Chicken 224 is younger than 99% of Canadian towns: a median age of 26
Chicken 224 is a First Nations reserve, the home of Black Lake Denesuline First Nation. The share of renter households is 3.8%, against 25% across Canada’s towns. There are 17% fewer residents than in 2016. On the census count, 1.9% of households are one person living alone.
What stands out about the people of Chicken 224
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
99% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 99% of Canadian towns; 99% are Registered or Treaty Indians, and 66% have an Indigenous mother tongue. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Chicken 224’s median age is 26; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are under 15 and 4.3% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Chicken 224 went from 1,379 people in 2016 to 1,152 in 2021, −17%: slower growth than in 99% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Since 2016, Chicken 224 has changed by −17%, slower than 99% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of Canadian towns, at 4.3%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 10–14 than any other five-year age: 18% of residents, 3.1 times the share across Canada’s towns. 19% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
One-parent families make up 26% in Chicken 224, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 4.3 people. The comparison figure for one-parent families is 8.2% across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of married residents 15 and over than 98% of Canadian towns: 22%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
52% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Compared with other places, common-law partners are common here: 21%, more than in 85% of Canadian towns. The wider picture: 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses make up 82% in Chicken 224, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
66% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
The middle household earns $62,800 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Chicken 224’s, at $62,800, is 27% lower. Saskatchewan’s towns have a median of $86,500. Pandemic benefits reached 61% of residents with an income, against a typical 28%.
Chicken 224: 99% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above 99% of Canadian towns
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Residents with no religion: 3.1% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
Beyond English and French: 20% grew up with another language
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
With bilingual residents at 0.4%, Chicken 224 is behind 99% of Canadian towns on that count. 66% have an Indigenous language as their mother tongue.
In Chicken 224, 2.8% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 99% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 76%, beside a typical 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 26% of residents aged 15 and over
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 26% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 4.3% of residents are 65 or over.
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A First Nations reserve. Reserves are compared with Canada’s towns but aren’t counted among them: they have no overall grade and no place in ranked lists. Census figures for small reserves are rounded, and some are suppressed.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
Questions about Chicken 224’s residents
What religion are people in Chicken 224?
97% are Christian and 3.1% have no religion; 0.4% follow another religion.
Is Chicken 224 good for families?
Under 15: 30% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 42% of households. One-parent families: 26%. Schools near Chicken 224 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Chicken 224?
The median household in Chicken 224 took in $62,800 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Chicken 224?
Chicken 224 had about 1,210 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,152, 17% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Chicken 224?
A median age of 26. Children under 15 make up 30%, and people 65 and over 4.3%.
Is Chicken 224 bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 0.4% are. Another 0% speak only French and 99% only English, and French is the first language of 0%.
How diverse is Chicken 224?
In Chicken 224, 99% have an Indigenous identity and 0% belong to a visible minority; its immigration figures are suppressed.
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).