Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf of Piikani 147 is under 32.4, younger than 97% of Canadian towns
Piikani 147 is a First Nations reserve, home to Piikani Nation. 20% of households are one-parent families, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,529 residents; the 2021 Census found 475 households. Locally, 2.1% of households rent their home. Compared with other places, residents with no religion are scarce here: 22%, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Piikani 147
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 99% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 99% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 13% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Piikani 147’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 32.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are under 15 and 10% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Piikani 147 changed by ±0% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 74% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate was 1% lower.
A larger share of children under 15 than 97% of Canadian towns: 25%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Piikani 147. 10% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 94% of Canadian towns: 3.2 people on average
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.
Here 22% of households are one person living alone, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 27%.
Piikani 147 ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 15%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
52% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. Common-law partners account for 22%.
More households in single-detached houses than 80% of Canadian towns: 84%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 33% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 5.3% built before 1961.
Half of households earn more than $58,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. 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; Piikani 147’s, at $58,000, is 33% lower. Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. Pandemic benefits reached 51% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
More Indigenous residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 99%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 0.6% of residents belong to a visible minority here. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
83% have English as their mother tongue; 0% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
5.8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 99% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
38% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
An employment rate of 33%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
33% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 10% are 65 or more.
4 of the 5 nearest towns are older than Piikani 147
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Distances here run 17–44 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Piikani 147.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piikani 147 | 1,529 | — | 32.4 | 10% | 0% |
| Pincher Creek | 3,890 | 16.9 km | 45.2 | 27% | 8.9% |
| Pincher Creek No. 9 | 3,176 | 30.0 km | 49.6 | 26% | 8.4% |
| Fort Macleod | 3,945 | 31.1 km | 42.4 | 23% | 11% |
| Blood 148 | 4,404 | 39.6 km | 31.2 | 12% | 0% |
| Willow Creek No. 26 | 6,225 | 44.3 km | 41.6 | 21% | 7.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Alberta’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
Questions about Piikani 147’s residents
What is the population of Piikani 147?
Piikani 147 had about 1,529 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,550, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Piikani 147?
A median age of 32.4. Children under 15 make up 25%, and people 65 and over 10%.
Is Piikani 147 bilingual?
English and French: 0% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 100%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0%.
How diverse is Piikani 147?
In Piikani 147, 99% have an Indigenous identity and 0.6% belong to a visible minority; its immigration figures are suppressed.
What religion are people in Piikani 147?
44% are Christian and 22% have no religion; 34% follow another religion.
Is Piikani 147 good for families?
Under 15: 25% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 27% of households. One-parent families: 20%. Schools near Piikani 147 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Piikani 147?
The median household in Piikani 147 took in $58,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).