Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 31.8: Sagamok is younger than 98% of Canadian towns
A First Nations reserve, Sagamok is home to Sagamok Anishnawbek. Compared with 25% across Canada’s towns, 9.1% of households rent their home here. Statistics Canada puts Sagamok’s population at 1,200 for July 2025. One-parent families: 27% of the total. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Sagamok
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
97% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 92% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 19% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Half of Sagamok’s residents are under 31.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are under 15 and 14% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Sagamok went from 1,140 people in 2016 to 1,110 in 2021, −3%: slower growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A −3% change since 2016: slower than 91% 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 8% higher again. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +6% across Ontario’s towns.
Children under 15: 25%, a higher share than 97% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
14% of residents are aged 15 to 24; across Canada’s towns the figure is 11%. Still, residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 76% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women.
Bigger households than 82% of Canadian towns: 2.8 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.
The share of one-person households stands at 26%.
Married residents 15 and over: 26%, a lower share than 95% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 48% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Common-law partners: 11% of the total. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Sagamok: 78% of households live in a single-detached house, above 70% 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
31% 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. Newer homes outnumber old: 25% date from 2001 or later, 5.2% from before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $49,600 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
At $49,600, the middle household in Sagamok earned 42% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Ontario’s towns, the household in the middle had $91,600. In 2020, 40% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Indigenous residents: 97%, a higher share than 99% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
29% of residents said they have no religion (Canada’s towns: 35%). Elsewhere, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 73%, and 1.8% speak French as well
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
Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French; in Sagamok, 1.8%. The census found that 0.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue locally.
Sagamok ranks below 99% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 6.9%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 30%, against 9.5%. As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
36% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 14% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 36% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Every nearby town is older than Sagamok
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Sagamok with figures are 15–46 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagamok | 1,200 | — | 31.8 | 14% | 0% |
| Sables-Spanish Rivers | 3,412 | 14.7 km | 50.4 | 24% | 3.6% |
| Little Current | 2,764 | 26.6 km | 55.6 | 32% | 4.4% |
| Espanola | 5,504 | 32.6 km | 48.8 | 25% | 4.4% |
| Elliot Lake | 12,317 | 44.7 km | 60.4 | 40% | 11% |
| Central Manitoulin | 2,386 | 46.1 km | 58.4 | 37% | 5.3% |
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. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- 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.
Questions about Sagamok’s residents
What is the median income in Sagamok?
The median household in Sagamok took in $49,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Sagamok?
Sagamok had about 1,200 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,110, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Sagamok?
A median age of 31.8. Children under 15 make up 25%, and people 65 and over 14%.
Is Sagamok bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 1.8% are. Another 0% speak only French and 98% only English, and French is the first language of 0.5%.
How diverse is Sagamok?
Indigenous identity: 97%. Visible minority: 0%. Statistics Canada publishes no immigration figures for Sagamok.
What religion are people in Sagamok?
57% are Christian and 29% have no religion; 13% follow another religion.
Is Sagamok good for families?
Under 15: 25% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 30% of households. One-parent families: 27%. Schools near Sagamok 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).