Alexandriain North Glengarry, Ontario

A town in Ontario, home to 10,772 people. Statistics Canada places it in the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry census division.

Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

10,772

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

51.6

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

46%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Alexandria a good place to live?

Good on most counts; one lags. Crime is low (A). Overall, Alexandria earns a B, better than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. That places it #309 of 858 in Ontario. The trade-off is cost of living (C−). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health and C+ for jobs & income.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestASafety A⁻SchoolsWeakestC⁻Cost of living

How Alexandria grades

Each subject compares Alexandria with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

SafetyGraded on crime per residentAOpen →SchoolsSchools do better than mostA⁻Open →Cost of livingBehind most towns comparedC⁻Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carB⁺Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostCOpen →HealthBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Alexandria stand out

The 3 things Alexandria does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Speak English and French

Who lives here

56% speak English and French

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

27% are 65 or over

Against 19% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 90%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alexandria.

SafetySafety A

The police who cover Alexandria record less serious crime than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 37

37Crime Severity Index

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Stormont/Dundas/Glengarry detachment area

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 14.5 per 1,000 a year, below both Ontario’s towns (30.5) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 8 per 1,000 people a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202339

202437

202534

2023–2025	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14.5	30.5	31.2
Crime Severity Index	37	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	47	76	86
Violent crime	8	10.5	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

43%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageAlexandria’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety37 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Alexandria’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Alexandria safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Teaching in French: 6 of Alexandria’s 11 schools

11schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

Elementary schools here average 131 students; in Ontario, 365. Over three years, results slipped at 4 of its 7 tested schools. All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. The 7 with results split, 2 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 2 in the lower.

School	Level	Students	System
Laggan Public School Fourth fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	225	English public
Glengarry District High School Middle fifth in OntarioLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	235	English public
École élémentaire catholique Elda-Rouleau FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	175	French Catholic
Maxville Public School Top fifth in OntarioResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	75	English public

See all 11 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public4

French Catholic3

French public3

English Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
School boards	5	4	3
Nearest elementary school	4 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	4 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

1,325

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

4 km

to the nearest secondary school

4 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageAlexandria’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language6 of 11 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school11 schools within 3 km · 8 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools Results2 of 7 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boards5 school boards · Upper Canada DSB Questions“What schools are there in Alexandria?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HousingCost of living C⁻

Homes in Alexandria are worth a median $300,000, by what owners told the census

$300,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 78%.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Alexandria$300,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
Median home value, 2021	$300,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	16%	22%	18%
Rent as a share of income	20%	22%	20%
Households owning their home	78%	76%	74%

$860

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$830

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageAlexandria’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living4.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $300,000, against the median household income Renting$860 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters78% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

A flood study covers Alexandria: 3 on the national inventory, the newest from Raisin Region Conservation Authority

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Alexandria’s survey area, 6.1% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.21 for each $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030).

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Alexandria6.1%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.21	$0.043	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.1%	4%	6.6%

$0.21

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

23 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageAlexandria’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood3 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.21 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.1% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Climate

Alexandria has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 27.3°C

27.3°CJuly afternoons

A normal October brings 100 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snowfall adds up to 198 cm a year, higher than both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Snow peaks in January: 51 cm in a normal year. Winter lows in Alexandria average −11.8°C in January.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.0°C

Spring11.7°C

Summer26.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	198 cm	146 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	27.3°C	26.7°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,006 mm	902 mm	883 mm
January night low	−11.8°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C

198 cm

of snow a year

140

days with frost a year

134

days with precipitation a year

Full pageAlexandria’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 27.3°C, January lows −11.8°C Rain and snow1,006 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow198 cm of snow a year Weather station32 km to the station · Cornwall

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Cornwall)

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Alexandria than in 64% of Canadian towns

8%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 26 min, below Ontario’s towns (29 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min). 90% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Walk7%

Public transit1%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	26 min	29 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	88%	89%

$71,000

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

57%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageAlexandria’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to245 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Cornwall

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

HealthHealth C⁺

49% of adults around Alexandria rate their health very good or excellent

49%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.0, women 83.0 and men 78.9 (2022/2024). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 14% of adults, against 11% for Ontario; what’s more, the three chronic conditions the survey tracks average nearly a fifth of adults, higher than both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Alexandria’s is long: 7.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the The Eastern Ontario Health Unit, Alexandria included.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Alexandria49%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	14%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.0	82.8	81.5
Very good or excellent health	49%	51%	52%

81.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

7.5 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

6.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageAlexandria’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care7.5 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.0, men 78.9 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up less of Alexandria than of Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.3%

51.6median age

3.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Immigrants make up 5.8% of residents, lower than both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

AlexandriaOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

27%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree20%

Postsecondary qualification46%

Women and men · all residents

50.4% of Alexandria’s residents are women

Here the census found 5,035 men and 5,110 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Alexandria
	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	14%	15%	16%
15 to 64	59%	65%	64%
65+	27%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	20%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	46%	56%	56%

Full pageAlexandria’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants6% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority Ages51.6 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households4,420 households · 2.2 people per household English and French56% speak both · 3.5% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

In Alexandria, November normally means 7°C afternoons and freezing nights

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Across the year, normals run from −12°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July. A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 82 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Alexandria forecast, on the Weather page.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December0°C

January−4°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−10°C	219 mm
Spring	12°C	2°C	233 mm
Summer	26°C	16°C	275 mm
Autumn	14°C	6°C	280 mm

0°C

a normal November night

82 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageAlexandria’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Cornwall); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Fewer of Alexandria voted in 2022 than in most of Ontario: 26%, behind 82% of municipalities

For local government, Alexandria falls under North Glengarry, a township.

Turnout	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	26%	31%	31%

Full pageAlexandria’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentEric Duncan council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

3 public library branches serve Alexandria

They are Dalkeith Library, SDG Library - Alexandria Branch and SDG Library - Maxville Branch.

Full pageAlexandria’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong2.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park, Alfred Bog Provincial Park, is 5.2 km from Alexandria

1.5%of the land within 10 km protected

CPCAD lists 12 protected areas within 10 km. No national park lies within 100 km. Of the country within 10 km, 1.5% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Alexandria1.5%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	4	4
Protected land within 10 km	1.5%	2.3%	2.3%

5.2 km

to Alfred Bog Provincial Park

public protected area within 10 km

Full pageAlexandria’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · Alfred Bog Provincial Park National & provincial parks5.2 km to a provincial park · Alfred Bog Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

In Alexandria, 39% of homes go back before 1961

1historic place

Inside the town the registers count 1 historic place.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, Alexandria, Ontario 1916

1916

oldest construction date on the record

39%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Alexandria	Ontario	Canada
Homes built before 1961	39%	22%	18%

Full pageAlexandria’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes39% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registersOne historic place inside the town Questions“How many historic places does Alexandria have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Alexandria

15pages on Alexandria

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 37 Housing & costC⁻Homes 4.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻11 schools within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 81 in its region Work & commuteC⁺55% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Glengarry Pioneer Museum and 4 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Alexandria; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumGlengarry Pioneer Museumin town

Museum · Parks CanadaCarillon Barracks39 km northeast

National historic siteInverarden House31 km south

National historic siteCarillon Canal39 km northeast MuseumMuseumGlengarry Sports Hall of Famein town

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Glengarry Pioneer Museum: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carillon Barracks: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Inverarden House: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carillon Canal: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Alexandria

16 notable people were born in Alexandria.

See all 16 →

George CattanachCanadian lacrosse player · 1878–1954

Annie MacDonald LangstaffCanadian legal scholar, feminist, and aviator · 1887–1975

Charles-Hugues GauthierCanadian Catholic archbishop · 1843–1922

Sibby NicholCanadian ice hockey player · 1889–1957

J. T. HayCanadian football player · born 1954

John McCollCanadian politician · 1875–1933

Photo credits

George Cattanach: Unknown author, Public domain · Annie MacDonald Langstaff: illegible, Public domain · Charles-Hugues Gauthier: Alex B. Castonguay, Public domain · Sibby Nichol: Stuart Thomson, Public domain · J. T. Hay: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0 · John McColl: Unknown author, Public domain

About Alexandria

Town in Ontario

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Alexandria is one census subdivision in Ontario, and TownRatings describes all of it.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 10,772 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Census subdivision: 3501050

Questions about Alexandria

Do people in Alexandria speak French?

Many do: 56% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 3.5% speak French only.

Who are the people of Alexandria?

2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 4% have an Indigenous identity and 6% are immigrants.

How old are the people of Alexandria?

51.6 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 27% of residents are 65 or over and 14% under 15.

What kind of homes are in Alexandria?

79% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.2 people; 31% are one person living alone.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).