Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0In Kedgwick, 13% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns
Immigrants: 0.5% here and 17% across Canada’s towns. The 2021 Census found 915 households in Kedgwick; by July 2025 the population was about 2,051. In Kedgwick, 6.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Half of the town’s residents are over 48.4, older than in 81% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Kedgwick
A French-speaking community
French is the mother tongue of 98% of residents, more than in 97% of Canadian towns. 29% can speak English and French, and 99% use French most at home. English & French ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 98%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
By its share of bilingual residents (29%), Kedgwick is above four fifths of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue. At home: English 1%, French 99%.
Slower growth than 70% of Canadian towns: Kedgwick changed by +1% since 2016
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across New Brunswick’s towns, +3%.
23% of residents are 65 or over, a share 72% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 9.1% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
In Kedgwick, 35% of households are one person living alone, more than in 78% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 2.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Here, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone.
A higher share of common-law partners than 86% of Canadian towns, at 23%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 28% of adults (typical: 27%). The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns. Married residents 15 and over: 33% of the total.
84% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 79% 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 share of renter households is 19%, against 25% across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 23% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Against that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $59,600 a year in household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $59,600, the middle household in Kedgwick earned 31% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across New Brunswick’s towns, half of households had more than $73,300 before tax. The pandemic’s benefits: 29% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
0.5% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Kedgwick has 0.5%.
More Indigenous residents than 67% of Canadian towns: 4.6%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority here. Across the comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 99% of Canadian towns, at 6.2%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Across Canada’s towns, 27% of 25- to 64-year-olds hold a degree; in Kedgwick, 6.2%, and 43% have a college or trades credential (typical: 29%).
45% of adults were employed in May 2021
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 45% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 23% of residents are 65 or over.
1 in 2 nearby towns have a higher median age than Kedgwick
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedgwick | 2,051 | — | 48.4 | 23% | 0.5% |
| Saint-Quentin | 1,588 | 14.2 km | 46 | 20% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Quentin | 2,294 | 15.3 km | 50.4 | 27% | 0% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against New Brunswick’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of New Brunswick’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. 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 Kedgwick’s residents
What is the population of Kedgwick?
The latest figure is an estimate: 2,051 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Kedgwick counted 1,986, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Kedgwick?
Half the residents are older than 48.4 and half younger; 14% are children under 15 and 23% are 65 or over.
Is Kedgwick bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 29% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.3% speak only English and 71% only French; 98% grew up with French.
How diverse is Kedgwick?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0.5%. A visible minority makes up 0.8% and Indigenous residents 4.6%.
What religion are people in Kedgwick?
Most often Christian (87%) or no religion (13%); other religions make up 0.2%.
Is Kedgwick good for families?
Children under 15 are 14% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 48% of households and one-parent families 8.2%. Schools near Kedgwick are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Kedgwick?
Median total household income in Kedgwick was $59,600 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).