Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hornepayne sits above 87% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (11%)
Residents who moved in within the year: 6.9%, below 91% of Canadian towns. With about 1,110 residents in July 2025, Hornepayne counted 440 households at the 2021 Census. Households in single-detached houses: 88% of the total. Higher than in 78% of Canadian towns: 35% of households are one person living alone.
−1% since 2016: slower than 86% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 15%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across Ontario’s towns.
13% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a share 81% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 20–24: 8.3% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. 16% of residents are 65 or over. The median age in Hornepayne is 41.2, lower than in 55% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women.
Hornepayne households average 2.2 people, smaller than in 74% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-parent families: 9.2%, above 64% of Canadian towns.
16% of residents 15 and over live common-law, a share 79% 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
39% of residents 15 and over are married; across Canada’s towns the figure is 46%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
21% of households rent their home, fewer than in 61% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The share of renter households across Canada’s towns is 25%. 16% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Median household income: $102,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Hornepayne had $102,000 before tax, 19% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Ontario’s towns, the median household income is $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 29% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
2.6% 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
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Hornepayne comes in at 2.6%. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
In Hornepayne, 39% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Hornepayne has 2.6%. Set beside that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of residents whose mother tongue is French than 76% of Canadian towns: 9.9%
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
At home: English 95%, French 4.7%. Few places have as many bilingual residents: 17% here, more than in 72% of Canadian towns. The share of residents whose mother tongue is French across Canada’s towns is 1.5%.
In Hornepayne, 5.7% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 20% here, 9.5% in the typical town. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 56% of residents aged 15 and over
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.
At 56%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Hornepayne is younger than every town around it
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Hornepayne has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 76–138 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornepayne | 1,110 | — | 41.2 | 16% | 2.6% |
| Manitouwadge | 2,052 | 76.4 km | 49.2 | 24% | 9.7% |
| Hearst | 5,032 | 96.2 km | 48 | 24% | 2.4% |
| Marathon | 3,223 | 128.6 km | 43.2 | 16% | 6.9% |
| Wawa | 2,943 | 138.0 km | 47.2 | 22% | 4.1% |
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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Hornepayne’s residents
How diverse is Hornepayne?
2.6% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.6% belong to a visible minority and 11% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Hornepayne?
59% are Christian and 39% have no religion; 2.1% follow another religion.
Is Hornepayne good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 9.2%. Schools near Hornepayne are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Hornepayne?
The median household in Hornepayne took in $102,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Hornepayne?
Hornepayne had about 1,110 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 968, 1% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Hornepayne?
A median age of 41.2. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 16%.
Is Hornepayne bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 17% are. Another 1% speak only French and 82% only English, and French is the first language of 9.9%.
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).