Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Trochu is older than 82% of Canadian towns: a median age of 48.8
In Trochu, 33% of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 12% of the total. Few places have as many residents aged 65 and over: 26% here, more than in 83% of Canadian towns. About 1,191 people lived here in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates.
What stands out about the people of Trochu
Fewer people than before
Trochu went from 1,058 people in 2016 to 998 in 2021, −6%: slower growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−6% since 2016: slower than 97% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 19%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +1% across Alberta’s towns.
9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 73% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 45–49 than any other five-year age: 8% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Lower than in 67% of Canadian towns: 15% of residents are under 15.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.2 people per household, fewer than in 74% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with other places, one-parent families are scarce here: 7.1%, fewer than in 68% of Canadian towns.
6.4% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 84% 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
Never married and not common-law: 24% of adults (typical: 27%). Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns. 49% of residents 15 and over are married.
Households in single-detached houses: 78%, a higher share than 70% of Canadian towns
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
Older homes outnumber new: 27% predate 1961, 20% date from 2001 or later. More households in buildings of five or more storeys than in 62% of Canadian towns: 1.2%. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median gross household income: $76,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. 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; Trochu’s, at $76,500, is 11% lower. The figure for Alberta’s towns: $92,200. In 2020, 20% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
9.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 66% of Canadian towns
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
50% of immigrants arrived from 2011 to 2021 (typical: 27%), and non-permanent residents make up a further 4.2% of residents. Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (72%) and in Europe (22%).
In Trochu, 38% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 20% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns. In Trochu, 3.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
English is the mother tongue of 84%, and 1% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Trochu, 1%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is French are scarce here: 0.5%, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 84% of Canadian towns: 14%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 16%, against 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 60% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. 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 60%.
Trochu is older than every town around it
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trochu | 1,191 | — | 48.8 | 26% | 17% |
| Kneehill County | 5,129 | 12.9 km | 41.6 | 18% | 6.7% |
| Three Hills | 3,502 | 14.3 km | 44.8 | 25% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- 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.
Questions about Trochu’s residents
What is the median income in Trochu?
Half of Trochu’s households had more than $76,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Trochu?
About 1,191, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 998 people in Trochu, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Trochu?
The median age is 48.8. 15% are under 15 and 26% 65 or older.
Is Trochu bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 1% are. Another 0% speak only French and 98% only English, and French is the first language of 0.5%.
How diverse is Trochu?
Immigrants: 17% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 20%. Indigenous identity: 3.1%.
What religion are people in Trochu?
38% said they have no religion and 62% that they are Christian; 0.5% named another faith.
Is Trochu good for families?
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 51% of households and one-parent families 7.1%. Schools near Trochu are on its Schools page.
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).