Photo: Neil and Kathy Carey from Edmonton, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0A smaller share of renter households than 96% of Canadian towns: 6.8%
With a median age of 49.6, Morell is older than 84% of Canadian towns. This Prince Edward Island town had about 1,422 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 515 households at the 2021 Census. For Morell, the census puts residents who moved in within the year at 4.6%. Where just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns, Morell has 19%.
Faster growth than 70% of Canadian towns: Morell changed by +7% since 2016
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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 18%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +11% across Prince Edward Island’s towns.
Morell: 24% of residents are 65 or over, above 75% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
No age band is larger than 60–64: 11% of residents, 1.5 times the share across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 9.1% here, fewer than in 79% of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2.3 people, below 64% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
8.7% of households are one-parent families. Where 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns, Morell has 26%.
Morell: 55% of residents 15 and over are married, above 78% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With common-law partners at 9.3%, Morell is behind 62% of Canadian towns on that count. As a yardstick, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 91% of Canadian towns: 91%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 26% of homes were built before 1961 and 26% in 2001 or later.
A median household income of $78,500 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
Household incomes run lower in Morell: half had less than $78,500, 9% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $82,500 is the median household income across Prince Edward Island’s towns. 21% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
5.8% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Set against 17% across Canada’s towns, 5.8% of residents are immigrants in Morell. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (57%) and in the Americas (14%). Lower than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns: 2.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
79% said they are Christian and 19% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The share of visible minority residents trails 96% of Canadian towns: 0.8%. For Morell, the census puts Indigenous residents at 1.7%.
97% have English as their mother tongue; 6.2% also speak French
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 Morell, 1.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue. Bilingual residents are rarer here than in 61% of Canadian towns.
16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 80% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
13% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
55% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
55% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 24% are 65 or more.
Morell is older than every town around it
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to Morell with figures are 16–26 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morell | 1,422 | — | 49.6 | 24% | 5.8% |
| East River, Part 1 | 2,657 | 15.8 km | 41.2 | 19% | 3.5% |
| Vernon River | 2,779 | 21.9 km | 37.2 | 15% | 3.5% |
| North Shore | 1,609 | 24.5 km | 42 | 15% | 5.1% |
| North Shore | 2,994 | 25.6 km | 42.4 | 18% | 4.8% |
| Three Rivers | 9,322 | 25.6 km | 44.8 | 23% | 4.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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 Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Prince Edward Island’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.
Questions about Morell’s residents
Is Morell good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 60% of households. One-parent families: 8.7%. Schools near Morell are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Morell?
The median household in Morell took in $78,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Morell?
Morell had about 1,422 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,209, 7% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Morell?
A median age of 49.6. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 24%.
Is Morell bilingual?
English and French: 6.2% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 1.7%.
How diverse is Morell?
5.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.8% belong to a visible minority and 1.7% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Morell?
79% are Christian and 19% have no religion; 1.3% follow another religion.
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).