Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Fort-Coulonge ranks above 98% of Canadian towns on Indigenous residents: 24%
The median age in Fort-Coulonge is 48.4, higher than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns. In Fort-Coulonge, 38% of households rent their home. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 1,293 for July 2025. One-person households: 32%, above 69% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Fort-Coulonge
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
24% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 5.7% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
82% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 11% speak French only and 7.6% English only. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Fort-Coulonge went from 1,433 people in 2016 to 1,312 in 2021, −8%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 99% of Canadian towns: 82%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. 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
At home: French 77%, English 19%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is English are scarce here: 16%, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns. Typically, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A change of −8% since 2016 leaves Fort-Coulonge behind 99% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 1% below the census count.
Fort-Coulonge: 24% of residents are 65 or over, above 76% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 9.9% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 73% of Canadian towns. Against that, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A higher share of one-parent families than 81% of Canadian towns, at 11%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Fort-Coulonge, 2.3. One-parent families: 8.2% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Above 78% of Canadian towns: 16% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
24% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Locally, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 59% of Canadian towns: 70%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 34% predate 1961, 5.3% date from 2001 or later. Against that, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Just over one in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$60,800 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Fort-Coulonge: half had less than $60,800, 29% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Quebec’s towns has $74,000 before tax. COVID-19 benefits went to 21% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Fort-Coulonge: 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 63% of Canadian towns
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns: 11%.
A lower share of residents with no religion than 99% of Canadian towns, at 6.5%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
On religion, 94% answered Christian and 6.5% no religion, against 54% and 35% across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 3.8%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 31% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
Employment: 44% of residents 15 and over had a job
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.
At 44%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 24% are 65 or over.
Fort-Coulonge is younger than 1 of its 2 nearest neighbours
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort-Coulonge | 1,293 | — | 48.4 | 24% | 0% |
| Mansfield-et-Pontefract | 2,332 | 2.0 km | 49.2 | 23% | 0.7% |
| Whitewater Region | 7,899 | 14.6 km | 47.6 | 23% | 5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’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. 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 Fort-Coulonge’s residents
What religion are people in Fort-Coulonge?
Most often Christian (94%) or no religion (6.5%); other religions make up 0%.
Is Fort-Coulonge good for families?
Children under 15 are 17% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 51% of households and one-parent families 11%. Schools near Fort-Coulonge are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fort-Coulonge?
Median total household income in Fort-Coulonge was $60,800 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Fort-Coulonge?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,293 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Fort-Coulonge counted 1,312, 8% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Fort-Coulonge?
Half the residents are older than 48.4 and half younger; 17% are children under 15 and 24% are 65 or over.
Is Fort-Coulonge bilingual?
82% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 11% speak French only and 7.6% English only. French is the mother tongue of 81%.
How diverse is Fort-Coulonge?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 0%. A visible minority makes up 0% and Indigenous residents 24%.
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).