Indigenous residents make up 59% in Nipissing 10, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Nipissing 10 is a First Nations reserve, the home of Nipissing First Nation. The share of one-parent families is 12%, against 8.2% across Canada’s towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,853 residents; the 2021 Census found 705 households. Households in single-detached houses: 92% of the total. Lower than in 86% of Canadian towns: 8.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
What stands out about the people of Nipissing 10
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 59% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 52% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Slower growth than 57% of Canadian towns: Nipissing 10 changed by +3% since 2016
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Ontario’s towns, by more than +6%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 13% higher again.
Half of Nipissing 10 is over 46, older than 72% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 60–64: 10% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Children under 15: 17% of the total. The highest share aged 65 or over among Ontario’s towns is Northern Bruce Peninsula’s: 41%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households account for 28%.
Nipissing 10 sits above 82% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (18%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
26% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Fewer married residents 15 and over than in 70% of Canadian towns: 39%. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
16% of households rent their home, fewer than in 73% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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. 31% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 6.4% built before 1961. Set beside that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Households here have a median income of $67,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $67,000, the middle household in Nipissing 10 earned 22% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. The pandemic’s benefits: 29% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
More residents with no religion than 69% of Canadian towns: 41%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (0.9%), Nipissing 10 is below 96% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Above 77% of Canadian towns: 14% of residents have French as their mother tongue
The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: English 91%, French 4.6%. 22% of residents speak English and French, a higher share than in 76% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is 1.5%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 86% of Canadian towns, at 14%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 13% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. To put it in context, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
44% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 44%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 20% are 65 or over.
4 of the 5 nearest towns are older than Nipissing 10
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Nipissing 10 with figures are 20–36 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nipissing 10 | 1,853 | — | 46 | 20% | 0% |
| Sturgeon Falls | 16,682 | 20.0 km | 51.2 | 26% | 2.2% |
| North Bay | 62,062 | 22.4 km | 44 | 22% | 5.1% |
| Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part | 1,843 | 31.8 km | 54.8 | 25% | 3.8% |
| Callander | 4,021 | 33.9 km | 50.4 | 24% | 4.3% |
| Nipissing | 1,840 | 36.4 km | 54.8 | 28% | 4.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- 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.
Questions about Nipissing 10’s residents
Is Nipissing 10 good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 48% of households and one-parent families 12%. Schools near Nipissing 10 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Nipissing 10?
Median total household income in Nipissing 10 was $67,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Nipissing 10?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,853 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Nipissing 10 counted 1,640, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Nipissing 10?
Half the residents are older than 46 and half younger; 17% are children under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.
Is Nipissing 10 bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 22% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 78% speak only English and 0% only French; 14% grew up with French.
How diverse is Nipissing 10?
In Nipissing 10, 59% have an Indigenous identity and 0.9% belong to a visible minority; its immigration figures are suppressed.
What religion are people in Nipissing 10?
Most often Christian (51%) or no religion (41%); other religions make up 8.2%.
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).