Photo: runran from An island in the stream · CC BY-SA 2.0St. Paul County No. 19 sits below 95% of Canadian towns for renter households (7.4%)
5.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Its population is up 5% on 2016. Here, 3.9% of residents are immigrants. Children under 15 are more common here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of St. Paul County No. 19
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
12% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 4.9% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
St. Paul County No. 19’s population changed by +5% since 2016, more than in 53% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Alberta’s towns the median is +1%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 2%.
Older than 71% of Canadian towns: half of St. Paul County No. 19 is over 45.6
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 19%; St. Paul County No. 19 has 21%. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 9% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ St. Paul County No. 19, 45.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 111 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.
The share of one-parent families is 5.2%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. A household here holds 2.5 people on average.
St. Paul County No. 19: 60% of residents 15 and over are married, above 94% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 21% of adults (typical: 27%). Elsewhere, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 7.9% in St. Paul County No. 19.
St. Paul County No. 19 sits above 86% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (88%)
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 25% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 15% built before 1961.
Median household income: $87,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of St. Paul County No. 19’s households had a total income above $87,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Alberta’s towns have a median of $92,200. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 22% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
3.9% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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 recent wave: 33% of immigrants arrived in 2011–2021 (Canada’s towns: 27%). The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 1%.
Indigenous residents: 12%, a higher share than 91% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 35% of residents said they have no religion; in St. Paul County No. 19, 38%. Set beside that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Here, 1% of residents belong to a visible minority.
More residents whose mother tongue is French than 76% of Canadian towns: 9.7%
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
18% of residents speak English and French, against 7.5% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents whose mother tongue is French across Canada’s towns is 1.5%.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 61%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 61%.
Ranked by age, 13th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Tweed is the oldest at 53.6, City View the youngest at 33.5. The closest ages to St. Paul County No. 19’s belong to Port-Cartier (45.2), Munster - Ashton (45.2), Oliver Paipoonge (46) and Bay Roberts (47.2).
St. Paul County No. 19 is older than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Distances here run 10–43 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from St. Paul County No. 19.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul County No. 19 | 6,462 | — | 45.6 | 21% | 3.9% |
| St. Paul | 6,218 | 10.2 km | 38.4 | 20% | 11% |
| Kehewin 123 | 1,064 | 30.7 km | 26.8 | 7.7% | 0% |
| Elk Point | 1,481 | 33.3 km | 41.2 | 19% | 12% |
| Two Hills County No. 21 | 3,626 | 41.5 km | 37.6 | 18% | 17% |
| Bonnyville | 7,366 | 42.7 km | 36 | 15% | 11% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Two medians frame each figure: one for Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- 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.
Questions about St. Paul County No. 19’s residents
What religion are people in St. Paul County No. 19?
Most often Christian (60%) or no religion (38%); other religions make up 1.2%.
Is St. Paul County No. 19 good for families?
Children under 15 are 18% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 65% of households and one-parent families 5.2%. Schools near St. Paul County No. 19 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in St. Paul County No. 19?
Median total household income in St. Paul County No. 19 was $87,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of St. Paul County No. 19?
The latest figure is an estimate: 6,462 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, St. Paul County No. 19 counted 6,306, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in St. Paul County No. 19?
Half the residents are older than 45.6 and half younger, older than 71% of Canadian towns; 18% are children under 15 and 21% are 65 or over.
Is St. Paul County No. 19 bilingual?
English and French: 18% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 82%. French only: 0.2%. French mother tongue: 9.7%.
How diverse is St. Paul County No. 19?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.9%. A visible minority makes up 1% and Indigenous residents 12%.
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).