Photo: Philippe Grégoire · CC BY-SA 3.0Scott sits above 93% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (23%)
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 1.4% in Scott. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 2,938 for July 2025. In Scott, 24% of residents said they have no religion. Residents who moved in within the year are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Scott
Common-law couples
40% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 28% are married. Couples ↓
Younger than most towns
Scott’s median age is 36.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 23% are under 15 and 14% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
28% of residents speak English and French, a share 79% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. 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
With residents whose mother tongue is English at 1.6%, Scott is behind 93% of Canadian towns on that count. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%.
Scott grew +9% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 77% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 14%. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%.
Half of Scott is under 36.4, younger than 85% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
In Scott, 14% of residents are 65 or over, beside 19% across Canada’s towns. For Scott, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 10%.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Scott, 36.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Bigger households than 58% of Canadian towns: 2.5 people each on average
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
One-person households account for 26%. 8.2% of households are one-parent families, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Scott ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 40%
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over is 46%; Scott has 28%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
More households in single-detached houses than 81% of Canadian towns: 85%
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
45% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 16% built before 1961. At 19%, the share of renter households is lower than in 63% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $88,000 a year
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Scott’s households had a total income above $88,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 32% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
1.4% 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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
76% said they are Christian and 24% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Scott has 1.4%. Locally, 0.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 17% in Scott, less than in 76% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 11% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
An employment rate of 72%
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, below this 72%.
Youngest by rank: 5th of 41 towns of 2,893 to 2,985 people
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
The span goes from 31.7 (Paisley) up to 60.4 (Algonquin Highlands). By median age, Scott sits among Allendale (33.7), Sunnyside (35.1), Carpenter (36.8) and Lauderdale (37.4).
Around Scott, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | 2,938 | — | 36.4 | 14% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Bernard | 2,680 | 4.6 km | 35.6 | 16% | 0.4% |
| Sainte-Marie | 13,873 | 7.4 km | 44 | 23% | 2.5% |
| Saint-Isidore | 3,550 | 7.7 km | 40.4 | 19% | 1.5% |
| Saint-Elzéar | 2,842 | 11.1 km | 36.4 | 14% | 0.6% |
| Sainte-Hénédine | 1,550 | 11.4 km | 40.4 | 22% | 0% |
| Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage | 1,303 | 12.1 km | 36.8 | 17% | 0.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
- 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.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Scott’s residents
What is the median income in Scott?
The median household in Scott took in $88,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Scott?
Scott had about 2,938 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,566, 9% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Scott?
A median age of 36.4, younger than 85% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 23%, and people 65 and over 14%.
Is Scott bilingual?
28% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 71% speak French only and 0.8% English only. French is the mother tongue of 97%.
How diverse is Scott?
1.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.4% belong to a visible minority and 0.8% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Scott?
76% are Christian and 24% have no religion; 0% follow another religion.
Is Scott good for families?
Under 15: 23% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 63% of households. One-parent families: 8.2%. Schools near Scott are on its Schools page.
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).