Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0A median age of 55.6: Pohénégamook is older than 95% of Canadian towns
8.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Its population is down 4% on 2016. On the census count, 6.4% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Pohénégamook has more households in single-detached houses than 71% of Canadian towns, at 79%.
What stands out about the people of Pohénégamook
Older than most towns
Pohénégamook’s median age is 55.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pohénégamook went from 2,582 to 2,481 residents (−4%), slower growth than in 94% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
26% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 36% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
14% of residents speak English and French, a share 68% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 0.4%, below 99% of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Slower than most: −4% since 2016, behind 94% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The estimate for July 2025 is much the same as the census count.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 93% of Canadian towns: 30%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 60–64: just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. Lower than in just over four fifths of Canadian towns: 13% of residents are under 15. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 83% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
35% of households are one person living alone (Canada’s towns: 27%). Across Pohénégamook, 6.4% of households are one-parent families.
In Pohénégamook, 26% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Nearly a quarter of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Locally, 36% of residents 15 and over are married. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A smaller share of renter households than 58% of Canadian towns: 22%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. 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
50% of homes were built before 1961 and 6% in 2001 or later. Elsewhere, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
The median household brings in $62,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Pohénégamook’s median household took in $62,000 before tax, 28% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Quebec’s towns, the typical figure is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 25% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
0.4% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
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
Across Canada’s towns, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens; in Pohénégamook, 0.4%. Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
11% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 97% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (0.8%), Pohénégamook is below 96% of Canadian towns. Set beside that, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents: 3.5% of the total.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 87% of Canadian towns: 13%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 18% here, 9.5% in the typical town. Across the comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 46%
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 46% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 30% of residents are 65 or over.
Of the 5 towns nearest Pohénégamook, 1 are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Pohénégamook with figures are 18–38 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohénégamook | 2,488 | — | 55.6 | 30% | 0.4% |
| Rivière-Bleue | 1,310 | 17.5 km | 57.6 | 35% | 0% |
| Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! | 1,352 | 27.7 km | 54 | 32% | 0% |
| Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup | 1,471 | 34.0 km | 51.2 | 27% | 0.7% |
| Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac | 5,194 | 34.8 km | 52.8 | 29% | 1% |
| Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska | 2,509 | 37.7 km | 42.4 | 23% | 2.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Pohénégamook’s residents
What is the population of Pohénégamook?
Pohénégamook had about 2,488 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,481, 4% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Pohénégamook?
A median age of 55.6. Children under 15 make up 13%, and people 65 and over 30%.
Is Pohénégamook bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 14% are. Another 87% speak only French and 0% only English, and French is the first language of 99%.
How diverse is Pohénégamook?
0.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.8% belong to a visible minority and 3.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Pohénégamook?
89% are Christian and 11% have no religion; 0.5% follow another religion.
Is Pohénégamook good for families?
Under 15: 13% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 55% of households. One-parent families: 6.4%. Schools near Pohénégamook are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Pohénégamook?
The median household in Pohénégamook took in $62,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).