Photo: R. Sieben · CC BY 3.094% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
44% of residents said they have no religion; across Canada’s towns the figure is 35%. Across Starland County, 7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Few places have as many children under 15: 20% here, more than in 85% of Canadian towns. The town is home to some 1,820 people (July 2025 estimate), in 590 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Starland County
Fewer people than before
Starland County went from 2,066 people in 2016 to 1,821 in 2021, −12%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Starland County changed by −12% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 99% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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, Statistics Canada’s estimate had barely moved. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +1% across Alberta’s towns.
Starland County: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24, above 62% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 8.2% of residents. Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half of Starland County’s residents are over 42.4, older than in 52% of Canadian towns. On residents aged 65 and over, 19% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 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.
One-parent families make up 3.4%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. In Starland County, 27% of households are one person living alone.
61% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
23% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Census figures put common-law partners at 6.2% in Starland County.
Starland County ranks below 81% of Canadian towns on renter households: 13%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Against that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$79,500 a year is the median household income here
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
Half of Starland County’s households had a total income below $79,500, 8% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns the median is $92,200. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 16% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
2.2% of residents are immigrants
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
The figure for residents without Canadian citizenship is 1.1% in Starland County and 5.8% across Canada’s towns. On top of that, the town has fewer immigrants than 93% of Canadian towns, at 2.2%.
3.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 56% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 74%, and 1.1% 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, 22% mostly speak another language; 2.2% speak neither English nor French. Fewer bilingual residents than in 99% of Canadian towns: 1.1%. Residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.3%, below 97% of Canadian towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 95% of Canadian towns, at 11%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 14% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 61% 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.
At 61%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Starland County sits below 4 of its 5 closest neighbours on median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 36–50 km from Starland County.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starland County | 1,820 | — | 42.4 | 19% | 2.2% |
| Drumheller | 8,439 | 36.0 km | 44 | 21% | 12% |
| Hanna | 2,665 | 44.6 km | 49.2 | 25% | 8.6% |
| Trochu | 1,191 | 47.3 km | 48.8 | 26% | 17% |
| Kneehill County | 5,129 | 47.9 km | 41.6 | 18% | 6.7% |
| Three Hills | 3,502 | 49.7 km | 44.8 | 25% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Alberta’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Starland County’s residents
What is the population of Starland County?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,820 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Starland County counted 1,821, 12% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Starland County?
Half the residents are older than 42.4 and half younger; 20% are children under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
Is Starland County bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 1.1% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.3% grew up with French.
How diverse is Starland County?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 2.2%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 3.3%.
What religion are people in Starland County?
Most often Christian (56%) or no religion (44%); other religions make up 0.3%.
Is Starland County 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 3.4%. Schools near Starland County are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Starland County?
Median total household income in Starland County was $79,500 in 2020, against a median of $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).