Photo: Rkehler3 · CC BY-SA 3.0In Emerson-Franklin, 12% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
The figure for residents who moved in within the year is 6.9% in Emerson-Franklin and 11% across Canada’s towns. 14% of households rent their home. The town has more one-person households than 63% of Canadian towns, at 30%. There are 4% fewer residents than in 2016.
What stands out about the people of Emerson-Franklin
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
12% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A town of families
Children under 15 are 22% of residents, more than in 92% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.5 people, and 4.3% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Emerson-Franklin went from 2,537 people in 2016 to 2,437 in 2021, −4%: slower growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 94% of Canadian towns: Emerson-Franklin changed by −4% since 2016
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 10% higher again.
Children under 15: 22%, a higher share than 92% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Set against 19% across Canada’s towns, 21% of residents are 65 or over in Emerson-Franklin. Against that, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with nearly one in ten residents. Half of the town’s residents are under 42, younger than in just over half of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Emerson-Franklin, 42. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-parent families is 4.3% in Emerson-Franklin and 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Only 7.3% of residents 15 and over live common-law in Emerson-Franklin
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Emerson-Franklin, 56% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 90% of Canadian towns: 91%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 32% predate 1961, 19% date from 2001 or later. One in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Household income at the median: $66,500 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Emerson-Franklin’s households had a total income below $66,500, 23% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Manitoba’s towns, the household in the middle had $83,000. 15% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
8.2% of residents are immigrants
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
Of the immigrants living here, 22% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. In Emerson-Franklin, 2.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Fewer immigrants than in 69% of Canadian towns: 8.2%.
Residents with no religion: 21%, a lower share than 84% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Emerson-Franklin ranks above 71% of Canadian towns on residents whose mother tongue is French: 4.3%
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
At home: English 90%, French 1.2%. Across Canada’s towns, residents whose mother tongue is French come to 1.5%. Bilingual residents: 8.9% here and 7.5% across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 12% in Emerson-Franklin, less than in 90% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 24% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 61% of residents 15 and over had a job
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 61%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Youngest by rank: 17th of 41 towns of 2,648 to 2,726 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay is the oldest at 60, Waskaganish the youngest at 25. Next to Emerson-Franklin on this scale come Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton (41.2), North Point Douglas (41.8), Saint-Léonard-d'Aston (42.4) and Saint-Martin (42.8).
The towns around Emerson-Franklin are all younger
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Distances here run 23–37 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Emerson-Franklin.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson-Franklin | 2,686 | — | 42 | 21% | 8.2% |
| Montcalm | 1,420 | 22.8 km | 41.6 | 17% | 6% |
| Morris | 2,139 | 31.2 km | 38.4 | 19% | 7.8% |
| Altona | 4,989 | 31.9 km | 40 | 21% | 19% |
| De Salaberry | 4,401 | 32.6 km | 36.8 | 15% | 7.6% |
| St-Pierre-Jolys | 1,371 | 37.4 km | 36.4 | 20% | 5.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Emerson-Franklin’s residents
What religion are people in Emerson-Franklin?
21% said they have no religion and 77% that they are Christian; 2% named another faith.
Is Emerson-Franklin good for families?
22% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 58% of households and one-parent families 4.3%. Schools near Emerson-Franklin are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Emerson-Franklin?
Half of Emerson-Franklin’s households had more than $66,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Emerson-Franklin?
About 2,686, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,437 people in Emerson-Franklin, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Emerson-Franklin?
The median age is 42, younger than 51% of Canadian towns. 22% are under 15 and 21% 65 or older.
Is Emerson-Franklin bilingual?
8.9% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0.2% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 4.3%.
How diverse is Emerson-Franklin?
Immigrants: 8.2% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2%. Indigenous identity: 12%.
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).