Photo: J. H. Field · Public domainA higher share of Indigenous residents than 89% of Canadian towns, at 12%
With a median age of 46.4, Englehart is older than 74% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,559 residents; the 2021 Census found 685 households. Across Englehart, 17% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. The share of immigrants trails 91% of Canadian towns: 2.5%.
What stands out about the people of Englehart
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
12% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 3.6% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Englehart went from 1,479 to 1,442 residents (−3%), slower growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Many older residents
27% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 87% of Canadian towns; 6.9% are 80 or over, and 42% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
42% of households are one person living alone, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 27% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower than most: −3% since 2016, behind 90% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Ontario’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 8%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 87% of Canadian towns, at 27%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
70–74 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.8 times the share across Canada’s towns. Englehart has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than four fifths of Canadian towns, at 9%. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A higher share of one-person households than 91% of Canadian towns, at 42%
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Englehart hold 2 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). As a reference point, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 8% of households are one-parent families.
Common-law partners make up 15% in Englehart, more than in 76% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Set against 46% across Canada’s towns, nearly two in five residents 15 and over are married in Englehart. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
In Englehart, 32% of households rent their home, more than in 63% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, 74% of households live in a single-detached house in Englehart. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Older homes outnumber new: 49% predate 1961, 3.7% date from 2001 or later.
$67,500 a year is the median household income here
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Englehart’s, at $67,500, is 22% lower. For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. In 2020, 17% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
2.5% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
In Englehart, 1.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens, beside 5.8% across Canada’s towns.
Englehart: 41% of residents said they have no religion, above 69% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Englehart has 2.5%. For residents with no religion, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 35%.
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 6.5%, a higher share than 74% of Canadian towns
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
The share of bilingual residents is 12%, against 7.5% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, 1.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue across Canada’s towns.
Below 95% of Canadian towns: 10% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 15% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
51% of residents 15 and over were in work
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 51%; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
Around Englehart, 1 of 2 towns have a higher median age
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englehart | 1,559 | — | 46.4 | 27% | 2.5% |
| Armstrong | 1,269 | 13.1 km | 39.2 | 20% | 2.5% |
| Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part | 3,606 | 17.3 km | 51.2 | 25% | 3.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 Englehart’s residents
What is the median income in Englehart?
The median household in Englehart took in $67,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Englehart?
Englehart had about 1,559 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,442, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Englehart?
A median age of 46.4. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 27%.
Is Englehart bilingual?
12% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 88% English only. French is the mother tongue of 6.5%.
How diverse is Englehart?
2.5% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.5% belong to a visible minority and 12% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Englehart?
57% are Christian and 41% have no religion; 1.5% follow another religion.
Is Englehart good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 44% of households. One-parent families: 8%. Schools near Englehart are on its Schools page.
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).