Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Residents aged 65 and over make up 28% in Davidson, more than in 88% of Canadian towns
The share of residents who moved in within the year is 8.1%, against 11% across Canada’s towns. Households in single-detached houses: 81% of the total. At 3.2%, the share of one-parent families is lower than in 99% of Canadian towns. Davidson is home to some 1,164 people (July 2025 estimate), in 465 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Davidson
Many older residents
28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 8.6% are 80 or over, and 38% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
±0% since 2016: slower than 80% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. 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 the median change is +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 11%.
A higher share of children under 15 than 68% of Canadian towns, at 18%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The largest age band is 30–34: 7.2% of residents. At 9.6%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in 72% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
38% of households are one person living alone, a share 84% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The typical household size is 2.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone.
In Davidson, 51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 64% of Canadian towns
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%. Census figures put common-law partners at 9.2% in Davidson. For comparison, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Davidson sits above 52% of Canadian towns for renter households (27%)
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 nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Against that, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 36% predate 1961, 15% date from 2001 or later.
The midpoint household income is $70,000 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Davidson: half had less than $70,000, 19% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). For Saskatchewan’s towns, the median household income is $86,500. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 19% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
More residents without Canadian citizenship than 56% of Canadian towns: 6.9%
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 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Davidson comes in at 9.4%. The usual figure: 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns.
Residents with no religion make up 39% in Davidson, more than in 62% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
One in ten residents belong to a visible minority; across Canada’s towns the figure is 15%. Set beside that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Other faiths: Sikh (4%).
89% have English as their mother tongue; 0.5% 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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 0.5% of residents speak English and French in Davidson. Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 92% of Canadian towns.
19% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
9.1% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
66% of residents 15 and over were in work
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. 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 66%.
Davidson sits below 3 of its 4 closest neighbours on median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. No closer places have figures: these lie 58–78 km from Davidson.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson | 1,164 | — | 43.6 | 28% | 9.4% |
| Watrous | 2,154 | 58.5 km | 48.8 | 27% | 10% |
| Dundurn No. 314 | 2,479 | 74.7 km | 35.2 | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| McKillop No. 220 | 1,023 | 75.0 km | 58.4 | 28% | 3.4% |
| Outlook | 2,629 | 78.3 km | 44 | 28% | 10% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Saskatchewan’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.
Questions about Davidson’s residents
What is the population of Davidson?
Davidson had about 1,164 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,044, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Davidson?
A median age of 43.6. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 28%.
Is Davidson bilingual?
English and French: 0.5% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 99%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.5%.
How diverse is Davidson?
9.4% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 10% belong to a visible minority and 2.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Davidson?
58% are Christian and 39% have no religion; 3.5% follow another religion.
Is Davidson good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 53% of households. One-parent families: 3.2%. Schools near Davidson are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Davidson?
The median household in Davidson took in $70,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
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).