Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.06.7% of households rent their home, below 97% of Canadian towns
4.5% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The census found that nearly a fifth of households are one person living alone in Montague. Compared with other places, residents who moved in within the year are scarce here: 7.6%, fewer than in 86% of Canadian towns. There are 4% more residents than in 2016.
+4% since 2016, a pace 50% of Canadian towns didn’t match
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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 13%. Across Ontario’s towns the median is +6%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Older than 64% of Canadian towns: half of Montague is over 44.4
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 8.4% of residents. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 9.7% here, fewer than in 70% of Canadian towns. By contrast, across Canada’s towns, nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over; in Montague, 20%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Montague, 44.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Montague households average 2.6 people, larger than in 67% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Montague has fewer one-parent families than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns, at 7.3%.
Common-law partners make up 14% in Montague, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 22% of adults, beside a typical 27%. The usual figure: 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
More households in single-detached houses than 98% of Canadian towns: 96%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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 74% of Canadian towns. For households in single-detached houses, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 64%. Newer homes outnumber old: 29% date from 2001 or later, 23% from before 1961.
Before tax, the median household income is $98,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Montague’s median household took in $98,000 before tax, 14% more than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Ontario’s towns: $91,600. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 22% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
5.6% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (64%) or in the Americas (36%). Fewer immigrants than in 79% of Canadian towns: 5.6%. Set against 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 0.6% of residents are not Canadian citizens in Montague.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 65% of Canadian towns: 40%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 2.3% in Montague. Here, 3.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity. As a reference point, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 69% of Canadian towns: 14%
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is French make up 4.1%, against 1.5% across Canada’s towns. The wider picture: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: English 97%, French 1.2%.
In Montague, 14% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 85% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 9.6%, beside a typical 9.5%. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.
In work on census day: 58% of adults
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 58%.
The 15th oldest of 41 towns of 4,326 to 4,501 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The youngest of these towns is Glenridding Heights, at 31.9; the oldest, Highlands East, is at 58.8. The closest ages to Montague’s belong to Deer Ridge (42.6), New Maryland (43.6), Beacon Heights (44.5) and Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley (46).
Every neighbour of Montague has an older population
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montague | 4,414 | — | 44.4 | 20% | 5.6% |
| Smiths Falls | 11,093 | 6.9 km | 47.2 | 26% | 6% |
| Merrickville | 3,411 | 11.9 km | 54.4 | 30% | 7.7% |
| Drummond/North Elmsley | 8,817 | 18.6 km | 50.8 | 25% | 5.4% |
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. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Montague’s residents
What is the median income in Montague?
Median total household income in Montague was $98,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Montague?
The latest figure is an estimate: 4,414 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Montague counted 3,914, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Montague?
Half the residents are older than 44.4 and half younger, older than 64% of Canadian towns; 16% are children under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.
Is Montague bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 14% are. Another 0% speak only French and 86% only English, and French is the first language of 4.1%.
How diverse is Montague?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 5.6%. A visible minority makes up 2.3% and Indigenous residents 3.6%.
What religion are people in Montague?
Most often Christian (60%) or no religion (40%); other religions make up 0.4%.
Is Montague good for families?
Children under 15 are 16% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 63% of households and one-parent families 7.3%. Schools near Montague 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).