Photo: Krazytea · CC BY-SA 4.0Older than 85% of Canadian towns: half of Argyle is over 50
The share of households in single-detached houses is 91%, against 64% across Canada’s towns. One in ten residents have an Indigenous identity, a higher share than in 86% of Canadian towns. Argyle is home to some 1,035 people (July 2025 estimate), in 395 households at the 2021 Census. The census found that 2.5% of households are one-parent families here.
What stands out about the people of Argyle
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Argyle went from 1,025 to 994 residents (−3%), slower growth than in 92% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Argyle’s median age is 50; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Argyle has changed by −3%, slower than 92% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 4%.
More residents aged 65 and over than 82% of Canadian towns: 26%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Set against 16% across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents are under 15 in Argyle. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The largest age band is 55–59: nearly one in ten residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 27% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households in Argyle comes in at 33%.
Married residents 15 and over: 56%, a higher share than 84% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 8.9% of residents 15 and over live common-law here. Single and never married: 23% of adults, against a typical 27%.
A smaller share of renter households than 75% of Canadian towns: 15%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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: 36% predate 1961, 18% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Renter households make up 25% across Canada’s towns.
The midpoint household income is $69,500 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Argyle had $69,500 before tax, 19% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Manitoba’s towns is $83,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 12% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 55% of Canadian towns: 12%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is 5.8%; Argyle has 2.9%. As a reference point, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Here, 6.9% of residents are immigrants.
Residents with no religion: 46%, a higher share than 81% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 35% across Canada’s towns.
Argyle: 3.6% of residents have French as their mother tongue, above 70% of Canadian towns
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Against a figure of 7.5% across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents in Argyle comes in at 5.2%. To put it in context, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Argyle ranks below 82% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 15%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 11%, beside a typical 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 63%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 63%.
Of the 5 towns nearest Argyle, 1 are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Argyle has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 24–39 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | 1,035 | — | 50 | 26% | 6.9% |
| Louise | 2,086 | 24.2 km | 43.2 | 26% | 5.7% |
| Cartwright-Roblin | 1,395 | 25.5 km | 36.8 | 20% | 25% |
| Prairie Lakes | 1,679 | 35.8 km | 51.6 | 24% | 4.9% |
| Killarney | 3,708 | 37.4 km | 47.2 | 27% | 7.8% |
| Victoria | 1,333 | 38.6 km | 45.6 | 26% | 4.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Manitoba’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. 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. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Argyle’s residents
What religion are people in Argyle?
46% said they have no religion and 54% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is Argyle good for families?
15% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 60% of households and one-parent families 2.5%. Schools near Argyle are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Argyle?
Half of Argyle’s households had more than $69,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Argyle?
About 1,035, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 994 people in Argyle, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Argyle?
The median age is 50. 15% are under 15 and 26% 65 or older.
Is Argyle bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 5.2% are. Another 0% speak only French and 94% only English, and French is the first language of 3.6%.
How diverse is Argyle?
Immigrants: 6.9% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 9.7%.
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).