Photo: J Hazard · CC BY-SA 3.0Armstrong sits above 94% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (15%)
The share of residents who moved in within the year trails 96% of Canadian towns: 5.9%. Armstrong is home to some 2,062 people (July 2025 estimate), in 830 households at the 2021 Census. Here, 7.8% of households rent their home. The median age here is 46.8, higher than in 76% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Armstrong
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
15% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 1.8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +10% change since 2016: Armstrong grew faster than 81% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 5%. The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Manitoba’s towns +4%.
23% of residents are 65 or over, a share 71% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Compared with 16% across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are under 15 here. Set beside that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women.
Above 64% of Canadian towns: 31% of households are one person living alone
Private households by type and size.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Armstrong, 2.4. Census figures put one-parent families at 4.2% locally. For comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Married residents 15 and over make up 51% in Armstrong, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%. Compared with other places, common-law partners are common here: 13%, more than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 92% of Canadian towns, at 92%
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
14% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Older homes outnumber new: 31% predate 1961, 19% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%.
$61,600 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $61,600, the middle household in Armstrong earned 28% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Manitoba’s towns, the household in the middle had $83,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 20% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
8.1% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (81%), then in Asia (19%). Fewer immigrants than in 69% of Canadian towns: 8.1%. Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Armstrong has 3.1%.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 82% of Canadian towns, at 47%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Armstrong, 2% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
83% have English as their mother tongue; 3.1% also speak French
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
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 3.1% of residents speak English and French here. In Armstrong, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Armstrong sits below 98% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (8.5%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 17% (typical 9.5%). By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 52% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 52%; 23% of residents are 65 or over.
Armstrong is younger than 3 of its 4 nearest neighbours
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Armstrong has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 19–29 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | 2,062 | — | 46.8 | 23% | 8.1% |
| Teulon | 1,289 | 18.6 km | 46 | 27% | 5.2% |
| Winnipeg Beach | 1,480 | 25.4 km | 58.8 | 35% | 12% |
| Gimli | 6,914 | 25.5 km | 59.2 | 37% | 6.7% |
| Dunnottar | 1,012 | 28.6 km | 58.8 | 31% | 2.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Manitoba’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Armstrong’s residents
What is the average age in Armstrong?
46.8 is the median age. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 23%.
Is Armstrong bilingual?
English and French: 3.1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.5%.
How diverse is Armstrong?
Immigrants make up 8.1% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2% are members of a visible minority, and 15% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Armstrong?
Christian: 52%. No religion: 47%. Another religion: 1.3%.
Is Armstrong good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 58% of households are couple families and 4.2% one-parent families. Schools near Armstrong are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Armstrong?
$61,600 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Armstrong (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Armstrong?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,062 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,967 in Armstrong, 10% more 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).