Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Half of Armour is over 56.8, older than 97% of Canadian towns
The share of children under 15 is 12%, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Across Armour, 96% of households live in a single-detached house. Few places have as many residents with no religion: 44% here, more than in 77% of Canadian towns. With about 1,698 residents in July 2025, Armour counted 670 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Armour
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Armour is 56.8; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+3% since 2016, a pace below 55% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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 median change is +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 16%.
Armour sits above 95% of Canadian towns for residents aged 65 and over (32%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Where 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns, Armour has 5.1%. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2.2 people, below 74% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families make up 3.7%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. Here, 28% of households are one person living alone.
14% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 74% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
54% of residents 15 and over are married, against 46% across Canada’s towns. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
6.8% of households rent their home, fewer than in 96% of Canadian towns
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
Older homes outnumber new: 21% predate 1961, 17% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. On average, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 9% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median household income: $69,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Armour’s households had a total income below $69,500, 19% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Ontario’s towns is $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 21% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
Armour ranks below 92% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 6.6%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
1.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens, against 5.8% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. On the census count, nearly one in ten residents are immigrants.
3.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.4% of residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. By way of comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 94%, and 3.8% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Armour, 3.8%. For Armour, the census puts residents whose mother tongue is French at 1.7%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 93% of Canadian towns, at 11%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 14%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Employment: 39% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 39% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 32% of residents are 65 or over.
Armour and its 4 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armour | 1,698 | — | 56.8 | 32% | 8.7% |
| Burk's Falls | 1,031 | 6.1 km | 45.2 | 24% | 6.9% |
| Perry | 2,866 | 8.1 km | 51.6 | 26% | 5.1% |
| Kearney | 1,055 | 12.0 km | 58.4 | 31% | 7.7% |
| Strong | 1,624 | 15.0 km | 54.8 | 31% | 3.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Ontario’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Armour’s residents
What is the population of Armour?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,698 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,459 in Armour, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Armour?
56.8 is the median age. Under 15: 12%. 65 and over: 32%.
Is Armour bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 3.8% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 96% speak only English and 0% only French; 1.7% grew up with French.
How diverse is Armour?
Immigrants make up 8.7% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.4% are members of a visible minority, and 3.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Armour?
Christian: 55%. No religion: 44%. Another religion: 1.1%.
Is Armour good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 12%. 58% of households are couple families and 3.7% one-parent families. Schools near Armour are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Armour?
$69,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Armour (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).