Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A smaller share of renter households than 99% of Canadian towns: 4.9%
Where 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns, Chisholm has 6.6%. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 8%. The median age in the town is 44.8, higher than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,593 residents; the 2021 Census found 505 households.
Chisholm changed by +2% from 2016 to 2021, behind 67% 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
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 21%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns.
In Chisholm, 19% of residents are under 15, more than in 78% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
A fifth of residents are 65 or over (Canada’s towns: 19%). On average, 16% of residents are under 15 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.
Only 22% of households are one person living alone in Chisholm
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Chisholm, 2.6. One-parent families are rarer here than in 92% of Canadian towns. The comparison figure for one-person households is 27% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of common-law partners than 78% of Canadian towns, at 16%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
A fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%. Locally, 51% of residents 15 and over are married.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 99% of Canadian towns: 98%
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
9.8% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income at the median: $78,000 a year
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
Chisholm’s median household took in $78,000 before tax, 9% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 21% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
8% of residents are immigrants
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
The share of immigrants trails 70% of Canadian towns: 8%. Across Chisholm, 2.7% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
More Indigenous residents than 79% of Canadian towns: 6.9%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.1% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). To put it in context, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Residents with no religion: 36% of the total.
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 10%, a higher share than 76% of Canadian towns
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
21% can speak both English and French, against 6.7% across Ontario’s towns and 7.5% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 1.5%. At home: English 89%, French 3.1%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 82% of Canadian towns, at 15%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 18%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 50% of residents 15 and over had a job
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 20% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 50% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The towns around Chisholm are all older
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisholm | 1,593 | — | 44.8 | 20% | 8% |
| Powassan | 3,657 | 13.3 km | 50.4 | 27% | 3.6% |
| Callander | 4,021 | 16.4 km | 50.4 | 24% | 4.3% |
| Bonfield | 2,597 | 16.6 km | 48 | 20% | 2.3% |
| East Ferris | 5,835 | 17.7 km | 48 | 21% | 3.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Ontario’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.
- 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.
Questions about Chisholm’s residents
What is the average age in Chisholm?
A median age of 44.8. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 20%.
Is Chisholm bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 21% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 78% speak only English and 0% only French; 10% grew up with French.
How diverse is Chisholm?
8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.1% belong to a visible minority and 6.9% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Chisholm?
63% are Christian and 36% have no religion; 1.1% follow another religion.
Is Chisholm good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 62% of households. One-parent families: 5%. Schools near Chisholm are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Chisholm?
The median household in Chisholm took in $78,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Chisholm?
Chisholm had about 1,593 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,312, 2% more than 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).