A median age of 31.4: Fisher River 44 is younger than 98% of Canadian towns
Fisher River 44 is a First Nations reserve, home to Fisher River. The share of renter households trails 99% of Canadian towns: 5.1%. Locally, 21% of households are one-parent families. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 97% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,687 residents; the 2021 Census found 495 households.
What stands out about the people of Fisher River 44
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
99% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 97% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Line Fisher River 44’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 31.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−2% since 2016, a pace below 87% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, by more than +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 16%.
Fisher River 44 sits above 99% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (27%)
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
13% of Fisher River 44 is 65 or over, against 17% across Manitoba’s towns and 19% across Canada’s towns. Meanwhile, at 14%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is higher than in 87% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Larger households than 87% of Canadian towns: 2.9 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.
On the census count, 27% of households are one person living alone.
Married residents 15 and over make up 30% in Fisher River 44, less than in 88% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 43% of adults, against a typical 27%. The census found that 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law in Fisher River 44.
Fisher River 44 sits above 90% of Canadian towns for households in single-detached houses (91%)
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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. Newer homes outnumber old: 31% date from 2001 or later, 3% from before 1961. 38% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Before tax, the median household income is $54,400 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Fisher River 44 had $54,400 before tax, 37% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Manitoba’s towns, the median household income is $83,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 41% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Fisher River 44 sits above 99% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (99%)
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion: 38% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%.
81% have English as their mother tongue; 0% also speak French
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. An Indigenous language is the mother tongue of 3.5%.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 11%, a lower share than 95% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
A job for 37% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 37%; 13% of residents are 65 or over.
A younger town than 3 of the 4 around it: Fisher River 44
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. Fisher River 44 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 21–61 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher River 44 | 1,687 | — | 31.4 | 13% | 0% |
| Peguis 1B | 3,313 | 20.9 km | 29 | 9.5% | 0% |
| Fisher | 1,800 | 43.2 km | 41.6 | 21% | 8% |
| Bifrost-Riverton | 3,518 | 51.3 km | 38 | 18% | 11% |
| Arborg | 1,455 | 60.7 km | 42.8 | 27% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Manitoba’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.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- 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. “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 Fisher River 44’s residents
Is Fisher River 44 good for families?
Under 15: 27% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 35% of households. One-parent families: 21%. Schools near Fisher River 44 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fisher River 44?
The median household in Fisher River 44 took in $54,400 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Fisher River 44?
Fisher River 44 had about 1,687 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,449, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Fisher River 44?
A median age of 31.4. Children under 15 make up 27%, and people 65 and over 13%.
Is Fisher River 44 bilingual?
0% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 100% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0%.
How diverse is Fisher River 44?
Indigenous identity: 99%. Visible minority: 0.7%. Statistics Canada publishes no immigration figures for Fisher River 44.
What religion are people in Fisher River 44?
37% are Christian and 38% have no religion; 25% follow another religion.
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).