Photo: Miguel Tremblay · Public domainA higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 93% of Canadian towns, at 31%
Half of Lamont’s residents are over 49.6, older than in 84% of Canadian towns. There are 2% fewer residents than in 2016. For Lamont, the census puts households in single-detached houses at 73%. Most recent wave: 36% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%).
What stands out about the people of Lamont
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 12% of residents, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, and 4.9% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Many older residents
31% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 14% are 80 or over, and 34% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Lamont changed by −2% from 2016 to 2021, behind 88% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Alberta’s towns +1%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 6% higher again.
Only 8.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Lamont
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
17% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. No age band is larger than 85+: nearly one in ten residents, 4.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women.
One-person households make up 34% in Lamont, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A household here has 2.3 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. Locally, 8.8% of households are one-parent families. Across Canada’s towns, one-person households come to 27%.
A lower share of common-law partners than 78% of Canadian towns, at 7.2%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a quarter of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). For comparison, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Only 24% of households rent their home in Lamont
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
13% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. On average, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 15% date from 2001 or later, 15% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Half of households earn more than $75,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Lamont: half had less than $75,500, 12% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Alberta’s towns, the median household income is $92,200. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 25% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 68% of Canadian towns, at 9.3%
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
In Lamont, 6.7% of residents are immigrants, beside 17% across Canada’s towns. On top of that, 3.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens, fewer than in 65% of Canadian towns. As a reference point, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Lamont ranks above 90% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 12%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Lamont, 6.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. 39% of residents said they have no religion, a higher share than in 61% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 88%, and 3.4% 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 home: English 97%, French 0.9%. Fewer bilingual residents than in 91% of Canadian towns: 3.4%. Nothing unusual on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1.3%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 90% of Canadian towns: 12%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 13%, beside a typical 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 52% of adults
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 31% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 52% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Every neighbour of Lamont has a younger population
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont | 1,856 | — | 49.6 | 31% | 6.7% |
| Bruderheim | 1,439 | 11.1 km | 37.6 | 14% | 1.9% |
| Lamont County | 3,918 | 15.2 km | 47.6 | 23% | 4.9% |
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. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Lamont’s residents
What religion are people in Lamont?
61% are Christian and 39% have no religion; 0.6% follow another religion.
Is Lamont good for families?
Under 15: 17% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 8.8%. Schools near Lamont are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Lamont?
The median household in Lamont took in $75,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Lamont?
Lamont had about 1,856 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,744, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Lamont?
A median age of 49.6. Children under 15 make up 17%, and people 65 and over 31%.
Is Lamont bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 3.4% are. Another 0% speak only French and 96% only English, and French is the first language of 1.3%.
How diverse is Lamont?
6.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 6.8% belong to a visible minority and 12% have an Indigenous identity.
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).