
Lumsden No. 189Saskatchewan
This town in Saskatchewan has a population of 2,150. It sits within the Regina census metropolitan area.
Is Lumsden No. 189 a good place to live?
A median home here was worth $548,000 at the census, or 4.2 times what the middle household earns in a year. The weak point is walkability (D). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B− for health and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Lumsden No. 189 is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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.
How Lumsden No. 189 grades
Each subject compares Lumsden No. 189 with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Lumsden No. 189 is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
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What makes Lumsden No. 189 stand out
The 3 things Lumsden No. 189 does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lumsden No. 189.
Commuters in Lumsden No. 189 travel further than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Lumsden No. 189 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 18 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
No high school in or near Lumsden No. 189: the closest is 19 km off
Young children have 17 km to the nearest elementary school, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shore Elementary SchoolNearest elementary school, 0.5 kmElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Lumsden No. 189 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 17 km | 0.4 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 19 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in Saskatchewan, because the province publishes no results school by school.
Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Lumsden No. 189: 390 mm a year
June is the wettest month, with 85 mm of rain and snow on average. The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −20.0°C, close to Saskatchewan’s towns (−20.7°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 23 May and returns around 14 September: 114 days without it. Also worth knowing: a normal December brings 21 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Lumsden No. 189 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 390 mm | 383 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 203 | 203 | 159 |
| January night low | −20.0°C | −20.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 105 cm | 91 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Regina (Airport))
Most households in Lumsden No. 189 own their home: 93%, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns or across Canadian towns
Measured across the Regina metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Rent took 14% of household income, lower than both Saskatchewan’s towns (19%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Lumsden No. 189 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 93% | 71% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 17% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 19% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $548,000 | $324,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
What November brings in Lumsden No. 189: −10°C at night, freezing by day
Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −7°C and lows near −17°C. November normally sees 15 mm of precipitation. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Regina forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −18°C | 35 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −3°C | 89 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 10°C | 195 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −3°C | 71 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Regina (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
In 2021, Fraser Tolmie carried Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan by 16,894 votes, a margin wider than 91% of Canada’s ridings
With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s ridings map, Lumsden No.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Lumsden No. 189 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Lumsden Library, 5.6 km away
The next is Sherwood Village Library (Twin Lakes), 18 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park, Last Mountain House Provincial Park, is 0.5 km from Lumsden No. 189
Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 13, above both Saskatchewan’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (4). There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The Fairy Hill Interpretive Trail is the one mapped walking route close by.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Lumsden No. 189 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.5% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
High radon around Lumsden No. 189: 25% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³
Radon tests for the Regina Qu'Appelle RHA
The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Water Security Agency. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.008 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Fire seldom reaches Lumsden No. 189: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Lumsden No. 189 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 25% | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.008 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Fewer of Lumsden No. 189’s people belong to a visible minority than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 0.8%
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, above Saskatchewan’s towns (16%) and close to Canadian towns (19%). Under-15s account for 19% 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
47.8% of Lumsden No. 189’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 940 and men at 1,025; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Lumsden No. 189 | Saskatchewan | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 16% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Saskatchewan and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
49% of adults around Lumsden No. 189 rate their health very good or excellent
Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, near both Saskatchewan’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). The region has fewer smokers than Saskatchewan, 8.6% of adults to 13%. People in the region live to 80.2 on average: 82.3 for women and 78.0 for men in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital is 18 km from the average resident of Lumsden No. 189, further than the usual 3.7 km. Lumsden No. 189 doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Regina health region.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Lumsden No. 189 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 8.6% | 8.6% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.2 | 80.2 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 49% | 49% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
The force covering Lumsden No. 189 records less serious violence than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at 43
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Lumsden No. 189
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 64 over 2023–25, below both Saskatchewan’s towns (119) and Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 30.3 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 9.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Lumsden No. 189 | Saskatchewan | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 43 | 154 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 64 | 119 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 30.3 | 48.4 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 9.9 | 15.2 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Lumsden detachment area
Everything we know about Lumsden No. 189
Holy Rosary Cathedral and 3 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Lumsden No. 189; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralHoly Rosary Cathedral24 km southeast
MuseumRoyal Saskatchewan Museum25 km southeast
MuseumRCMP Heritage Centre21 km southeast
MuseumGovernment House22 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Holy Rosary Cathedral: Grahampurse, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Saskatchewan Museum: Scotwood72 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- RCMP Heritage Centre: Drm310, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Government House: Scotwood72, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Lumsden No. 189
No notable person born in Lumsden No. 189 is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
About Lumsden No. 189
Town in Saskatchewan
Statistics Canada treats Lumsden No. 189 as a single census subdivision in Saskatchewan, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,150 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- Census division
- Division No. 6
- Metro area
- Regina
- Census subdivision
- 4706053
Lumsden No. 189’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumsden No. 189 | 2,150 | — | — | B | B− | B− |
| Lumsden | 2,059 | 5.7 | — | B− | B− | B− |
| Twin Lakes | 7,286 | 18 | B+ | B+ | C− | B |
| Sherwood/McCarthy | 5,753 | 18 | B− | B− | C− | B |
| Prairie View | 8,517 | 18 | B | A− | C− | B |
| Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge | 9,325 | 19 | B+ | A | C− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Lumsden No. 189
What kind of homes are in Lumsden No. 189?
97% 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; 16% are one person living alone.
Has Lumsden No. 189 grown?
It added people: 1,938 in 2016, 1,968 in 2021, 1.5% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,150.
Is Lumsden No. 189 a young town or an old one?
Half its people are older than 46.4 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 19%, people 65 and over 19%.
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).