Photo: Richard Coté · CC BY-SA 4.0Residents who moved in within the year make up 5% in Frontenac, less than in 99% of Canadian towns
Nine in ten households live in a single-detached house (Canada’s towns: 64%). With about 1,855 residents in July 2025, Frontenac counted 770 households at the 2021 Census. Residents with no religion: 25% of the total. The median age here is 46, higher than in 72% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Frontenac
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 31% of adults, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, while 37% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Frontenac: 26% of residents speak English and French, above 78% of Canadian towns
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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
Compared with 66% across Canada’s towns, 1.4% of residents have English as their mother tongue here. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 99%, English 0.3%.
Frontenac grew +4% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 52% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 2%.
23% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 9.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24 in Frontenac. To put it in context, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
Only 25% of households are one person living alone in Frontenac
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The figure for one-parent families is 6.5% in Frontenac and 8.2% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%. Each household has 2.4 people on average.
Common-law partners: 31%, a higher share than 95% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
22% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. On average, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
13% of households rent their home, fewer than in 81% 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. Nearly a quarter of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 22% built before 1961. Renter households: 25% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
$78,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Frontenac: half had less than $78,000, 9% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 28% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
1.1% 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 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
By its share of residents without Canadian citizenship (0.6%), Frontenac is below 95% of Canadian towns. Add to that, this Quebec town has fewer immigrants than 97% of Canadian towns, at 1.1%.
75% said they are Christian and 25% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Indigenous residents: 2.2% of the total.
Frontenac ranks below 66% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 20%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 13%, against 9.5%. Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
59% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
59% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
1 in 2 nearby towns have a higher median age than Frontenac
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontenac | 1,855 | — | 46 | 23% | 1.1% |
| Lac-Mégantic | 5,947 | 4.7 km | 53.6 | 33% | 1.9% |
| Nantes | 1,412 | 9.0 km | 46 | 19% | 1.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Quebec’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.
- 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.
Questions about Frontenac’s residents
What is the average age in Frontenac?
A median age of 46. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 23%.
Is Frontenac bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 26% are. Another 74% speak only French and 0% only English, and French is the first language of 98%.
How diverse is Frontenac?
1.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 2.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Frontenac?
75% are Christian and 25% have no religion; 0.3% follow another religion.
Is Frontenac good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 65% of households. One-parent families: 6.5%. Schools near Frontenac are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Frontenac?
The median household in Frontenac took in $78,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Frontenac?
Frontenac had about 1,855 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,811, 4% 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).