Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA median age of 54.8: Richmond County, Subdivision C is older than 95% of Canadian towns
In Richmond County, Subdivision C, 90% of households live in a single-detached house, beside 64% across Canada’s towns. With about 3,444 residents in July 2025, Richmond County, Subdivision C counted 1,440 households at the 2021 Census. Locally, 13% of residents said they have no religion. Residents who moved in within the year are rarer here than in 84% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Richmond County, Subdivision C
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
15% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 0.8% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
56% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 0.2% speak French only and 44% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Richmond County, Subdivision C’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 93% of Canadian towns, at 56%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
At home: English 80%, French 16%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%. A third of residents have French as their mother tongue, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns.
Since 2016, Richmond County, Subdivision C has changed by ±0%, slower than 80% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 10% higher again. Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Nova Scotia’s towns, by more than +2%.
In Richmond County, Subdivision C, 31% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
11% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Richmond County, Subdivision C, 54.8. 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 2.2 people, below 74% 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.
Here 9.8% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%. In Richmond County, Subdivision C, 32% of households are one person living alone.
Common-law partners make up 9.4% in Richmond County, Subdivision C, less than in 61% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 25% of adults (typical: 27%). The share of married residents 15 and over stands at 48%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
Only 17% of households rent their home in Richmond County, Subdivision C
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. Typically, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. A third of homes were built before 1961 and 19% in 2001 or later.
$62,000 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. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Richmond County, Subdivision C had $62,000 before tax, 28% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $69,100 is the median household income across Nova Scotia’s towns. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 24% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
1.6% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
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, Richmond County, Subdivision C has 0.3%. This Nova Scotia town has fewer immigrants than 95% of Canadian towns, at 1.6%.
Richmond County, Subdivision C sits above 93% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (15%)
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 0.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. Across Canada’s towns, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 80% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 17% (typical 9.5%). As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 40% of residents 15 and over had a job
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 40% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 31% of residents are 65 or over.
5th highest median age among 41 towns of 3,383 to 3,509
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, youngest at 32.8, to Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap, oldest at 61.2. The closest ages to Richmond County, Subdivision C’s belong to Meaghers Grant (54.4), Merrickville (54.4), Shuniah (55.2) and Lewisporte (55.6).
Around Richmond County, Subdivision C, 2 of 5 towns have a higher median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Richmond County, Subdivision C with figures are 15–43 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | 3,444 | — | 54.8 | 31% | 1.6% |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | 4,305 | 15.0 km | 54.4 | 33% | 4.1% |
| Richmond County, Subdivision B | 1,853 | 22.6 km | 59.2 | 36% | 6.2% |
| Port Hawkesbury | 3,442 | 31.2 km | 46.8 | 24% | 4.5% |
| Guysborough | 4,721 | 39.8 km | 58.4 | 35% | 3.2% |
| Inverness County, Subdivision C | 3,314 | 43.5 km | 54.8 | 30% | 4.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Nova Scotia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Richmond County, Subdivision C’s residents
What is the average age in Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Half the residents are older than 54.8 and half younger, older than 95% of Canadian towns; 11% are children under 15 and 31% are 65 or over.
Is Richmond County, Subdivision C bilingual?
English and French: 56% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 44%. French only: 0.2%. French mother tongue: 33%.
How diverse is Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 1.6%. A visible minority makes up 0.5% and Indigenous residents 15%.
What religion are people in Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Most often Christian (87%) or no religion (13%); other religions make up 0.6%.
Is Richmond County, Subdivision C good for families?
Children under 15 are 11% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 49% of households and one-parent families 9.8%. Schools near Richmond County, Subdivision C are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Median total household income in Richmond County, Subdivision C was $62,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Richmond County, Subdivision C?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,444 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Richmond County, Subdivision C counted 3,136, about the same as 2016.
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).