West Lornein West Elgin, Ontario

The force covering West Lorne records less serious violence than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, at 41

Shared with the rest of the Elgin County detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Where it is policed, 6.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. The index for the force that serves it came to 32, below Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Its police area records 11.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

2 of West Lorne’s 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario

The 3 km around West Lorne counts 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 865 students between them. The closest elementary school is 3.5 km away, above Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

Trips to work from West Lorne take longer than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average

Driving is how 92% of commuters got to work at the census.

Wildfire low, radon 7.5%: how West Lorne stands on hazards

Source area for radon tests: the Elgin-St. Thomas Health Unit

NRCan expects $0.020 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in West Lorne, near the typical $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

West Lorne has milder winters than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −7.4°C

The most precipitation falls in May: 90 mm in a normal year. Frosty days number 129 in a normal year, lower than both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 4 May and returns around 14 October: 162 days without it. January is the snowiest month, with 28 cm on average.

Renting in West Lorne costs 15% of household income, less than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

84% of households own their home, higher than both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

West Lorne in November: highs near 8°C, lows near 1°C

In November, the normal is 83 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −7°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Rodney forecast, on the Weather page.

Fewer of West Lorne voted in 2022 than in most of Ontario: 12%, behind 96% of municipalities

West Lorne has no council of its own: it belongs to West Elgin, a municipality.

West Lorne has two public libraries, Elgin County Library - Rodney and West Lorne Library

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

Visible minorities make up less of West Lorne than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.8%

Immigrants make up just over one in ten residents, higher than both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

The nearest provincial park, Clear Creek Forest Provincial Park, is 3.0 km from West Lorne

3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Port Glasgow Beach. For a national park, Point Pelee National Park is 90 km away. Protected areas cover 0.6% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Count 16 protected areas within 10 km of town.

49% of adults around West Lorne rate their health very good or excellent

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, close to both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Life expectancy in the region is 80.6 years (83.0 for women, 78.2 for men, 2022/2024). For West Lorne itself the measure is access: 4.7 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Oxford Elgin St. Thomas Health Unit as a whole, not for West Lorne alone.

Older housing stands out in West Lorne: 48% predates 1961