GracefieldQuebec

Commuters in Gracefield travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

At the census, 88% of commuters went by car.

Hazard risk in Gracefield is higher than in 85% of Canadian towns

In Health Canada’s survey, 13% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.099 per $1,000 of building value, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) yet higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Gouvernement du Québec. Nobody publishes radon tests for Gracefield alone, so this card uses the figure for the Outaouais health region.

The force covering Gracefield records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 152

Violent incidents in its police area came to 27.4 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 20.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Gracefield doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from Vallée-de-la-Gatineau MRC.

Few places match Gracefield for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 31, above both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Protected areas take in nearly a fifth of the town itself. The closest provincial park is Ottawa River Provincial Park, 55 km from the edge of town.

More people in Gracefield speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 48%

9.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. The under-15s are 14% of the population here.

Gracefield has colder winter nights than four in five Canadian towns

Frost usually lifts by 16 May and returns around 26 September: 132 days without it. The thermometer drops below freezing on 181 days a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). October is the wettest month, with 96 mm of rain and snow on average. Also worth knowing: a normal December brings 45 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Gracefield is a town of owners: 81% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, between Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).

A hospital trip from Gracefield means 32 km on average, in a straight line

Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de l'Outaouais

Lives here run to 80.7 years on average, lower than both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). The region has more smokers than Quebec, 17% of adults to 12%. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 55% very good or excellent, 57% for Quebec.

3 schools serve Gracefield, 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade

Expect November days around 4°C in Gracefield, nights around −5°C

Into December, the normals move to −3°C and −12°C. A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November. Across the year, normals run from −17°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.

Mathieu Caron leads Gracefield as mayor

44 of the 78 MPs from Quebec belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

No public library stands in Gracefield: the closest, Bibliothèque De Blue Sea, is 9.9 km away

Gracefield has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.