Half of Fort Alexander 3 is under 25.4, younger than 99% of Canadian towns
A First Nations reserve, Fort Alexander 3 is home to Sagkeeng First Nation. Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 22% of households are one-parent families here. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,300 residents; the 2021 Census found 580 households. Here, 20% of residents are aged 15 to 24. At 5.2%, the share of renter households is lower than in 98% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Fort Alexander 3
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
100% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 97% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 8.1% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Fort Alexander 3’s median age is 25.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are under 15 and 7.8% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
From 2016 to 2021, Fort Alexander 3 outgrew 82% of Canadian towns: +10%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 8%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Manitoba’s towns.
30% of residents are under 15, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
In Fort Alexander 3, 7.8% of residents are 65 or over, beside 19% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
Fort Alexander 3 households average 3.6 people, larger than in 98% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-person households (19%), Fort Alexander 3 is below 79% of Canadian towns. Shared houses stand out: 7.8% of households are unrelated adults living together, more than in 91% of Canadian towns.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 99% of Canadian towns: 20%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners in Fort Alexander 3 comes in at 15%. 53% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 97% in Fort Alexander 3, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 33% date from 2001 or later, 3.4% from before 1961. 53% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Before tax, the median household income is $48,400 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Fort Alexander 3’s median household took in $48,400 before tax, 44% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Manitoba’s towns is $83,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 41% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
100% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of residents with no religion is 32%, against 35% across Canada’s towns. Set beside that, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. 0.5% of residents belong to a visible minority.
English is the mother tongue of 87%, and 1.7% speak French as well
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 1.5% across Canada’s towns, 0.2% of residents have French as their mother tongue here. For Fort Alexander 3, the census puts bilingual residents at 1.7%.
Only 7.7% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Fort Alexander 3
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 39%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 33% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 33%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 7.8% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Fort Alexander 3 are all older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Alexander 3 | 2,300 | — | 25.4 | 7.8% | 0% |
| Powerview-Pine Falls | 1,311 | 6.2 km | 39.2 | 21% | 1.6% |
| Alexander | 4,032 | 11.2 km | 58.4 | 31% | 7.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Fort Alexander 3’s residents
Is Fort Alexander 3 good for families?
30% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 28% of households and one-parent families 22%. Schools near Fort Alexander 3 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fort Alexander 3?
Half of Fort Alexander 3’s households had more than $48,400 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Fort Alexander 3?
About 2,300, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,127 people in Fort Alexander 3, 10% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Fort Alexander 3?
The median age is 25.4. 30% are under 15 and 7.8% 65 or older.
Is Fort Alexander 3 bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 1.7% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 98% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.2% grew up with French.
How diverse is Fort Alexander 3?
In Fort Alexander 3, 100% have an Indigenous identity and 0.5% belong to a visible minority; its immigration figures are suppressed.
What religion are people in Fort Alexander 3?
32% said they have no religion and 53% that they are Christian; 15% named another faith.
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).