Samson 137 is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 25
Samson 137 is a First Nations reserve, the home of Samson. In Samson 137, 23% of households are one-parent families, beside 8.2% across Canada’s towns. Here, 17% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Few places have as many households in single-detached houses: 90% here, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 3,427 residents; the 2021 Census found 780 households.
What stands out about the people of Samson 137
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 99% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns. 98% are Registered or Treaty Indians and 14% grew up speaking an Indigenous language. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Samson 137’s median age is 25; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 33% are under 15 and 5.4% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Samson 137 went from 3,373 people in 2016 to 3,252 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A −4% change since 2016: slower than 94% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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 5%.
Samson 137 ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 5.4%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Against a figure of 16% across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 in Samson 137 comes in at 33%. For comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Samson 137, 25. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women.
Larger households than 99% of Canadian towns: 4.2 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.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%; Samson 137 has 15%.
17% of residents 15 and over are married, below 99% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns, against 18% in Samson 137.
90% of homes are single-detached houses
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
Renter households are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 16% date from 2001 or later, 1.9% from before 1961. 68% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Half of households earn more than $68,000 a year
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
Half of Samson 137’s households had a total income below $68,000, 21% 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 69% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 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
Here 29% of residents said they have no religion, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 35%. Indigenous residents make up 2.8% across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 71%, and 0% speak French as well
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. An Indigenous language is the mother tongue of 14%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 98% of Canadian towns, at 8.1%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 43% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 26% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 26%; 5.4% of residents are 65 or over.
Older than Samson 137: 1 of the 3 towns nearby
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samson 137 | 3,427 | — | 25 | 5.4% | 0% |
| Ermineskin 138 | 2,359 | 8.2 km | 22.6 | 5.1% | 0% |
| Louis Bull 138B | 1,394 | 15.0 km | 19.4 | 3.4% | 0% |
| Ponoka | 8,212 | 16.9 km | 41.2 | 21% | 12% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Samson 137’s residents
What religion are people in Samson 137?
Most often Christian (18%) or no religion (29%); other religions make up 53%.
Is Samson 137 good for families?
Children under 15 are 33% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 25% of households and one-parent families 23%. Schools near Samson 137 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Samson 137?
Median total household income in Samson 137 was $68,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Samson 137?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,427 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Samson 137 counted 3,252, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Samson 137?
Half the residents are older than 25 and half younger, younger than 99% of Canadian towns; 33% are children under 15 and 5.4% are 65 or over.
Is Samson 137 bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 0% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 100% speak only English and 0% only French; 0% grew up with French.
How diverse is Samson 137?
In Samson 137, 99% have an Indigenous identity and 0% belong to a visible minority; its immigration figures are suppressed.
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).