Photo: SimonP at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Springhill is over 51.6, older than 89% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Springhill, 2.1. Children under 15 account for 12%. Compared with other places, households in single-detached houses are common here: 87%, more than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 7,015 for July 2025. Statistics Canada counts Springhill as part of Cumberland, Subd. B: the figures on this page are the municipality’s.
What stands out about the people of Springhill
Older than most towns
Line Springhill’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 51.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 27% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −1% since 2016 leaves Springhill behind 85% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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 3% higher again. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +2% across Nova Scotia’s towns.
Springhill: 27% of residents are 65 or over, above 85% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.7%, below 84% of Canadian towns. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. 55–59 is the most common age band: 8.8% of residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Springhill, 51.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
34% of households are one person living alone, a share 74% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families account for 8.5%. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%.
Only 44% of residents 15 and over are married in Springhill
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With common-law partners at 12%, Springhill is ahead of 60% of Canadian towns on that count. Typically, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Below 67% of Canadian towns: 18% of households rent their home
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: 45% predate 1961, 6.7% date from 2001 or later. To put it in context, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. 14% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$56,400 a year is the median household income here
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Springhill had $56,400 before tax, 34% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Nova Scotia’s towns is $69,100. Pandemic benefits reached 21% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 7.9% in Springhill, less than in 83% of Canadian towns
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
1.7% of residents are immigrants, against 17% across Canada’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 0.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 83% of Canadian towns: 48%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 1.9% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Across Springhill, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
98% have English as their mother tongue; 3.4% also speak French
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
Little separates the share of residents whose mother tongue is French here, 0.9%, from the figure across Canada’s towns. Springhill has fewer bilingual residents than 91% of Canadian towns, at 3.4%.
10% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 95% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
13% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 42% of adults
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 42% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
41 towns of 6,831 to 7,199 people: this is the 6th oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 31.2 in Edgeley to 61.6 in Fairwinds. The towns whose median age is nearest to Springhill’s: Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (51.2), Thunder Bay, Unorganized (51.6), Algoma, Unorganized, North Part (54.4) and Hope (54.8).
Around Springhill, 1 of 3 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page. The nearest places to Springhill with figures are 22–24 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill | 7,015 | — | 51.6 | 27% | 1.7% |
| Oxford | 1,261 | 22.4 km | 46 | 22% | 5.7% |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | 6,040 | 23.4 km | 52.8 | 28% | 2.2% |
| Amherst | 10,072 | 23.8 km | 48.8 | 26% | 3.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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.
- 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 Springhill’s residents
What religion are people in Springhill?
Most often Christian (52%) or no religion (48%); other religions make up 0.6%.
Is Springhill good for families?
Children under 15 are 12% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 51% of households and one-parent families 8.5%. Schools near Springhill are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Springhill?
Median total household income in Springhill was $56,400 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Springhill?
The latest figure is an estimate: 7,015 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Springhill counted 6,786, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Springhill?
Half the residents are older than 51.6 and half younger, older than 89% of Canadian towns; 12% are children under 15 and 27% are 65 or over.
Is Springhill bilingual?
English and French: 3.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.9%.
How diverse is Springhill?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 1.7%. A visible minority makes up 1.9% and Indigenous residents 2.8%.
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).