Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Strong is older than 95% of Canadian towns: a median age of 54.8
In Strong, 8% of residents are aged 15 to 24, beside 11% across Canada’s towns. Meanwhile, residents with no religion are more common here than in 91% of Canadian towns. With about 1,624 residents in July 2025, Strong counted 660 households at the 2021 Census. For Strong, the census puts renter households at 12%.
What stands out about the people of Strong
Older than most towns
Half of Strong’s residents are under 54.8 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Strong grew +9% from 2016 to 2021, faster than 76% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 4%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 31% in Strong, more than in 94% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
70–74 is the most common age band: just over one in ten residents, 2.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. The census found that 13% of residents are under 15 in Strong. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Strong ranks below 60% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 24%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
By its share of one-parent families (6.1%), Strong is below 82% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
In Strong, 54% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 74% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law (Canada’s towns: 11%). Single and never married: 18% of adults, against a typical 27%.
More households in single-detached houses than 96% of Canadian towns: 95%
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 27% of homes were built before 1961 and 16% in 2001 or later.
Household income at the median: $70,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Strong: half had less than $70,000, 19% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. 21% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
A lower share of residents who moved in within the year than 74% of Canadian towns, at 8.8%
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Strong comes in at 3.8%. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (77%), then in Asia (15%).
53% said they have no religion, more than say they are Christian
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 15% across Canada’s towns, 1.3% of residents belong to a visible minority here. The share of Indigenous residents stands at 3.5%.
96% have English as their mother tongue; 3.5% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At 0.6%, the share of residents whose mother tongue is French is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 91% of Canadian towns.
13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 89% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
17% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
45% of residents 15 and over were in work
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 31% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 45% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Around Strong, 2 of 5 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong | 1,624 | — | 54.8 | 31% | 3.8% |
| Sundridge | 1,056 | 5.5 km | 54.4 | 35% | 5.9% |
| South River | 1,211 | 12.6 km | 49.2 | 27% | 4.1% |
| Burk's Falls | 1,031 | 12.9 km | 45.2 | 24% | 6.9% |
| Armour | 1,698 | 15.0 km | 56.8 | 32% | 8.7% |
| Magnetawan | 1,888 | 18.7 km | 59.2 | 35% | 7.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Strong’s residents
What is the average age in Strong?
Half the residents are older than 54.8 and half younger; 13% are children under 15 and 31% are 65 or over.
Is Strong bilingual?
English and French: 3.5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 97%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.6%.
How diverse is Strong?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.8%. A visible minority makes up 1.3% and Indigenous residents 3.5%.
What religion are people in Strong?
Most often Christian (45%) or no religion (53%); other religions make up 1.2%.
Is Strong good for families?
Children under 15 are 13% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 58% of households and one-parent families 6.1%. Schools near Strong are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Strong?
Median total household income in Strong was $70,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Strong?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,624 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Strong counted 1,566, 9% 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).