Photo: Wtshymanski · CC BY-SA 3.0A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 88% of Canadian towns, at 90%
By its share of Indigenous residents (7.3%), Montcalm is above 80% of Canadian towns. 20% of residents are under 15. Lower than in just over three quarters of Canadian towns: 8.7% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The 2021 Census found 490 households in the town; by July 2025 the population was about 1,420.
43% of residents speak English and French, a share 87% of Canadian towns don’t reach
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
7.4% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 0.4% speak neither official language. Montcalm has more residents whose mother tongue is French than 79% of Canadian towns, at 29%. Set beside that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
+1% since 2016: slower than 68% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Manitoba’s towns. The July 2025 estimate adds another 11%.
Only 17% of residents are 65 or over in Montcalm
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The median age in Montcalm is 41.6, lower than in 53% of Canadian towns. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 10%. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.4 people per household, fewer than in 53% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (4.1%), Montcalm is below 97% of Canadian towns. The share of one-person households stands at 28%.
More married residents 15 and over than 92% of Canadian towns: 59%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Common-law partners: 7.8% here and 11% across Canada’s towns. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Montcalm sits below 80% of Canadian towns for renter households (13%)
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
Older homes outnumber new: 32% predate 1961, 7.2% date from 2001 or later. Typically, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Compared with other places, households in buildings of five or more storeys are common here: 1%, more than in 61% of Canadian towns.
Median household income here: $79,500 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Montcalm had $79,500 before tax, 8% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Manitoba’s towns, the median household income is $83,000. Pandemic benefits reached 17% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
6% 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, 14% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Montcalm has fewer immigrants than 78% of Canadian towns, at 6%. Census figures put residents without Canadian citizenship at 2.2% locally.
Montcalm sits below 73% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (27%)
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
4.3% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 91% of Canadian towns: 12%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 20%, beside a typical 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 68% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
68% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
1 in 4 nearby towns have a higher median age than Montcalm
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Distances here run 11–23 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Montcalm.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcalm | 1,420 | — | 41.6 | 17% | 6% |
| Morris | 2,139 | 10.7 km | 38.4 | 19% | 7.8% |
| Altona | 4,989 | 22.3 km | 40 | 21% | 19% |
| Morris | 3,550 | 22.5 km | 33.6 | 13% | 13% |
| Emerson-Franklin | 2,686 | 22.8 km | 42 | 21% | 8.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Montcalm’s residents
What is the population of Montcalm?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,420 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Montcalm counted 1,278, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Montcalm?
Half the residents are older than 41.6 and half younger; 20% are children under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
Is Montcalm bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 43% are. Another 0.4% speak only French and 57% only English, and French is the first language of 29%.
How diverse is Montcalm?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 6%. A visible minority makes up 4.3% and Indigenous residents 7.3%.
What religion are people in Montcalm?
Most often Christian (72%) or no religion (27%); other religions make up 1.3%.
Is Montcalm good for families?
Children under 15 are 20% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 64% of households and one-parent families 4.1%. Schools near Montcalm are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Montcalm?
Median total household income in Montcalm was $79,500 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).