Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf of Richmond County, Subdivision A is over 54.4, older than 94% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, 64% of households live in a single-detached house; in Richmond County, Subdivision A, 85%. There are about as many residents as in 2016. For Richmond County, Subdivision A, the census puts Indigenous residents at 9.1%. Few places have so few children under 15: 12% here, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Richmond County, Subdivision A
Older than most towns
Half of Richmond County, Subdivision A’s residents are under 54.4 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 33% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower than most: −1% since 2016, behind 85% of Canadian towns
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 typical town changed +4%; across Nova Scotia’s towns, +2%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 14%.
33% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
60–64 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 8.9%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Richmond County, Subdivision A, 54.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families are about as common here as across Canada’s towns: 8.9%. Locally, 32% of households are one person living alone.
In Richmond County, Subdivision A, 49% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a quarter of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. The usual figure: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 10%.
Richmond County, Subdivision A sits below 59% of Canadian towns for renter households (21%)
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: 24% predate 1961, 20% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 8.9% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$60,800 a year: where the middle household sits
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Richmond County, Subdivision A’s households had a total income below $60,800, 29% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Nova Scotia’s towns, the household in the middle had $69,100. COVID-19 benefits went to 20% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Below 58% of Canadian towns: 10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 30% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Measured more widely, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Locally, 4.1% of residents are immigrants. On residents without Canadian citizenship, Richmond County, Subdivision A sits lower than 63% of Canadian towns: 3.4%.
Only 23% of residents said they have no religion in Richmond County, Subdivision A
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
0.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%.
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 8.5% in Richmond County, Subdivision A, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
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
At home: English 97%, French 1.2%. As a yardstick, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns. On bilingual residents, Richmond County, Subdivision A sits higher than 74% of Canadian towns: 21%.
In Richmond County, Subdivision A, 16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 78% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 6.8% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
42% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
Fewer work here than in the typical town: 42%, against 58% across Canada’s towns. 33% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 4,230 to 4,380 people: this is the 6th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The span goes from 33.1 (Spence) up to 58.8 (Highlands East). By median age, Richmond County, Subdivision A sits among Beaupré (52.8), Eganville (54.4), Grand Forks (56) and Bancroft (56).
Every neighbour of Richmond County, Subdivision A has an older population
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | 4,305 | — | 54.4 | 33% | 4.1% |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | 3,444 | 15.0 km | 54.8 | 31% | 1.6% |
| Richmond County, Subdivision B | 1,853 | 19.2 km | 59.2 | 36% | 6.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Nova Scotia’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- 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.
Questions about Richmond County, Subdivision A’s residents
Is Richmond County, Subdivision A bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 21% are. Another 0% speak only French and 80% only English, and French is the first language of 8.5%.
How diverse is Richmond County, Subdivision A?
4.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.3% belong to a visible minority and 9.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Richmond County, Subdivision A?
77% are Christian and 23% have no religion; 0.4% follow another religion.
Is Richmond County, Subdivision A good for families?
Under 15: 12% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 8.9%. Schools near Richmond County, Subdivision A are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Richmond County, Subdivision A?
The median household in Richmond County, Subdivision A took in $60,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Richmond County, Subdivision A?
Richmond County, Subdivision A had about 4,305 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,763, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Richmond County, Subdivision A?
A median age of 54.4, older than 94% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 12%, and people 65 and over 33%.
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).