Walpole Island 46Ontario

The First Nations reserve has 1,836 residents and lies in Ontario. The Walpole Island hold this reserve.

Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Population

1,836

people, 2025 estimate

Is Walpole Island 46 a good place to live?

Hazard risk is low (B+). Safety lags (D−). Pupils here do less well than most (C−). It lags on health as well (C+).

Walpole Island 46 is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.

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. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

WeakestD⁻Safety C⁻Schools

How Walpole Island 46 grades

Each subject compares Walpole Island 46 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

SafetyNear the bottom of the towns comparedD⁻Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsC⁻Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostB⁺Open →HealthWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

Jobs & incomeNot graded: not enough data–

WalkabilityNot graded: not enough data–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Walpole Island 46.

SafetySafety D⁻

Violent crime weighs more where Walpole Island 46 is policed than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 378

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 95 property crimes are reported each year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 53.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above Ontario’s towns (10.5) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Walpole Island 46 alone, so this card uses the figure for the Lambton (Walpole Island First Nation) detachment area.

334Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023360

2024354

2025287

2023–2025	Walpole Island 46	Ontario	Canada
Crime Severity Index	334	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	378	76	86
Violent crime	53.3	10.5	12
Property crime per 1,000	95	30.5	31.2

319

non-violent Crime Severity Index

50%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageWalpole Island 46’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety334 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Walpole Island 46’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Walpole Island 46 safe?”

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

SchoolsSchools C⁻

No high school in or near Walpole Island 46: the closest is 9.6 km off

Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, below Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3) alike. Elementary schools here average 190 students; in Ontario, 365.

2schools within 3 kmC⁻Schools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
A A Wright Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	255	English public

See all 2 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English Catholic1

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Walpole Island 46	Ontario	Canada
School boards	2	4	3
Nearest elementary school	8.4 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	9.6 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

380

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

9.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

8.4 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school2 elementary schools Results0 of 2 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario Language0 of 2 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario The boards2 school boards · St Clair CDSB Questions“What schools are there in Walpole Island 46?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

Walpole Island 46 gets a B+ for hazard risk

Radon topped the guideline in 8.4% of tested homes, higher than both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). NRCan expects $0.017 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Walpole Island 46, near the typical $0.030.

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Walpole Island 468.4%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Walpole Island 46	Ontario	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	8.4%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.017	$0.043	$0.030

$0.017

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

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

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WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.017 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.4% 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

Climate

Summer runs warm in Walpole Island 46: July highs of 29.2°C, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal May brings 94 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. In January the thermometer sinks to −6.3°C overnight, above Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C) alike. Most of the snow comes in January, about 33 cm. The frost-free season runs from 24 April to 27 October, 186 days.

29.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter2.0°C

Spring14.7°C

Summer28.1°C

Autumn16.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Walpole Island 46	Ontario	Canada
July afternoon high	29.2°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
January night low	−6.3°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	113	139	159
Snowfall a year	107 cm	146 cm	141 cm

107 cm

of snow a year

113

days with frost a year

186

frost-free days, 24 Apr to 27 Oct

109

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 29.2°C, January lows −6.3°C Rain and snow935 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow107 cm of snow a year Weather station44 km to the station · Windsor Riverside

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

HealthHealth C⁺

Walpole Island 46’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 1.5 years: life expectancy 80.0

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Lambton Health Unit

The region has more smokers than Ontario, 14% of adults to 11%; by contrast, in the health survey, 49% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Ontario’s 51%. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, about level with both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). For Walpole Island 46 itself the measure is access, and it lags: 11 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

49%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Walpole Island 4649%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Walpole Island 46	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	14%	10%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	80.0	82.8	81.5
Very good or excellent health	49%	51%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	17%	17%

80.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

11 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care11 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.2, men 77.8 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

History

Canada’s registers list 1 historic place in Walpole Island 46

Outside the boundary but close by, there is one more.

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Walpole Island Lower A32 Lighthouse 1931

1931

oldest construction date on the record

historic place just outside the town

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Questions“How many historic places does Walpole Island 46 have?”

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

Weather

Walpole Island 46 in November: highs near 10°C, lows near 2°C

A normal December brings highs of 3°C, lows of −3°C. November usually brings some 5 cm of snow. Expect about 71 mm of rain and snow over November. July brings the warmest days, 29°C; January the coldest nights, −6°C.

10°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November10°C

December3°C

January1°C

February2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	2°C	−5°C	197 mm
Spring	15°C	4°C	247 mm
Summer	28°C	17°C	258 mm
Autumn	17°C	8°C	233 mm

2°C

a normal November night

71 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 (Windsor Riverside); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong, which takes in Walpole Island 46, is held by Marilyn Gladu (Conservative Party of Canada)

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Who runs itIndian Reserve

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Walpole Island 46’s public library is Bkejwanong First Nation Public Library

From the centre of Walpole Island 46, it is 5.3 km away.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Walpole Island 46 is 56 km from Point Pelee National Park

2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The protected share within 10 km is 0.2%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest provincial park, Wheatley Provincial Park, is 43 km away. Swimmers have 4 beaches within 5 km, Willow Beach the nearest.

0.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Walpole Island 460.2%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Walpole Island 46	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.2%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4

56 km

to Point Pelee National Park

43 km

to Wheatley Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas2 protected areas within 10 km · St. Clair National Wildlife Area - Bear Creek Unit National & provincial parks56 km to a national park · Point Pelee National Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Walpole Island 46

15pages on Walpole Island 46

The big questions

SafetyD⁻Crime Severity Index 334 Housing & costProperty pricesSchoolsC⁻2 schools within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 80 in its region Work & commuteNatural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 29°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereHistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

About Walpole Island 46

First Nations reserve in Ontario

The reserve is its own census subdivision in Ontario, and the figures for Walpole Island 46 cover the whole of it. The 2021 census gives no figures for Walpole Island 46, either because it wasn’t counted or because Statistics Canada suppressed them.

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

Population: 1,836 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Lambton
First Nation: Walpole Island
Census subdivision: 3538004

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).