WhapmagoostuiQuebec

The town has 1,061 residents and lies in Quebec. Statistics Canada places it in the Nord-du-Québec census division.

Photo: Marie-Hélène Lareault · Public domain

Population

1,061

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

34%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

15%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Whapmagoostui a good place to live?

Whapmagoostui’s standout strength is jobs & income (A). Walkability is another plus (A). Safety lags (C−). Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most Canadian towns (A−).

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Whapmagoostui gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

No Cost Grade: fewer than 30% of households own their home here, so neither the home value nor the rent is a market price. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAWalkability AJobs & income A⁻Hazard riskWeakestC⁻Safety

What makes Whapmagoostui stand out

The 3 things Whapmagoostui does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 4% are 65 or over

For the middle of Canadian towns, 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

34% have a postsecondary qualification

Next to 56%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A.

How Whapmagoostui grades

Each subject compares Whapmagoostui 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Whapmagoostui gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carAOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →SafetyAmong the weakest of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highA⁻Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

HealthNot graded: not enough data–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Whapmagoostui.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Fewer commuters in Whapmagoostui drive than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 53%

The average trip to work took 10 min, lower than both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van53%

Walk15%

Census 2021	Whapmagoostui	Quebec	Canada
Car or van	53%	90%	89%
Average trip	10 min	27 min	26 min

$116,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

84%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageWhapmagoostui’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Getting to work15% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment7.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to50 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Kuujjuarapik

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Climate

Whapmagoostui has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −25.3°C

In July the thermometer climbs to 16.6°C by day, below both Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and Canadian towns (25.5°C). Gardeners get 103 frost-free days, from 18 June to 30 September. For the wettest month, look to September: 108 mm on average. December is the snowiest month, with 53 cm on average.

16.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−14.7°C

Spring−2.3°C

Summer15.1°C

Autumn5.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Whapmagoostui	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	16.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−25.3°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	224	161	159
Precipitation a year	664 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

230 cm

of snow a year

224

days with frost a year

103

frost-free days, 18 Jun to 30 Sep

127

days with precipitation a year

Full pageWhapmagoostui’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 16.6°C, January lows −25.3°C Rain and snow664 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow230 cm of snow a year Weather station0.4 km to the station · Kuujjuarapik

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

Who lives here

More of Whapmagoostui’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%

3.4% speak both English and French, lower than both Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

26median age

WhapmagoostuiQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

33%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree46%

Postsecondary qualification34%

Women and men · all residents

49.3% of Whapmagoostui’s residents are women

Here the census found 505 women and 520 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Whapmagoostui
	Whapmagoostui	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	33%	17%	16%
15 to 64	63%	62%	64%
65+	4.4%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	46%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	34%	59%	56%

Full pageWhapmagoostui’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages26 median age · 4% are 65 or over Households230 households · 4.5 people per household English and French3% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

SafetySafety C⁻

Violent crime weighs more where Whapmagoostui is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 197

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 104 over 2023–25, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 34.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 20.6 per 1,000 people a year.

104Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202335

2024130

2025145

2023–2025	Whapmagoostui	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	34.8	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	197	88	86
Crime Severity Index	104	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	20.6	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

36%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageWhapmagoostui’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety104 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Whapmagoostui’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Whapmagoostui safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (the Eeyou Eenou Cree Region service area)

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Wildfire low, radon 13%: how Whapmagoostui stands on hazards

Seismic risk runs low: $0.002 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Wildfire is rare near Whapmagoostui: 1.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.03% a year. No flood study for Whapmagoostui is on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Whapmagoostui13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Whapmagoostui	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.002	$0.14	$0.030

$0.002

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

Low

wildfire band

2.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageWhapmagoostui’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon13% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 1.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.002 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: the Nunavik health region

Health

People in Whapmagoostui’s health region live to 76.8 on average, 4.7 years short of the typical Canadian town

Shared with the rest of the Région des Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James: health survey and life expectancy

Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.7 km from the average resident of Whapmagoostui, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

0.7 kmfrom homes to a hospital, on average

Life expectancy at birth · years, at birth

Whapmagoostui76.8

Quebec’s towns82.5

Canadian towns81.5

Health	Whapmagoostui	Quebec	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	76.8	82.5	81.5

76.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

614 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Getting care0.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 614 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 79.1, men 73.1

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

Outdoors

Protected land is absent from the 10 km around Whapmagoostui

A provincial park, Tursujuq National Park (Québec), lies 67 km away. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Whapmagoostui0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Whapmagoostui	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

67 km

to Tursujuq National Park (Québec)

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks67 km to a provincial park · Tursujuq National Park (Québec)

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

Weather

A normal November in Whapmagoostui runs from −6°C to −1°C

A normal November brings 65 mm of rain and snow. The month after, December, normally sees −10°C afternoons and −17°C nights. The year peaks in July (17°C) and bottoms out in February (−27°C). ECCC’s forecast for Kuujjuarapik is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

−1°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November−1°C

December−10°C

January−17°C

February−17°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−15°C	−23°C	101 mm
Spring	−2°C	−12°C	84 mm
Summer	15°C	6°C	224 mm
Autumn	6°C	0°C	256 mm

−6°C

a normal November night

65 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 February

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Kuujjuarapik); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Whapmagoostui sends Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou

In the National Assembly of Québec, Whapmagoostui belongs to Ungava; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

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Who runs itCategory Ia Land

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

No public library is mapped in or near Whapmagoostui

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

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Places to belong0.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

3 schools in and around Whapmagoostui: 1 elementary school and 2 schools for every grade

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Badabin Eeyou School (Meeyow Bee Nooquow)In WhapmagoostuiElementary	Elementary	–	Other
École AsimauttaqIn WhapmagoostuiAll grades	All grades	–	Other

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Whapmagoostui	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3

0.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 2 schools for every grade Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Commission scolaire crie Questions“What schools are there in Whapmagoostui?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).

History

100% of Whapmagoostui’s homes date from 1961 or later

0%built before 1961

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Whapmagoostui	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	0%	21%	18%

Full pageWhapmagoostui’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes0% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Whapmagoostui have?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Whapmagoostui

15pages on Whapmagoostui

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 104 Housing & costProperty pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthLife expectancy 76.8 in its region Work & commuteA62% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 17°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 26 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about Whapmagoostui

Is Whapmagoostui a young town or an old one?

At 26, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 33% of the population and seniors 4%.

Do people in Whapmagoostui speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 0% know French alone, and 3% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

Has Whapmagoostui grown?

Yes: the census counted 1,016 in 2016 and 1,022 in 2021, a rise of 0.6%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,061.

What kind of homes are in Whapmagoostui?

Mostly 64% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 4.5 people on average, and 4% have just one.

About Whapmagoostui

Town in Quebec

Whapmagoostui is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 1,061 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Nord-du-Québec
First Nation: Première nation de Whapmagoostui
The community’s own name: ᐙᐸᒣᑯᔥᑐᐃ
Census subdivision: 2499816

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).