KirklandQuebec
It is part of the Montréal metro area. 19,696 people call this town in Quebec home.
Is Kirkland a good place to live?
Kirkland’s strongest is health (A). Police record more crime here than in most towns (C). It also trails on hazard risk (C). Owners valued their homes at a median $750,000 in 2021, which is 5.9 years of the typical household’s pay. Overall, that makes a B+, better than 73% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #230 of 499 in Quebec.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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.
How Kirkland grades
Each subject compares Kirkland with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Kirkland stand out
The 3 things Kirkland does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kirkland.
Kirkland earns an A for health
Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de Montréal
In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Quebec’s 57%. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, lower than both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Lives in the region last 83.4 years on average (2022/2024): 85.5 for women, 81.2 for men. For Kirkland itself the measure is access: 2.8 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Kirkland | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.4 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 54% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Around Kirkland, 41% of the land is set aside for nature
The largest is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, 3.1 km from the edge of town. The closest provincial park is Oka National Park (Québec), 6.7 km from the edge of town. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 32, above Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4) alike. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Kirkland | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 41% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 32 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Flood mapping exists for Kirkland: 1 on record, latest by Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.20 per $1,000 of building value, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Radon around Kirkland is ordinary for Canada: 6.8% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Kirkland shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Montreal health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Kirkland | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.20 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 6.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Household incomes in Kirkland are higher than in 98% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 27 min, about level with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min). The car took 89% of commuters, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Kirkland | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Violent crime weighs more where Kirkland is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 116
Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Montréal service area
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 80 over 2023–25, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 15.4 violent incidents are reported each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 29.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Kirkland | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 116 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 80 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 15.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 29.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Summer arrives in force in Kirkland, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Snowfall adds up to 217 cm a year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average. Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. Snow peaks in January: 52 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Kirkland | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 146 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))
In Kirkland, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Deux-Montagnes forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 84 mm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Kirkland spends more per resident than 93% of Québec’s local municipalities do
The mayor of Kirkland is Michel Gibson, who sits with 8 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque De Kirkland logs 6.3 visits per person served, more than 83% of Quebec’s town libraries
Bibliothèque De Kirkland has one location for the 19,552 people it serves.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
More households own their home in Kirkland than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 93%
Measured across the Montréal metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Rent took 13% of household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Kirkland | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 93% | 70% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $750,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 13% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 13% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Kirkland is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 73% speak both languages
Visible minorities make up 32% of the population, above Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 16%. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.2% of Kirkland
Women numbered 9,950 and men 9,470 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Kirkland | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 8.5% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 73% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
24 of the 46 schools around Kirkland teach in English
11 of the 46 are independent, against 9% in Quebec. Counting a 3 km margin, Kirkland has 28 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade. Boards running schools in the area: 2, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Académie Kuper, préscolaire et primaire EnglishIn KirklandElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
| Académie Kuper, secondaire EnglishIn KirklandSecondary | Secondary | – | Independent |
| Académie Kuper, primaire EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Kirkland | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Back to 1740 in Kirkland, with Maison Jean-Baptiste-Jamme-Dit-Carrière
Inside the town there are 5 historic places, all of them top designations. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 1.6% of homes, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Kirkland | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 1.6% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Kirkland
Ecomuseum Zoo and 13 more in and around Kirkland
What there is to see in Kirkland and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
ZooEcomuseum Zoo2.9 km outside town, to the southwest · 144K visitors a year (2017)
GardenMorgan Arboretum4 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryStewart Hall Cultural Centre2.3 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCanadian Aviation Heritage Centre4.1 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryArt galleryViva Vida Art Gallery1.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMontreal Aviation Museum4.1 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Ecomuseum Zoo: Katherine Houle, Kelly Brennan (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Arboretum: Loracco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Hall Cultural Centre: Thomas1313, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Kirkland
8 notable people were born in Kirkland.
Photo credits
James Pantemis: Joe Peacock, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanessa Davidson: Bon hein, alors euh..., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ariane Brunet: Bull-Doser, Public domain · Dominic Paquet: jvmproductions01, CC BY 3.0
About Kirkland
Town in Quebec
For Kirkland, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 19,696 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Montréal
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466102
Kirkland’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland | 19,696 | — | B+ | B− | C | A |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest | 30,978 | 1.8 | B− | C | C | A |
| Beaconsfield | 19,430 | 2 | A− | B | C | A |
| Pointe-Claire | 37,437 | 4.6 | B | C | C | A |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 18,885 | 4.8 | B | C+ | C | A |
| Baie-D'Urfé | 3,706 | 5.3 | A− | B | C | A− |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux | 50,246 | 5.9 | B | C | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Kirkland
Do people in Kirkland speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 2.6% know French alone, and 73% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
What kind of homes are in Kirkland?
Mostly 87% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 3% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys.
Has Kirkland grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 20,151 to 19,413 residents (3.7% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 19,696.
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).