Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Fort William 52 sits above 99% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (87%)
Fort William 52 is a First Nations reserve, home to Fort William. The share of renter households trails 86% of Canadian towns: 11%. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are common here: 13%, more than in 81% of Canadian towns. Its population is down 2% on 2016. Locally, 26% of households are one-parent families.
What stands out about the people of Fort William 52
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
87% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 83% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−2% since 2016: slower than 88% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 8%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across Ontario’s towns.
Fort William 52 sits above 86% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (20%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
With a median age of 37.6, Fort William 52 is younger than 79% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. In Fort William 52, 16% of residents are 65 or over. The biggest five-year age group is 25–29, with 8.3% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 76% of Canadian towns: 2.7 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 24% of households are one person living alone, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 27%.
Below 97% of Canadian towns: 23% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 49% of adults (typical: 27%). The share of common-law partners stands at 12%. Set beside that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 74% of Canadian towns: 81%
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
28% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Against that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income here: $57,600 a year
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; Fort William 52’s, at $57,600, is 33% lower. The middle household across Ontario’s towns has $91,600 before tax. Pandemic benefits reached 39% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
46% of residents said they have no religion, a share 80% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
98% have English as their mother tongue; 1% also speak French
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
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Fort William 52 has 1%. Locally, 0.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
7.3% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
28% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
33% 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. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
33% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 16% are 65 or more.
No nearby town is as young as Fort William 52
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort William 52 | 1,038 | — | 37.6 | 16% | 0% |
| Thunder Bay | 117,671 | 9.6 km | 44 | 22% | 8.6% |
| Oliver Paipoonge | 6,524 | 18.6 km | 46 | 21% | 6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Ontario’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.
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- 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 Fort William 52’s residents
What is the population of Fort William 52?
Fort William 52 had about 1,038 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 964, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Fort William 52?
A median age of 37.6. Children under 15 make up 20%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Fort William 52 bilingual?
English and French: 1% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 99%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.5%.
How diverse is Fort William 52?
In Fort William 52, 87% have an Indigenous identity and 0% belong to a visible minority; its immigration figures are suppressed.
What religion are people in Fort William 52?
48% are Christian and 46% have no religion; 6.3% follow another religion.
Is Fort William 52 good for families?
Under 15: 20% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 29% of households. One-parent families: 26%. Schools near Fort William 52 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fort William 52?
The median household in Fort William 52 took in $57,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).