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Lumsden No. 189Saskatchewan

This town in Saskatchewan has a population of 2,150. It sits within the Regina census metropolitan area.

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Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain
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Lumsden No. 189, Saskatchewan · Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

Population
2,150
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
46.4
years · Saskatchewan’s towns: 41.4
Postsecondary
57%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

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.

How grading works

Lumsden No. 189 is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Lumsden No. 189 stand out

The 3 things Lumsden No. 189 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lumsden No. 189.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Commuters in Lumsden No. 189 travel further than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%
Walk3%
Census 2021Lumsden No. 189SaskatchewanCanada
Average trip29 min18 min26 min
$128,000
median household income, 2020
26%
worked from home, May 2021
8%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Schools

No high school in or near Lumsden No. 189: the closest is 19 km off

1school within 3 km

Young children have 17 km to the nearest elementary school, above Saskatchewan’s towns (0.4 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
South Shore Elementary SchoolNearest elementary school, 0.5 kmElementaryElementary–English public
Schools within 3 kmLumsden No. 189SaskatchewanCanada
Nearest elementary school17 km0.4 km0.5 km
Nearest secondary school19 km1.1 km1.2 km
19 km
to the nearest secondary school
17 km
to the nearest elementary school

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in Saskatchewan, because the province publishes no results school by school.

Climate

Few Canadian towns get less rain and snow than Lumsden No. 189: 390 mm a year

25.6°CJuly afternoons

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

Winter−7.9°C
Spring9.6°C
Summer24.5°C
Autumn10.3°C
Normals, 1991–2020Lumsden No. 189SaskatchewanCanada
Precipitation a year390 mm383 mm883 mm
Days with frost a year203203159
January night low−20.0°C−20.7°C−13.5°C
Snowfall a year105 cm91 cm141 cm
105 cm
of snow a year
203
days with frost a year
114
frost-free days, 23 May to 14 Sep
68
days with precipitation a year

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

HousingCost of living B

Most households in Lumsden No. 189 own their home: 93%, more than in Saskatchewan’s towns or across Canadian towns

$548,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

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

Lumsden No. 189$548,000
Saskatchewan$324,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Lumsden No. 189SaskatchewanCanada
Households owning their home93%71%74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter9%17%18%
Rent as a share of income14%19%20%
Median home value, 2021$548,000$324,000$406,000
$1,478
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$1,680
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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.

Weather

What November brings in Lumsden No. 189: −10°C at night, freezing by day

0°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November0°C
December−7°C
January−9°C
February−7°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−8°C−18°C35 mm
Spring10°C−3°C89 mm
Summer25°C10°C195 mm
Autumn10°C−3°C71 mm
−10°C
a normal November night
15 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

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

Town hall

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

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

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

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park, Last Mountain House Provincial Park, is 0.5 km from Lumsden No. 189

3.5%of the land within 10 km protected

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

Lumsden No. 1893.5%
Saskatchewan’s towns1.7%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsLumsden No. 189SaskatchewanCanada
Public protected areas within 10 km1324
Protected land within 10 km3.5%1.7%2.3%
0.5 km
to Last Mountain House Provincial Park
13
public protected areas within 10 km

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B−

High radon around Lumsden No. 189: 25% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Lowwildfire bandB−Hazard risk Grade

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

Lumsden No. 18925%
Saskatchewan’s towns9.1%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsLumsden No. 189SaskatchewanCanada
Radon tests above the guideline25%9.1%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.008$0.006$0.030
Low
wildfire band
15 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986
2
flood studies on the national inventory

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Who lives here

Fewer of Lumsden No. 189’s people belong to a visible minority than in Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns: 0.8%

46.4median age

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.

Lumsden No. 189SaskatchewanCanada

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

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%
Postsecondary qualification57%

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.

Who lives in Lumsden No. 189
Lumsden No. 189SaskatchewanCanada
Under 1519%18%16%
15 to 6462%65%64%
65+19%16%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree11%15%16%
Postsecondary qualification57%52%56%

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

HealthHealth B−

49% of adults around Lumsden No. 189 rate their health very good or excellent

49%very good or excellent healthB−Health Grade

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

Lumsden No. 18949%
Saskatchewan’s towns49%
Canadian towns52%
HealthLumsden No. 189SaskatchewanCanada
Smokers8.6%8.6%12%
Chronic conditions (average share)18%17%17%
Life expectancy at birth80.280.281.5
Very good or excellent health49%49%52%
80.2
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
18 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
8.6%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
10 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

SafetySafety B−

The force covering Lumsden No. 189 records less serious violence than Saskatchewan’s towns or Canadian towns, at 43

64Crime Severity Index

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

202371
202469
202550
2023–2025Lumsden No. 189SaskatchewanCanada
Violent Crime Severity Index4315486
Crime Severity Index6411967
Property crime per 1,00030.348.431.2
Violent crime9.915.212
72
non-violent Crime Severity Index
37%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lumsden No. 189

15pages on Lumsden No. 189
Nearby attractions

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.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

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.

How we find them →

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

LumsdenTwin LakesSherwood/McCarthyPrairie ViewWalsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden RidgeLumsdenTwin LakesSherwood/McCarthyPrairie ViewWalsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden RidgeLumsden No. 189
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lumsden No. 1892,150——BB−B−
Lumsden2,0595.7—B−B−B−
Twin Lakes7,28618B+B+C−B
Sherwood/McCarthy5,75318B−B−C−B
Prairie View8,51718BA−C−B
Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge9,32519B+AC−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).