Photo: Jd.101 · CC BY-SA 3.014% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Residents aged 65 and over: 26%, above 83% of Canadian towns. With about 2,859 residents in July 2025, Minnedosa counted 1,210 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put one-person households at 35% locally. The median age locally is 46, higher than in 72% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Minnedosa
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
14% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 2.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Growing faster than most
Minnedosa went from 2,449 people in 2016 to 2,741 in 2021, +12%: faster growth than in 87% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Minnedosa has grown +12%, faster than 87% 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
The July 2025 estimate adds another 4%.
Only 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Minnedosa
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: nearly one in ten residents. Against that, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. On children under 15, 16% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Minnedosa, 46. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Smaller households than 83% of Canadian towns: 2.1 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, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
Minnedosa sits above 56% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (48%)
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Common-law partners make up 12%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
80% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 73% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
29% of homes were built before 1961 and 14% in 2001 or later. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Few places have as many households in buildings of five or more storeys: 2.9% here, more than in just over two thirds of Canadian towns. Minnedosa sits close to the norm on renter households: 25%, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
The midpoint household income is $69,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Minnedosa’s, at $69,500, is 19% lower. Among Manitoba’s towns, the typical figure is $83,000. In 2020, 18% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
A larger share of residents who moved in within the year than 74% of Canadian towns: 14%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
The share of immigrants trails 86% of Canadian towns: 3.7%. Locally, 1.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens. On average, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion: 50%, a higher share than 86% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
2.5% of residents belong to a visible minority and 14% have an Indigenous identity, against 15% and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
90% have English as their mother tongue; 3.4% 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
At home: English 94%, French 0.2%. Minnedosa has fewer bilingual residents than 91% of Canadian towns, at 3.4%. Nothing unusual on residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.9%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Minnedosa sits below 81% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (16%)
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
10% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
57% of residents 15 and over were in work
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 57%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 19th oldest of 41 towns of 2,822 to 2,893 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest is McKernan (30) and the oldest Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part (61.2). The closest ages to Minnedosa’s belong to O'Leary (46), Laurier-Station (46), South Keys (46.6) and Navan - Sarsfield (46.7).
Every nearby town is younger than Minnedosa
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnedosa | 2,859 | — | 46 | 26% | 3.7% |
| Minto-Odanah | 1,168 | 10.4 km | 42.4 | 20% | 6% |
| Oakview | 1,670 | 16.6 km | 42 | 19% | 7.3% |
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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Minnedosa’s residents
What religion are people in Minnedosa?
Most often Christian (49%) or no religion (50%); other religions make up 1.2%.
Is Minnedosa good for families?
Children under 15 are 16% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 52% of households and one-parent families 8.3%. Schools near Minnedosa are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Minnedosa?
Median total household income in Minnedosa was $69,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Minnedosa?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,859 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Minnedosa counted 2,741, 12% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Minnedosa?
Half the residents are older than 46 and half younger, older than 72% of Canadian towns; 16% are children under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.
Is Minnedosa bilingual?
English and French: 3.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
How diverse is Minnedosa?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.7%. A visible minority makes up 2.5% and Indigenous residents 14%.
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).