Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Older than 99% of Canadian towns: half of North Frontenac is over 61.6
Here 5.3% of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%. 7.7% of residents are under 15. On one-person households, North Frontenac sits higher than 69% of Canadian towns: 32%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,515 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,135 households.
What stands out about the people of North Frontenac
Older than most towns
Line North Frontenac’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 61.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 39% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
North Frontenac went from 1,903 people in 2016 to 2,285 in 2021, +20%: faster growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, North Frontenac has grown +20%, faster than 96% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 10% higher again. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Ontario’s towns, +6%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 39% in North Frontenac, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Residents aged 15 to 24: 5.3% here and 11% across Canada’s towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 14% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ North Frontenac, 61.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women.
North Frontenac households average 2 people, smaller than in 90% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
With one-parent families at 4%, North Frontenac is behind 97% of Canadian towns on that count.
North Frontenac ranks above 81% of Canadian towns on married residents 15 and over: 56%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Locally, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 99% of Canadian towns, at 98%
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
Just over a fifth of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 22% built before 1961. The benchmark for households in single-detached houses across Canada’s towns: 64%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Household income at the median: $68,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in North Frontenac: half had less than $68,000, 21% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Ontario’s towns, the typical figure is $91,600. 19% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
North Frontenac ranks above 67% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 13%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (52%) and in the Americas (26%). The comparison figure for residents who moved in within the year is 11% across Canada’s towns. North Frontenac has fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than 88% of Canadian towns, at 1.1%. What’s more, with immigrants at 6.3%, North Frontenac is behind 76% of Canadian towns on that count.
Residents with no religion: 39%, a higher share than 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
2.7% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Across the comparison, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Here, 3.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
English is the mother tongue of 93%, and 6.6% speak French as well
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 98%, French 0.7%. Higher than in just over three fifths of Canadian towns: 2% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 91% of Canadian towns: 12%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 11% 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.
38% of adults were employed in May 2021
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 38% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 39% of residents are 65 or over.
Among 41 towns of 2,500 to 2,588 people, the 1st oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The youngest is City Commercial Core (32.7) and the oldest North Frontenac (61.6). Nearest to North Frontenac in age: Mandeville (57.6) and Cap-Chat (58.8).
No nearby town is as old as North Frontenac
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. No closer places have figures: these lie 14–49 km from North Frontenac.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Frontenac | 2,515 | — | 61.6 | 39% | 6.3% |
| Addington Highlands | 2,827 | 13.8 km | 55.6 | 31% | 4.3% |
| Central Frontenac | 5,348 | 26.8 km | 55.6 | 30% | 6.7% |
| Tweed | 6,504 | 44.5 km | 53.6 | 29% | 6.7% |
| Madoc | 2,467 | 47.4 km | 49.6 | 23% | 5.6% |
| Stone Mills | 8,523 | 48.9 km | 46.8 | 20% | 6% |
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. 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. 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 North Frontenac’s residents
What is the population of North Frontenac?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,515 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,285 in North Frontenac, 20% more than 2016.
What is the average age in North Frontenac?
61.6 is the median age, older than 99% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 7.7%. 65 and over: 39%.
Is North Frontenac bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 6.6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 93% only English, and French is the first language of 2%.
How diverse is North Frontenac?
Immigrants make up 6.3% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 2.7% are members of a visible minority, and 3.1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in North Frontenac?
Christian: 60%. No religion: 39%. Another religion: 1.6%.
Is North Frontenac good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 7.7%. 57% of households are couple families and 4% one-parent families. Schools near North Frontenac are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in North Frontenac?
$68,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in North Frontenac (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
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).