Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.014% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in Grimshaw, 20%. The 2021 Census found 1,080 households locally; by July 2025 the population was about 2,799. Census figures put households in single-detached houses at 74% locally. With a median age of 38.8, Grimshaw is younger than 71% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Grimshaw
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 14% of residents, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, and 5.2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Grimshaw went from 2,718 to 2,601 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 95% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 95% of Canadian towns: Grimshaw changed by −4% since 2016
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 8%.
Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 59% of Canadian towns: 17%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 5–9 than any other five-year age: 7.3% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 12% in Grimshaw. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Grimshaw, 38.8. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 64% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 27% across Canada’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone here. On top of that, on one-parent families, Grimshaw sits higher than 72% of Canadian towns: 9.7%.
Common-law partners make up 12% in Grimshaw, more than in 61% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). On average, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of renter households than 58% of Canadian towns, at 30%
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
17% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 8.8% built before 1961. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. At 0.5%, households in buildings of five or more storeys sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
$87,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Grimshaw: half had more than $87,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $92,200, the median across Alberta’s towns. 25% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Grimshaw: 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 65% of Canadian towns
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 30%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 36% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Fewer immigrants than in three quarters of Canadian towns: 6.6%. Across the comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 1.6% in Grimshaw.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 89% of Canadian towns: 52%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Grimshaw has 3.4%. Against that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 86%, and 4.6% speak French as well
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 2%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 79% of Canadian towns: 4.6% of residents speak English and French.
Only 12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Grimshaw
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 21%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 59% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 59%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
8th lowest median age among 41 towns of 2,758 to 2,838
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 28.8 (Kuujjuaq) up to 57.6 (Saint-Côme). In age, Grimshaw keeps company with Jerome (37.6), Marritt (38.7), Meyonohk (39.8) and Kameyosek (40.1).
Of the 3 towns nearest Grimshaw, 2 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Grimshaw has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 9–27 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimshaw | 2,799 | — | 38.8 | 17% | 6.6% |
| Peace No. 135 | 1,581 | 9.5 km | 44 | 19% | 4.5% |
| Peace River | 7,220 | 20.8 km | 35.6 | 12% | 16% |
| Northern Sunrise County | 1,848 | 27.4 km | 41.6 | 18% | 9.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- 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.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Grimshaw’s residents
What is the population of Grimshaw?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,799 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,601 in Grimshaw, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Grimshaw?
38.8 is the median age, younger than 71% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 17%.
Is Grimshaw bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 4.6% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 95% speak only English and 0% only French; 2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Grimshaw?
Immigrants make up 6.6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.4% are members of a visible minority, and 14% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Grimshaw?
Christian: 47%. No religion: 52%. Another religion: 1%.
Is Grimshaw good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 51% of households are couple families and 9.7% one-parent families. Schools near Grimshaw are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Grimshaw?
$87,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Grimshaw (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).