Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0South Glengarry is older than 86% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50.4
Set against 64% across Canada’s towns, 93% of households live in a single-detached house in South Glengarry. Residents with no religion are rarer here than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 5,430 households here; by July 2025 the population was about 14,355. On the census count, 7.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of South Glengarry
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 52% of residents speak English and French, more than in 91% of Canadian towns. Another 1.8% speak only French and 46% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of South Glengarry is 50.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
South Glengarry sits above 91% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (52%)
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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
Here 25% of residents have French as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 1.5%. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
South Glengarry’s population moved +1% on 2016, less than in 68% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +6% across Ontario’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 8%.
South Glengarry: 25% of residents are 65 or over, above 81% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: 9.4% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. In South Glengarry, 9.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ South Glengarry, 50.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
23% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 67% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The share of one-parent families trails 81% of Canadian towns: 6.2%. A household here holds 2.4 people on average. One-person households make up 27% across Canada’s towns.
In South Glengarry, 54% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
By its share of common-law partners (13%), South Glengarry is above 66% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
12% of households rent their home, fewer than in 84% of Canadian towns
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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. 29% of homes were built before 1961 and 18% in 2001 or later.
Median household income here: $91,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; South Glengarry’s, at $91,000, is 6% higher. Across Ontario’s towns the median is $91,600. Pandemic benefits reached 22% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
7.6% 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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in South Glengarry, 7.6%. What’s more, the town has fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than 82% of Canadian towns, at 1.5%. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (68%), then in Asia (13%).
South Glengarry: 4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 62% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 3.4% in South Glengarry. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
20% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 67% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 7% (typical 9.5%). Measured more widely, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 57%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 57% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 5th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy is the oldest at 57, La Crète the youngest at 23.4. The towns whose median age is nearest to South Glengarry’s: Grand Falls-Windsor (49.2), Durham (49.6), Matane (52.4) and Gravenhurst (53.6).
Nearby, 1 of 2 towns have older populations than South Glengarry
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Glengarry | 14,355 | — | 50.4 | 25% | 7.6% |
| Akwesasne | 2,562 | 12.8 km | — | — | — |
| Cornwall | 54,346 | 14.8 km | 46.4 | 25% | 8.4% |
| Akwesasne (Part) 59 | 1,947 | 16.0 km | — | — | — |
| Saint-Anicet | 2,854 | 17.5 km | 55.2 | 30% | 4.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- 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.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Ontario’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about South Glengarry’s residents
What is the average age in South Glengarry?
Half the residents are older than 50.4 and half younger, older than 86% of Canadian towns; 15% are children under 15 and 25% are 65 or over.
Is South Glengarry bilingual?
English and French: 52% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 46%. French only: 1.8%. French mother tongue: 25%.
How diverse is South Glengarry?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 7.6%. A visible minority makes up 3.4% and Indigenous residents 4%.
What religion are people in South Glengarry?
Most often Christian (74%) or no religion (24%); other religions make up 1.9%.
Is South Glengarry good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 64% of households and one-parent families 6.2%. Schools near South Glengarry are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in South Glengarry?
Median total household income in South Glengarry was $91,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of South Glengarry?
The latest figure is an estimate: 14,355 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, South Glengarry counted 13,330, 1% more than 2016.
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).