Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Ormstown is older than 77% of Canadian towns: a median age of 47.2
Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; Ormstown has 8.3%. For Ormstown, the census puts visible minority residents at 1.9%. Higher than in two thirds of Canadian towns: 76% of households live in a single-detached house. The 2021 Census found 1,705 households locally; by July 2025 the population was about 4,259.
What stands out about the people of Ormstown
A bilingual town
56% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 33% speak French only and 11% English only. English & French ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 93% of Canadian towns, at 56%
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
Compared with 66% across Canada’s towns, 31% of residents have English as their mother tongue here. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Since 2016, Ormstown has grown +9%, faster than 77% 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 Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 25%, a higher share than 78% of Canadian towns
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The largest age band is 60–64: 9.3% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of children under 15 stands at 16%. On average, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Ormstown, 47.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Ormstown sits above 72% of Canadian towns for one-person households (33%)
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.
Couple families are nearly half of households (Canada’s towns 53%) and one-parent families 9.7% (8.2%). By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. There are 2.2 people in the average household.
Common-law partners: 24%, a higher share than 88% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). On married residents 15 and over, Ormstown sits lower than 84% of Canadian towns: 32%. For common-law partners, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Ormstown sits above 60% of Canadian towns for renter households (30%)
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: 40% predate 1961, 17% date from 2001 or later. The usual figure: a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $65,000 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
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Ormstown’s, at $65,000, is 24% lower. Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. The pandemic’s benefits: 25% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 12% in Ormstown, more than in 55% 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
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 2.8% in Ormstown. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 81% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, residents who moved in within the year come to 11%.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 69% of Canadian towns: 29%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 2.8% across Canada’s towns, 1.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity here. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents with no religion is 35%.
11% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 16% (typical 9.5%). As a yardstick, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
58% of residents 15 and over were in work
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.
Employment here, 58%, matches the middle of Canada’s towns (58%) within a couple of points.
In its size band (4,188 to 4,331), the 14th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest is Fraipont (33.6) and the oldest Claresholm (56.8). The closest ages to Ormstown’s belong to Stellarton (47.2), Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay (47.2), Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix (49.6) and La Pocatière (50.4).
3 of the 6 nearest towns are older than Ormstown
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormstown | 4,259 | — | 47.2 | 25% | 2.8% |
| Franklin | 1,754 | 9.3 km | 48.8 | 25% | 4.3% |
| Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | 2,536 | 11.7 km | 36 | 14% | 1% |
| Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka | 2,162 | 13.4 km | 44.8 | 21% | 1.1% |
| Huntingdon | 3,001 | 13.9 km | 49.6 | 28% | 3.7% |
| Hinchinbrooke | 2,350 | 14.4 km | 53.6 | 28% | 5.3% |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement | 1,223 | 15.3 km | 42.8 | 18% | 2.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
Questions about Ormstown’s residents
How diverse is Ormstown?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 2.8%. A visible minority makes up 1.9% and Indigenous residents 1.5%.
What religion are people in Ormstown?
Most often Christian (70%) or no religion (29%); other religions make up 1%.
Is Ormstown good for families?
Children under 15 are 16% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 49% of households and one-parent families 9.7%. Schools near Ormstown are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Ormstown?
Median total household income in Ormstown was $65,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Ormstown?
The latest figure is an estimate: 4,259 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Ormstown counted 3,917, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Ormstown?
Half the residents are older than 47.2 and half younger, older than 77% of Canadian towns; 16% are children under 15 and 25% are 65 or over.
Is Ormstown bilingual?
English and French: 56% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 11%. French only: 33%. French mother tongue: 63%.
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).