Photo: Words in the Wind · CC BY-SA 4.0Indigenous residents make up 13% in Souris, more than in 91% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 19%; Souris has 24%. In Souris, a fifth of residents are under 15. Few places have as many households in single-detached houses: 77% here, more than in 67% of Canadian towns. About 2,737 people lived locally in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Every figure here is for Souris-Glenwood as a whole, the municipality Souris belongs to.
What stands out about the people of Souris
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 13% of residents, more than in 91% of Canadian towns, and 4.5% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −1% since 2016 leaves Souris behind 82% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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 7%. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, +4%.
A median age of 43.6: Souris is older than 59% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
9.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Souris, 43.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
In Souris, 32% of households are one person living alone, more than in 68% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%. Here, 5.3% of households are one-parent families.
Souris sits above 73% of Canadian towns for married residents 15 and over (53%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
20% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners stands at 11%.
In Souris, 26% of households rent their home, more than in 51% of Canadian towns
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
36% of homes were built before 1961 and 14% in 2001 or later. Across Canada’s towns, renter households come to 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $72,500 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
Half of Souris’s households had a total income below $72,500, 16% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $83,000, the median across Manitoba’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 17% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 71% of Canadian towns: 9.1%
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, 39% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Residents who moved in within the year: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. In Souris, nearly one in ten residents are immigrants.
More residents with no religion than 71% of Canadian towns: 42%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 15% across Canada’s towns, nearly one in ten residents belong to a visible minority in Souris. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%.
English is the mother tongue of 91%, and 2.6% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Souris has 2.6%. Locally, 1% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 78% of Canadian towns: 16%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 13% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. Typically, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 58% of residents 15 and over had a job
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
About as many work here as in the typical town: 58%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (2,703 to 2,772), the 16th youngest of 41 towns
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Eastman is the oldest at 56.8, Waskaganish the youngest at 25. By median age, Souris sits among Russell (43.2), Plessisville (43.6), Woodcroft (43.9) and Central River Heights (44.1).
Every nearby town is younger than Souris
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Souris with figures are 21–30 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souris | 2,737 | — | 43.6 | 24% | 9.5% |
| Whitehead | 1,824 | 21.1 km | 40.4 | 14% | 6% |
| Grassland | 1,635 | 24.6 km | 38.4 | 20% | 7.6% |
| Sioux Valley Dakota Nation | 1,090 | 29.8 km | 27.8 | 6.6% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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.
Questions about Souris’s residents
What religion are people in Souris?
58% are Christian and 42% have no religion; 0.2% follow another religion.
Is Souris good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 58% of households. One-parent families: 5.3%. Schools near Souris are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Souris?
The median household in Souris took in $72,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Souris?
Souris had about 2,737 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,547, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Souris?
A median age of 43.6, older than 59% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 24%.
Is Souris bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 2.6% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 97% speak only English and 0% only French; 1% grew up with French.
How diverse is Souris?
9.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 8.2% belong to a visible minority and 13% have an Indigenous identity.
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).