Photo: Dennis Cambly · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer renter households than 94% of Canadian towns: 7.8%
Half of Lamont County’s residents are over 47.6, older than in 79% of Canadian towns. This Alberta town had about 3,918 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 1,535 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.4% in the town. Across Canada’s towns, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier; in the town, 8.1%.
What stands out about the people of Lamont County
Fewer people than before
Lamont County went from 3,884 people in 2016 to 3,754 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 93% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 93% of Canadian towns grew faster than Lamont County: −3%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Alberta’s towns, +1%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 70% of Canadian towns, at 23%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
60–64 is the most common age band: 9.7% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Here, 17% of residents are under 15.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Lamont County, 47.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Lamont County the average household is 2.4 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few one-parent families: 5.8% here, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over make up 59% in Lamont County, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 19% of adults, beside a typical 27%. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: a tenth of the total.
Lamont County ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on households in single-detached houses: 92%
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
26% of homes were built before 1961 and 25% in 2001 or later. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
$86,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Lamont County: half had more than $86,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Alberta’s towns, the typical figure is $92,200. The pandemic’s benefits: 21% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
4.9% of residents are immigrants
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (65%) or in the Americas (27%). Lower than in 82% of Canadian towns: 4.9% of residents are immigrants. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 2.9%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 69% of Canadian towns: 41%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority: 1.5% (Canada’s towns: 15%). The census found that 4% of residents have an Indigenous identity in Lamont County. The usual figure: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
87% have English as their mother tongue; 2.4% 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: English 97%, French 0.1%. 1.1% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a lower share than in 67% of Canadian towns. Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 2.4% of residents speak English and French here.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 12% in Lamont County, less than in 91% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 14% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
61% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 61%.
In its size band (3,827 to 4,009), the 14th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The span goes from 30.9 (Maple) up to 59.2 (Okanagan Falls). Closest in median age to Lamont County are Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré (45.2), Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay (46.8), Lisgar (48.3) and Kentley (48.4).
Around Lamont County, 2 of 5 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Lamont County with figures are 15–44 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont County | 3,918 | — | 47.6 | 23% | 4.9% |
| Lamont | 1,856 | 15.2 km | 49.6 | 31% | 6.7% |
| Bruderheim | 1,439 | 26.0 km | 37.6 | 14% | 1.9% |
| Smoky Lake | 1,159 | 40.3 km | 61.6 | 45% | 6.2% |
| Redwater | 2,301 | 43.1 km | 42.4 | 20% | 4.1% |
| Tofield | 2,122 | 43.6 km | 42.4 | 24% | 6.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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.
Questions about Lamont County’s residents
What is the average age in Lamont County?
A median age of 47.6, older than 79% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 23%.
Is Lamont County bilingual?
2.4% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 98% English only. French is the mother tongue of 1.1%.
How diverse is Lamont County?
4.9% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.5% belong to a visible minority and 4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Lamont County?
58% are Christian and 41% have no religion; 1% follow another religion.
Is Lamont County good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 64% of households. One-parent families: 5.8%. Schools near Lamont County are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lamont County?
The median household in Lamont County took in $86,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Lamont County?
Lamont County had about 3,918 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,754, 3% fewer than 2016.
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).