Kingsey FallsQuebec

2,072 people live in this town in Quebec. Statistics Canada places it in the Arthabaska census division.

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Population

2,072

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

41.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

63%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Kingsey Falls a good place to live?

Kingsey Falls’s strongest is jobs & income (A+). Homes are affordable (A+). Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Canadian towns (A−).

Kingsey Falls has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Jobs & income A⁺Cost of living A⁻Walkability

What makes Kingsey Falls stand out

The 3 things Kingsey Falls does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Against 6% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.3 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $220,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Jobs & income

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: A+.

How Kingsey Falls grades

Each subject compares Kingsey Falls with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Kingsey Falls has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesA⁻Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostA⁻Open →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentBOpen →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kingsey Falls.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁺

Commuters in Kingsey Falls have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

Driving is how 86% of commuters got to work at the census.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van86%

Walk11%

Bicycle3%

Census 2021	Kingsey Falls	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	19 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	86%	90%	89%

$91,000

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

52%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageKingsey Falls’ work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment4.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to160 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Victoriaville

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

HousingCost of living A⁺

Rent takes less of local pay in Kingsey Falls than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 11% of household income

Home ownership covers 80% of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 3% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$220,000median home value, 2021A⁺Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Kingsey Falls$220,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Kingsey Falls	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	3%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	11%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	80%	70%	74%

$604

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$840

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageKingsey Falls’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$604 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $220,000, against the median household income Owners and renters80% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Kingsey Falls earns an A− for hazard risk

Measured across the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region: radon tests

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.076 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Kingsey Falls on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Kingsey Falls0%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Kingsey Falls	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.076	$0.14	$0.030

$0.076

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

3.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageKingsey Falls’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.076 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon0% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth B⁺

Very good or excellent health for 61% of adults around Kingsey Falls; the typical Canadian town: 52%

Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 15 km away, above Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.6 years at birth, 83.3 for women and 79.9 for men. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 1.1 km away on average and 1.0 of them within 3 km of a typical home. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, with Kingsey Falls one part of it.

61%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Kingsey Falls61%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Kingsey Falls	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	61%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.6	82.5	81.5

81.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

15 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageKingsey Falls’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care15 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.1 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.3, men 79.9 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

Kingsey Falls is wetter than 84% of Canadian towns: 1,150 mm of rain and snow a year

Rain and snow peak in July, at 131 mm. A normal winter brings 220 cm of snow, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Kingsey Falls sees July afternoons of 25.1°C on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 50 cm.

25.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.0°C

Spring9.8°C

Summer24.1°C

Autumn12.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Kingsey Falls	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,150 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	220 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	25.1°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	169	161	159

220 cm

of snow a year

169

days with frost a year

148

days with precipitation a year

Full pageKingsey Falls’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,150 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −15.3°C Snow220 cm of snow a year Weather station21 km to the station · Arthabaska

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Arthabaska)

SafetySafety B

Kingsey Falls earns a B for safety

Its police area records 16.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 14.7 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12).

55Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202459

202552

2023–2025	Kingsey Falls	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	16.3	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	14.7	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

50%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageKingsey Falls’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety55 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Kingsey Falls’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Kingsey Falls safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (Arthabaska MRC)

Outdoors

No protected area lies within 10 km of Kingsey Falls

For a provincial park, Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) lies 46 km off. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Kingsey Falls0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Kingsey Falls	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

46 km

to Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)

Full pageKingsey Falls’ outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks46 km to a provincial park · Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Weather

Kingsey Falls in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −3°C

By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −10°C. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Expect about 82 mm of rain and snow over November. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Victoriaville forecast.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−13°C	233 mm
Spring	10°C	−1°C	255 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	356 mm
Autumn	12°C	3°C	307 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

82 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageKingsey Falls’ weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Arthabaska); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Christian Tisluck heads the council of Kingsey Falls as mayor

44 of the 78 MPs from Quebec belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Full pageKingsey Falls’ town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentEric Lefebvre Provincial legislatureDrummond--Bois-Francs

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

The nearest public library to Kingsey Falls is Bibliothèque De Sainte-Elizabeth-De-Warwick, 7.3 km away

The next is Bibliothèque De Tingwick (Tingwick), 11 km away.

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Places to belong1.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Kingsey Falls are under 15, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

1.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.

41.6median age

Kingsey FallsQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification63%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.9% of Kingsey Falls

By the 2021 count the town had 950 women and 1,035 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Kingsey Falls
	Kingsey Falls	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	20%	17%	16%
15 to 64	66%	62%	64%
65+	15%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	63%	59%	56%

Full pageKingsey Falls’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages41.6 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households800 households · 2.5 people per household Immigrants1% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority English and French40% speak both · 59% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

In and around Kingsey Falls, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

The nearest secondary school is 6.9 km away, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École CascatelleIn Kingsey FallsElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École de la FermentièreNearest secondary school, 2.2 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

Schools within 3 km	Kingsey Falls	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	6.9 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

6.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school2 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Kingsey Falls?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kingsey Falls

15pages on Kingsey Falls

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 55 Housing & costA⁺Homes 2.3 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.6 in its region Work & commuteA⁺71% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Kingsey Falls

2 notable people were born in Kingsey Falls; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Marie-VictorinQuebecois botanist · 1885–1944

Jeanne d'Arc CorriveauCanadian artist · 1931–2015

Kate Campbell Hurd-MeadAmerican gynecologist · born in Danville · 1867–1941

Galen ClarkCanadian-born American conservationist,… · born in Danville · 1814–1910

Julie LemieuxCanadian actress · born in Val-des-Sources · born 1962

Jennie CarignanCanadian general · born in Val-des-Sources · born 1968

Photo credits

Kate Campbell Hurd-Mead: Unknown author, Public domain · Galen Clark: "Taber" , but possibly Carleton Watkins ., Public domain · Jennie Carignan: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0

Kingsey Falls’ neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

TingwickDanvilleWarwickSaint-Félix-de-KingseyVal-des-SourcesSaint-AlbertKingsey Falls

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Kingsey Falls	2,072	—	—	A⁺	B	B⁺
Tingwick	1,567	8.5	—	A	B	A⁻
Danville	3,944	9.6	B⁺	B⁺	C⁺	A
Warwick	4,939	13	A	A⁻	B	A⁻
Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey	1,550	13	—	A⁻	C⁺	B⁺
Val-des-Sources	7,303	14	B⁻	C⁺	C⁺	A⁺
Saint-Albert	1,744	17	—	A⁺	B	A⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Kingsey Falls

Do people in Kingsey Falls speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 59.4% know French alone, and 40% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Kingsey Falls?

78% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.5 people; 26% are one person living alone.

Is Kingsey Falls growing?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,947 to 1,986 residents (up 2%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,072.

Is Kingsey Falls a young town or an old one?

The typical resident is 41.6 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 15% of the population and under-15s at 20%.

About Kingsey Falls

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Kingsey Falls as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 2,072 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Arthabaska
Census subdivision: 2439097

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).