Winghamin North Huron, Ontario

Wingham has cooler summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.4°C

Snow totals 385 cm over the year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). On a January night, the temperature in Wingham falls to about −7.8°C. Most of the snow comes in January, about 111 cm. The most precipitation falls in June: 100 mm in a normal year.

Rent takes less of local pay in Wingham than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 17% of household income

Owners put the median home at $400,000, about level with Canadian towns ($406,000) and below Ontario’s towns ($695,000). Home ownership covers 71% of households.

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

Driving is how 86% of commuters got to work at the census.

Wingham’s grade for safety: a B+

Its violent severity index came to 65, lower than both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 21.8 per 1,000 residents a year.

Wingham’s grade for schools: a C

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, below Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3) alike. In or within 3 km of Wingham: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, with 1,260 students.

Wingham is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Maitland Valley Conservation Authority

Just over a tenth of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, above Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Huron County Health Unit, Wingham included.

Fewer adults feel healthy around Wingham: 45% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)

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

Smoking takes in just over one in ten adults, age-standardised, above both Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Life expectancy in the region is 81.7 years (83.7 for women, 79.7 for men, 2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is 5.8 km from the average resident of Wingham, further than the usual 3.7 km.

What November brings in Wingham: 1°C at night, 7°C by day

By December, a normal day reaches 2°C and a night falls to −4°C. November normally sees 92 mm of precipitation. About 48 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −8°C in February.

70% of electors voted in Huron—Bruce in 2021, more than in 93% of Canada’s ridings

Provincially, Wingham votes in Huron—Bruce; the open record doesn’t name its MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.

Wingham’s public library works from 3 branches

By name: Alice Munro Public Library, Blyth Public Library and Huron County Library - Blyth Branch.

Morris Tract Provincial Park is 10.0 km from Wingham

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. For walks, 2 named routes run within 2 km, such as the Goderich to Auburn Rail Trail (hiking) and Maitland Trail.

Fewer of Wingham’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 3.5%

People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, above Ontario’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Under 15: 17% of residents.

Older housing stands out in Wingham: 51% predates 1961