Photo: Kiyoteru Awaji · CC BY 4.0Glengarry: 49% of residents belong to a visible minority, above 84% of Canadian towns
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 37% in Glengarry. The 2021 Census counted 3,087 residents in 1,200 households. Here, 12% of households are one-parent families. On children under 15, Glengarry sits higher than 75% of Canadian towns: 19%.
Glengarry is younger than 66% of Canadian towns: a median age of 39.6
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The largest age band is 35–39: 7.3% of residents. Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, a higher share than in 62% of Canadian towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 18% here and 19% across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Glengarry, 39.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-person households: 30%, a higher share than 63% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.6 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 8.3%, a lower share than 70% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: just over a third of adults (typical: 27%). On average, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in buildings of five or more storeys than 80% of Canadian towns: 11%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
With renter households at 31%, Glengarry is ahead of 61% of Canadian towns on that count. Locally, 58% of households live in a single-detached house.
$75,600 a year: the median household income
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Glengarry had $75,600 before tax, 12% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Alberta’s towns, the typical figure is $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 34% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Glengarry: 13% of residents are not Canadian citizens, above 77% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Recent arrivals are 45% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (46%), then in Africa (26%). More residents who moved in within the year than in 67% of Canadian towns: 13%.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 77% of Canadian towns: 25%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
4.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity; across Canada’s towns the figure is 2.8%. The usual figure: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Among other religions: Muslim (17%).
59% have English as their mother tongue; 3.6% also speak French
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 21% mostly speak another language; 4.4% speak neither English nor French. Fewer bilingual residents than in 90% of Canadian towns: 3.6%. Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 1.3%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 16%, a lower share than 78% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 20% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 49% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 18% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 49% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Youngest by rank: 16th of 41 towns of 3,037 to 3,137 people
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is La Loche, at 25.6; the oldest, Trois-Pistoles, is at 59.6. The towns whose median age is nearest to Glengarry’s: Houston (38.8), Nutana Park (39.4), Rosedale (41.7) and Greenbelt (east) (44.4).
Older than Glengarry: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glengarry | 3,087 | — | 39.6 | 18% | 37% |
| Northmount | 3,349 | 0.8 km | 45.4 | 28% | 32% |
| Killarney | 4,165 | 0.8 km | 34.9 | 11% | 30% |
| Rosslyn | 3,242 | 1.5 km | 43.9 | 26% | 28% |
| Delwood | 3,491 | 1.6 km | 44.3 | 22% | 20% |
| Lauderdale | 2,954 | 1.7 km | 37.4 | 13% | 31% |
| Kildare | 2,833 | 1.8 km | 44.7 | 29% | 22% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Glengarry’s residents
What is the population of Glengarry?
Glengarry had 3,087 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Glengarry?
Half the residents are older than 39.6 and half younger, younger than 66% of Canadian towns; 19% are children under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
Is Glengarry bilingual?
3.6% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 92% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.3%.
How diverse is Glengarry?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 37%. A visible minority makes up 49% and Indigenous residents 4.8%.
What religion are people in Glengarry?
Most often Christian (55%) or no religion (25%); other religions make up 20%.
Is Glengarry good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 42% of households and one-parent families 12%. Schools near Glengarry are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Glengarry?
Median total household income in Glengarry was $75,600 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. 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).