half its people are older than 51.2 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 15%, people 65 and over 25%.

About Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part

Town in Ontario

Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part is a municipality in Ontario, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 3,606 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Timiskaming
Census subdivision: 3554094

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).