Photo: FiveXdollars · CC0Snow Lake ranks above 98% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 28%
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 7.8% in Snow Lake and 11% across Canada’s towns. On top of that, half of the town’s residents are under 38.4, younger than in 74% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,075 for July 2025. Locally, just over a third of households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of Snow Lake
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
28% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 12% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Growing faster than most
Snow Lake went from 899 people in 2016 to 1,088 in 2021, +21%: faster growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Snow Lake grew +21% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 97% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 1% below the census count.
Snow Lake ranks above 87% of Canadian towns on children under 15: 21%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
55–59 is the most common age band: 8.7% of residents. Lower than in 63% of Canadian towns: 17% of residents are 65 or over. As a reference point, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 64% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families make up 3.2%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
Snow Lake sits above 84% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (20%)
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
In Snow Lake, 46% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Households in single-detached houses make up 70% in Snow Lake, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
The figure for renter households is 28% in Snow Lake and 25% across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 30% predate 1961, 14% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $111,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Snow Lake’s, at $111,000, is 29% higher. The median across Manitoba’s towns is $83,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 13% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 13% in Snow Lake, more than in 69% of Canadian towns
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (50%), then in Africa (50%). At 3.1%, the share of immigrants is lower than in 89% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. 1.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens (Canada’s towns: 5.8%).
In Snow Lake, 62% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 97% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. On average, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
95% have English as their mother tongue; 3.2% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Snow Lake has 3.2%. Here, 0.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 13% in Snow Lake, less than in 87% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 14% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 70% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 70%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Older than Snow Lake: 4 of the 5 towns nearby
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Distances here run 115–127 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Snow Lake.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Lake | 1,075 | — | 38.4 | 17% | 3.1% |
| Kelsey | 2,142 | 115.0 km | 45.2 | 19% | 0.9% |
| Flin Flon (Part) | 4,732 | 118.3 km | 42.8 | 19% | 5.2% |
| Division No. 21, Unorganized | 1,820 | 121.4 km | 53.6 | 28% | 2.4% |
| Creighton | 1,238 | 122.0 km | 47.6 | 23% | 0% |
| Nelson House 170 | 2,723 | 126.7 km | 23.2 | 5.8% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Snow Lake’s residents
Is Snow Lake good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 3.2%. Schools near Snow Lake are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Snow Lake?
The median household in Snow Lake took in $111,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Snow Lake?
Snow Lake had about 1,075 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,088, 21% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Snow Lake?
A median age of 38.4. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 17%.
Is Snow Lake bilingual?
3.2% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 97% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.5%.
How diverse is Snow Lake?
3.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 28% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Snow Lake?
37% are Christian and 62% have no religion; 0.9% 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).