Photo: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia · CC0A smaller share of one-person households than 88% of Canadian towns: 16%
Just over one in ten immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. Sturgeon County had about 21,144 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 7,025 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 7.3% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in the town. Indigenous residents are more common here than in 83% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Sturgeon County
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sturgeon County went from 20,495 to 20,061 residents (−2%), slower growth than in 89% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Sturgeon County’s population moved −2% on 2016, less than in 89% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +1% across Alberta’s towns.
A larger share of children under 15 than 80% of Canadian towns: 19%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
With a median age of 41.2, Sturgeon County is younger than 55% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Sturgeon County, 41.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women.
Sturgeon County households average 2.8 people, larger than in 82% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
4.7% of households are one-parent families (Canada’s towns: 8.2%).
59% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 92% of Canadian towns don’t reach
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 23% of adults, against a typical 27%. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: nearly a tenth of the total.
Above 88% of Canadian towns: 90% of households live in a single-detached house
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. Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house. The share of renter households stands at 13%.
Median household income: $124,000 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
At $124,000, the middle household in Sturgeon County out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 44%. For Alberta’s towns, the median household income is $92,200. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 22% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
6.2% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship make up 1.5%, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (63%) and in Asia (16%). Lower than in 77% of Canadian towns: 6.2% of residents are immigrants.
Sturgeon County ranks above 68% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 41%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 4.1% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. To put it in context, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Sturgeon County: 3.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue, above 69% of Canadian towns
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
Here, 7.5% of residents speak English and French. Across Canada’s towns, residents whose mother tongue is French come to 1.5%.
18% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 72% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
7.6% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 62% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 62%.
The 19th youngest of 41 towns of 20,637 to 21,663 people
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
Saddle Ridge is the youngest of them at 32.4; Salmon Arm, at 51.6, the oldest. By median age, Sturgeon County sits among Mont-Bleu (39.9), Forest Glade (40.4), Oakwood Village (41.3) and East Windsor (41.4).
Median age: 1 of the 6 towns around Sturgeon County are older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon County | 21,144 | — | 41.2 | 16% | 6.2% |
| Morinville | 10,763 | 7.5 km | 36.4 | 13% | 4.9% |
| Bon Accord | 1,457 | 12.8 km | 36.8 | 11% | 4.2% |
| Elsinore | 5,796 | 13.6 km | 37.7 | 13% | 30% |
| St. Albert | 74,621 | 13.8 km | 42.4 | 19% | 13% |
| Canossa | 3,246 | 13.9 km | 35.5 | 7.3% | 37% |
| Rapperswill | 3,639 | 14.0 km | 32.2 | 4% | 41% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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 Sturgeon County’s residents
What is the average age in Sturgeon County?
A median age of 41.2, younger than 55% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Sturgeon County bilingual?
English and French: 7.5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 92%. French only: 0.1%. French mother tongue: 3.4%.
How diverse is Sturgeon County?
6.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 4.1% belong to a visible minority and 8.4% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Sturgeon County?
57% are Christian and 41% have no religion; 2.1% follow another religion.
Is Sturgeon County good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 71% of households. One-parent families: 4.7%. Schools near Sturgeon County are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Sturgeon County?
The median household in Sturgeon County took in $124,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sturgeon County?
Sturgeon County had about 21,144 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 20,061, 2% fewer than 2016.
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).