Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0A median age of 49.6: Huntingdon is older than 84% of Canadian towns
12% of households are one-parent families; across Canada’s towns the figure is 8.2%. The 2021 Census found 1,200 households in Huntingdon; by July 2025 the population was about 3,001. Here, 45% of households rent their home. Fewer residents without Canadian citizenship than in 92% of Canadian towns: 0.8%.
What stands out about the people of Huntingdon
A bilingual town
57% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 24% speak French only and 19% English only. English & French ↓
Many older residents
28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 9.6% are 80 or over, and 42% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
42% of households are one person living alone, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 28% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
In Huntingdon, 57% of residents speak English and French, more than in 93% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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
Here 38% of residents have English as their mother tongue, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 66%. The usual figure: 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
A +5% change since 2016: faster than 53% 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
Across Canada’s towns, the typical town changed +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 17%.
In Huntingdon, 28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
15% of residents are under 15, against 16% across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with nearly one in ten residents.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Huntingdon, 49.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Huntingdon ranks above 91% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 42%
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Huntingdon hold 2 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). On average, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of married residents 15 and over than 91% of Canadian towns, at 28%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: 30% of adults (typical: 27%). Locally, 19% of residents 15 and over live common-law.
60% of households live in a single-detached house, fewer than in 55% of Canadian towns
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
14% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Median household income: $50,400 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Huntingdon’s households had a total income below $50,400, 41% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $74,000 is the median household income across Quebec’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 25% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
Above 56% of Canadian towns: 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (50%) and in the Americas (33%). On immigrants, Huntingdon sits lower than 86% of Canadian towns: 3.7%. Typically, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
In Huntingdon, 24% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 78% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1% of residents belong to a visible minority and 4.5% have an Indigenous identity, against 15% and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Typically, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents are more common here than in two thirds of Canadian towns.
6.8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 99% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
27% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%).
46% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 46%; 28% of residents are 65 or over.
10th highest median age among 41 towns of 2,956 to 3,047
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
At one end is Albany (29.9), at the other Electoral Area C, Strathcona (58.4). By median age, Huntingdon sits among Lesser Slave River No. 124 (48.8), Vanscoy No. 345 (49.2), Lac-des-Écorces (50) and Poplar Park (50.3).
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Huntingdon
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 3,001 | — | 49.6 | 28% | 3.7% |
| Godmanchester | 1,590 | 2.6 km | 47.2 | 22% | 3.6% |
| Hinchinbrooke | 2,350 | 9.3 km | 53.6 | 28% | 5.3% |
| Sainte-Barbe | 1,993 | 10.9 km | 51.2 | 24% | 1.6% |
| Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka | 2,162 | 12.1 km | 44.8 | 21% | 1.1% |
| Ormstown | 4,259 | 13.9 km | 47.2 | 25% | 2.8% |
| Saint-Anicet | 2,854 | 16.5 km | 55.2 | 30% | 4.2% |
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 Huntingdon’s residents
Is Huntingdon bilingual?
English and French: 57% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 19%. French only: 24%. French mother tongue: 56%.
How diverse is Huntingdon?
3.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1% belong to a visible minority and 4.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Huntingdon?
75% are Christian and 24% have no religion; 0.6% follow another religion.
Is Huntingdon good for families?
Under 15: 15% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 39% of households. One-parent families: 12%. Schools near Huntingdon are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Huntingdon?
The median household in Huntingdon took in $50,400 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Huntingdon?
Huntingdon had about 3,001 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,556, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Huntingdon?
A median age of 49.6, older than 84% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 15%, and people 65 and over 28%.
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).