Photo: François Ruph · CC BY-SA 4.0Above 96% of Canadian towns: 19% of residents have an Indigenous identity
Across Canada’s towns, the share of one-person households is 27%; Témiscaming has 37%. The share of households in single-detached houses stands at 45%. With a median age of 47.2, Témiscaming is older than 77% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,301 residents; the 2021 Census found 1,115 households.
What stands out about the people of Témiscaming
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 19% of residents, more than in 96% of Canadian towns, and 11% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A bilingual town
64% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 13% speak French only and 23% English only. English & French ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Témiscaming went from 2,431 to 2,368 residents (−3%), slower growth than in 91% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 96% of Canadian towns, at 64%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. 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
At home: French 51%, English 44%. The benchmark for bilingual residents across Canada’s towns: 7.5%. Compared with other places, residents whose mother tongue is English are scarce here: 34%, fewer than in 77% of Canadian towns.
Since 2016, Témiscaming has changed by −3%, slower than 91% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns.
In Témiscaming, 21% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 64% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 55–59: nearly one in ten residents. As a reference point, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 9.9% here, fewer than in 66% of Canadian towns. On children under 15, 16% here is much the same as across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Témiscaming households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 83% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, couple families are 53% of households and one-parent families 8.2%; here, 50% and 9.5%.
Common-law partners: 21%, a higher share than 85% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
27% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Across Canada’s towns, the share of common-law partners is 11%. The share of married residents 15 and over stands at 38%.
31% of households rent their home, a share 61% of Canadian towns don’t reach
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
Older homes outnumber new: 35% predate 1961, 7.1% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. For renter households, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 25%. 10% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$73,500 a year is the median household income here
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Témiscaming’s households had a total income below $73,500, 15% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. 20% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Témiscaming ranks above 66% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 13%
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
Against a figure of 5.8% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship in Témiscaming comes in at 0.4%. Measured more widely, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 2.3% of residents are immigrants.
A smaller share of residents with no religion than 83% of Canadian towns: 22%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 2.4%, below just over four fifths of Canadian towns. The wider picture: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 88% of Canadian towns: 13%
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No diploma or degree: 17% here, 9.5% in the typical town. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
47% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. 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 21% are 65 or over.
Among its 5 nearest neighbours, 4 are older than Témiscaming
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. The nearest places to Témiscaming with figures are 31–54 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Témiscaming | 2,301 | — | 47.2 | 21% | 2.3% |
| Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part | 1,843 | 30.6 km | 54.8 | 25% | 3.8% |
| North Bay | 62,062 | 52.9 km | 44 | 22% | 5.1% |
| Bonfield | 2,597 | 54.1 km | 48 | 20% | 2.3% |
| East Ferris | 5,835 | 54.2 km | 48 | 21% | 3.7% |
| Mattawa | 2,193 | 54.4 km | 53.6 | 28% | 2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- 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. “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 Témiscaming’s residents
What is the average age in Témiscaming?
The median age is 47.2. 16% are under 15 and 21% 65 or older.
Is Témiscaming bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 64% are. Another 13% speak only French and 23% only English, and French is the first language of 61%.
How diverse is Témiscaming?
Immigrants: 2.3% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 2.4%. Indigenous identity: 19%.
What religion are people in Témiscaming?
22% said they have no religion and 77% that they are Christian; 0.4% named another faith.
Is Témiscaming good for families?
16% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 50% of households and one-parent families 9.5%. Schools near Témiscaming are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Témiscaming?
Half of Témiscaming’s households had more than $73,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Témiscaming?
About 2,301, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,368 people in Témiscaming, 3% fewer than 2016.
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).