In Minburn County No. 27, 6.2% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 95% of Canadian towns
Here 20% of residents are under 15, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 16%. Minburn County No. 27 has fewer renter households than 82% of Canadian towns, at 13%. There are 6% fewer residents than in 2016. On the census count, 5.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
What stands out about the people of Minburn County No. 27
Fewer people than before
Minburn County No. 27 went from 3,188 people in 2016 to 3,014 in 2021, −6%: slower growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, 97% of Canadian towns grew faster than Minburn County No. 27: −6%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +1% across Alberta’s towns.
Below 86% of Canadian towns: 8.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The median age in Minburn County No. 27 is 45.2, higher than in 69% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. 22% of residents are 65 or over. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 9.1% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Minburn County No. 27, 45.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women.
One-person households: 25%, a lower share than 57% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. On top of that, on one-parent families, Minburn County No. 27 sits lower than 96% of Canadian towns: 4.4%.
Minburn County No. 27 ranks above 98% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 62%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
19% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 6.7% of the total.
Above 92% of Canadian towns: 92% of households live in a single-detached house
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
9.2% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 31% predate 1961, 19% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Median household income: $82,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000, and Minburn County No. 27’s, at $82,000, is close to it. The middle household across Alberta’s towns has $92,200 before tax. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 19% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
4.2% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Minburn County No. 27 comes in at 4.2%. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 0.7% of the total.
More residents with no religion than 67% of Canadian towns: 40%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (1.1%), Minburn County No. 27 is below 94% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 80%, and 2% speak French as well
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 86%, French 0.2%. On bilingual residents, Minburn County No. 27 sits lower than 98% of Canadian towns: 2%. There is little gap on residents whose mother tongue is French: 1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 84% of Canadian towns: 14%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 16%, beside a typical 9.5%. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 64%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 64%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 3,092 to 3,190 people, the 20th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The span goes from 25.6 (La Loche) up to 66 (Valhalla). The towns whose median age is nearest to Minburn County No. 27’s: Greenbelt (east) (44.4), Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine (44.8), Lakeshore (45.7) and Kingsclear (46).
Every nearby town is younger than Minburn County No. 27
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Minburn County No. 27 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–35 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minburn County No. 27 | 3,142 | — | 45.2 | 22% | 4.2% |
| Vegreville | 6,153 | 17.6 km | 45.2 | 24% | 11% |
| Two Hills | 1,698 | 25.2 km | 30.4 | 19% | 33% |
| Two Hills County No. 21 | 3,626 | 34.7 km | 37.6 | 18% | 17% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Minburn County No. 27’s residents
How diverse is Minburn County No. 27?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 4.2%. A visible minority makes up 1.1% and Indigenous residents 5.5%.
What religion are people in Minburn County No. 27?
Most often Christian (60%) or no religion (40%); other religions make up 0.1%.
Is Minburn County No. 27 good for families?
Children under 15 are 20% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 65% of households and one-parent families 4.4%. Schools near Minburn County No. 27 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Minburn County No. 27?
Median total household income in Minburn County No. 27 was $82,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Minburn County No. 27?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,142 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Minburn County No. 27 counted 3,014, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Minburn County No. 27?
Half the residents are older than 45.2 and half younger, older than 69% of Canadian towns; 20% are children under 15 and 22% are 65 or over.
Is Minburn County No. 27 bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 2% are. Another 0% speak only French and 97% only English, and French is the first language of 1%.
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).