Photo: Alain Hardy · CC BY 3.0Older than 98% of Canadian towns: half of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard is over 58
Households in single-detached houses: 92%, above 91% of Canadian towns. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 5% here, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns. Some 3,974 people live in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, by the estimate for July 2025. Residents who moved in within the year account for 17%.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 58% of residents speak English and French, more than in 94% of Canadian towns. Another 40% speak only French and 2.4% only English. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
Half of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard’s residents are under 58 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 31% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
41% of households are one person living alone, more than in 90% of Canadian towns; 31% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 27% of adults, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, while 33% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents: 58%, a higher share than 94% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Set against 66% across Canada’s towns, 7.7% of residents have English as their mother tongue in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard. As a reference point, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 89%, English 8.8%.
Faster growth than 77% of Canadian towns: Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard changed by +9% since 2016
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, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Quebec’s towns, by more than +4%.
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard ranks above 94% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 31%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: 14% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Children under 15 account for 9.7%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, 58. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women.
Above 90% of Canadian towns: 41% of households are one person living alone
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 1.9 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. One-parent families account for 5.9%.
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard: 27% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 90% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns, against 33% in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%.
Renter households make up 16% in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, less than in 72% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
Nearly a quarter of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 15% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns.
Half above, half below $64,000 a year in household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard’s households had a total income below $64,000, 26% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 30% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
7.2% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (70%), then in the Americas (23%). 17% lived at another address a year earlier, more than the typical 11% across Canada’s towns. On top of that, by its share of residents without Canadian citizenship (1.5%), Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard is below just over four fifths of Canadian towns.
Residents with no religion: 31%, a lower share than 62% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Compared with 2.8% across Canada’s towns, 1.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity here. 2.5% of residents belong to a visible minority. For residents with no religion, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 35%.
22% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 61% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
47% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 47%, fewer residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns, and 31% are 65 or over.
Ranked by age, 3rd oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
The span goes from 30.9 (Maple) up to 59.2 (Okanagan Falls). By median age, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard sits among New Richmond (50.8), Danville (50.8), Alexander (58.4) and Okanagan Falls (59.2).
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | 3,974 | — | 58 | 31% | 7.2% |
| Wentworth-Nord | 1,805 | 11.5 km | 59.6 | 35% | 7.5% |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | 12,154 | 11.9 km | 55.2 | 31% | 4.5% |
| Morin-Heights | 5,086 | 12.2 km | 54.4 | 27% | 8.4% |
| Val-Morin | 3,226 | 13.4 km | 51.2 | 25% | 5.6% |
| Val-David | 5,920 | 13.9 km | 50.4 | 26% | 7.8% |
| Saint-Sauveur | 12,112 | 15.8 km | 58.4 | 35% | 7.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard’s residents
What religion are people in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
68% are Christian and 31% have no religion; 1.1% follow another religion.
Is Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard good for families?
Under 15: 9.7% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 48% of households. One-parent families: 5.9%. Schools near Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
The median household in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard took in $64,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard had about 3,974 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,824, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
A median age of 58, older than 98% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 9.7%, and people 65 and over 31%.
Is Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard bilingual?
English and French: 58% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 2.4%. French only: 40%. French mother tongue: 87%.
How diverse is Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard?
7.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 2.5% belong to a visible minority and 1.3% have an Indigenous identity.
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).