Wikwemikong UncededOntario
Population 2,875: a First Nations reserve in Ontario. Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2021.
Is Wikwemikong Unceded a good place to live?
Hazard risk is low (A). Add walkability to its strengths (B+). Police record more crime here than in most towns (D−). Residents’ health trails most towns (C−).
As a First Nations reserve, Wikwemikong Unceded isn’t given an overall grade or ranked. Too much of a reserve’s data is suppressed or uncollected by Statistics Canada for a fair comparison with other towns.
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.
How Wikwemikong Unceded grades
Each subject compares Wikwemikong Unceded with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
As a First Nations reserve, Wikwemikong Unceded isn’t given an overall grade or ranked. Too much of a reserve’s data is suppressed or uncollected by Statistics Canada for a fair comparison with other towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Wikwemikong Unceded stand out
The 3 things Wikwemikong Unceded does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wikwemikong Unceded.
Wikwemikong Unceded’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 763, runs above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
Property crime ran at 141.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Each year, 102.7 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Wikwemikong Unceded | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 763 | 76 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 102.7 | 10.5 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 141.6 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Wikwemikong Unceded gets an A for hazard risk
Burn scars are few around Wikwemikong Unceded, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.004% a year). About as many homes carry radon around Wikwemikong Unceded as elsewhere, 5.2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Wikwemikong Unceded | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.009 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 5.2% | 4% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Wikwemikong Unceded’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.4 years: life expectancy 79.1
Homes here are 26 km from a hospital on average, above Ontario’s towns (3.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 16% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 51%; Ontario as a whole is at 51%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Wikwemikong Unceded | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 16% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.1 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Sudbury and District Health Unit
Commuters in Wikwemikong Unceded have a short way to work, 14 min on average, less than in Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns
By car: that was how 91% of commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Wikwemikong Unceded | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 14 min | 29 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 91% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
More of Wikwemikong Unceded’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%
24% are under 15, above Ontario’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Over-65s are 13% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.6% of Wikwemikong Unceded’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 1,410 women to 1,320 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Wikwemikong Unceded | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 29% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 43% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Wikwemikong Unceded’s teenagers travel 34 km to the nearest high school
Elementary school is 8.3 km away at the nearest, above both Ontario’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assiginack Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 100 | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Wikwemikong Unceded | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 34 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 8.3 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Wikwemikong Unceded has cooler summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.4°C
September is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average. January nights fall to −12.9°C on average, below Ontario’s towns (−9.1°C) and close to Canadian towns (−13.5°C). These figures are measured at Killarney, 27 km from the town.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Wikwemikong Unceded | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 22.4°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −12.9°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 144 | 139 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Killarney)
Wikwemikong Unceded in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −1°C
The year peaks in July (22°C) and bottoms out in January (−13°C). November normally sees 75 mm of precipitation. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −8°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Killarney.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −11°C | 184 mm |
| Spring | 7°C | 0°C | 205 mm |
| Summer | 21°C | 15°C | 251 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 6°C | 272 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Killarney); the forecast is on the Weather page
Jim Belanger (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt, the riding that includes Wikwemikong Unceded
71 of the 122 MPs from Ontario belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Wikwemikong Unceded has no public library of its own; the nearest is Assiginack Public Library, 8.2 km away
The next is Little Current Public Library (Little Current), 26 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Wikwemikong Unceded is 34 km from Bruce Peninsula National Park
Swimmers have 6 beaches within 5 km, Nabakwaneing the nearest. 2.1 km from town is Killarney Coast and Islands Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The protected share within 10 km is 1.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Count 11 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Wikwemikong Unceded | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Wikwemikong Unceded
Assiginack Museum and 2 more in and around Wikwemikong Unceded
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Wikwemikong Unceded, the best known first.
About Wikwemikong Unceded
First Nations reserve in Ontario
Statistics Canada counts Wikwemikong Unceded, a First Nations reserve in Ontario, as its own census subdivision.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,875 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Manitoulin
- First Nation
- Wikwemikong
- The community’s own name
- Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory
- Census subdivision
- 3551043
Wikwemikong Unceded’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikwemikong Unceded | 2,875 | — | — | — | D− | C− |
| Assiginack | 1,137 | 8.8 | — | B− | C | C− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Wikwemikong Unceded
Has Wikwemikong Unceded grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 2,500 to 2,728 residents (up 9.1%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,875.
What kind of homes are in Wikwemikong Unceded?
71% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.6 people; 31% are one person living alone.
How old are the people of Wikwemikong Unceded?
Its median age is 34.8, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 24% of residents; over-65s, 13%.
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).