Above 97% of Canadian towns: 21% of residents have an Indigenous identity
10% of households rent their home, against 25% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 4.8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. Immigrants are rarer here than in 95% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,442 residents; the 2021 Census found 495 households.
What stands out about the people of Beaver River No. 622
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
21% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 97% of Canadian towns; 7.2% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A +5% change since 2016: Beaver River No. 622 grew faster than 56% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; ±0% across Saskatchewan’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 13%.
A median age of 45.6: Beaver River No. 622 is older than 71% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The share of children under 15 tops 67% of Canadian towns: 18%. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 20% in Beaver River No. 622.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
A smaller share of one-person households than 72% of Canadian towns: 21%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, 8.2% of households are one-parent families; in Beaver River No. 622, 4%. Set beside that, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. The average household has 2.5 people.
Married residents 15 and over: 61%, a higher share than 96% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Common-law partners make up 7.6%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 80% 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 31% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 20% built before 1961.
Household income at the median: $73,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
At $73,000, the middle household in Beaver River No. 622 earned 15% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Among Saskatchewan’s towns, the typical figure is $86,500. In 2020, 26% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
1.6% 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.
Residents with no religion: 41%, a higher share than 67% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority: 1.2% (Canada’s towns: 15%). For residents with no religion, the comparison across Canada’s towns is 35%.
96% have English as their mother tongue; 1.6% also speak French
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
Where 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, Beaver River No. 622 has 1.6%. Here, 0.4% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 7.1%, a lower share than 99% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 15% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
62% 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. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 62%.
Beaver River No. 622 sits below 1 of its 4 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Beaver River No. 622 with figures are 39–61 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver River No. 622 | 1,442 | — | 45.6 | 20% | 1.6% |
| Makwa Lake 129B | 1,203 | 38.7 km | 21.2 | 4.1% | 0% |
| Meadow Lake No. 588 | 2,712 | 45.4 km | 46 | 20% | 1.6% |
| Meadow Lake | 5,667 | 60.2 km | 32.8 | 13% | 7.4% |
| Cold Lake | 17,798 | 61.4 km | 32.4 | 8.1% | 9.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Saskatchewan’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. 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.
Questions about Beaver River No. 622’s residents
Is Beaver River No. 622 good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 18%. 71% of households are couple families and 4% one-parent families. Schools near Beaver River No. 622 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Beaver River No. 622?
$73,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Beaver River No. 622 (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Beaver River No. 622?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,442 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,277 in Beaver River No. 622, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Beaver River No. 622?
45.6 is the median age. Under 15: 18%. 65 and over: 20%.
Is Beaver River No. 622 bilingual?
1.6% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 98% English only. French is the mother tongue of 0.4%.
How diverse is Beaver River No. 622?
Immigrants make up 1.6% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.2% are members of a visible minority, and 21% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Beaver River No. 622?
Christian: 57%. No religion: 41%. Another religion: 2.4%.
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).