Photo: Masterhatch · CC BY-SA 4.0A larger share of Indigenous residents than 88% of Canadian towns: 11%
Children under 15: 20% here and 16% across Canada’s towns. Pipestone had about 1,378 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 595 households at the 2021 Census. Census figures put residents who moved in within the year at 5.7% here. Renter households are rarer here than in 70% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Pipestone
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 11% of residents, more than in 88% of Canadian towns, and 1.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Pipestone went from 1,458 people in 2016 to 1,422 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 90% of Canadian towns: Pipestone changed by −3% since 2016
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%.
Pipestone sits above 69% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (22%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.1% here and 11% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Half of Pipestone’s residents are under 42, younger than in 51% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
A higher share of one-person households than 69% of Canadian towns, at 32%
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.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 4.2% of households are one-parent families here. One-person households make up 27% across Canada’s towns. Households here average 2.4 people each.
Married residents 15 and over: 55%, a higher share than 79% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a fifth of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. By way of comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Pipestone, the census puts common-law partners at 12%.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 79% of Canadian towns: 84%
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. 31% of homes were built before 1961 and 15% in 2001 or later. Against that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $73,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $73,000, the middle household in Pipestone earned 15% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Manitoba’s towns the median is $83,000. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 17% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
5.7% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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 largest groups of immigrants were born in the Americas (38%) and in Asia (38%). Immigrants are rarer here than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns. What’s more, 13% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns.
In Pipestone, 37% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 2.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. Set beside that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 2.2% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Pipestone, 2.2%. 0.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
In Pipestone, 12% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 92% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 24%, beside a typical 9.5%. Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 60% of residents aged 15 and over
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 60% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Pipestone sits below 2 of its 5 closest neighbours on median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 30–42 km from Pipestone.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipestone | 1,378 | — | 42 | 22% | 5.7% |
| Sifton | 1,267 | 30.3 km | 44.4 | 23% | 2.4% |
| Melita | 1,081 | 32.1 km | 43.2 | 26% | 4.5% |
| Wallace-Woodworth | 2,983 | 32.5 km | 40.4 | 19% | 7.7% |
| Virden | 3,322 | 34.4 km | 41.6 | 25% | 8.6% |
| Grassland | 1,635 | 42.0 km | 38.4 | 20% | 7.6% |
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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Manitoba’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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 Pipestone’s residents
Is Pipestone bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 2.2% are. Another 0% speak only French and 98% only English, and French is the first language of 0.7%.
How diverse is Pipestone?
Immigrants make up 5.7% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.2% are members of a visible minority, and 11% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Pipestone?
Christian: 63%. No religion: 37%. Another religion: 0.7%.
Is Pipestone good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 20%. 61% of households are couple families and 4.2% one-parent families. Schools near Pipestone are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pipestone?
$73,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Pipestone (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Pipestone?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,378 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,422 in Pipestone, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Pipestone?
42 is the median age. Under 15: 20%. 65 and over: 22%.
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).