Photo: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.035% of residents have an Indigenous identity, a share 99% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Nearly two thirds of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. The census found that nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 in Fort Qu'Appelle. With a median age of 46.8, Fort Qu'Appelle is older than 76% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts the town’s population at 2,247 for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Fort Qu'Appelle
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
An Indigenous identity is reported by 35% of residents, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, and 28% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Many older residents
30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 11% are 80 or over, and 36% of households are one person living alone. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Fort Qu'Appelle went from 2,042 to 1,972 residents (−3%), slower growth than in 93% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Fort Qu'Appelle changed by −3% from 2016 to 2021, behind 93% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 14% higher again. Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 30%, a higher share than 92% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The figure for children under 15 is 19% in Fort Qu'Appelle and 16% across Canada’s towns. The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with 6.9% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
36% of households are one person living alone, a share 80% 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.
Households average 2.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. At the same time, at 11%, the share of one-parent families is higher than in 86% of Canadian towns. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Fort Qu'Appelle: 12% of residents 15 and over live common-law, above 61% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
23% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). On the census count, 45% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
80% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 73% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
11% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%. As a reference point, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. In Fort Qu'Appelle, 27% of households rent their home. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Half of households earn more than $66,500 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Fort Qu'Appelle: half had less than $66,500, 23% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $86,500, the median across Saskatchewan’s towns. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 22% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
Above 64% of Canadian towns: 9% of residents are not Canadian citizens
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Most immigrants were born in Asia (82%) or in Europe (10%). 13% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, more than in 64% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns. In Fort Qu'Appelle, just over one in ten residents are immigrants, beside 17% across Canada’s towns.
Above 58% of Canadian towns: 38% of residents said they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 11% in Fort Qu'Appelle. Measured more widely, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
English is the mother tongue of 87%, and 1.3% speak French as well
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Compared with 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 1.3% of residents speak English and French here. On the census count, 0.5% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Only 24% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Fort Qu'Appelle
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
An employment rate of 50%
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 50% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 30% of residents are 65 or over.
1 in 4 nearby towns have a higher median age than Fort Qu'Appelle
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Fort Qu'Appelle has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 7–46 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Qu'Appelle | 2,247 | — | 46.8 | 30% | 11% |
| North Qu'Appelle No. 187 | 1,044 | 6.8 km | 58.8 | 32% | 7.1% |
| Indian Head | 2,201 | 27.4 km | 46 | 27% | 7.3% |
| South Qu'Appelle No. 157 | 1,256 | 38.5 km | 42.8 | 19% | 6.9% |
| Balgonie | 2,020 | 45.9 km | 36.8 | 10% | 2.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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. The middle of Saskatchewan’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Fort Qu'Appelle’s residents
How diverse is Fort Qu'Appelle?
Immigrants make up 11% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 11% are members of a visible minority, and 35% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Fort Qu'Appelle?
Christian: 57%. No religion: 38%. Another religion: 5.8%.
Is Fort Qu'Appelle good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 19%. 45% of households are couple families and 11% one-parent families. Schools near Fort Qu'Appelle are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Fort Qu'Appelle?
$66,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Fort Qu'Appelle (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Fort Qu'Appelle?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,247 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,972 in Fort Qu'Appelle, 3% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Fort Qu'Appelle?
46.8 is the median age. Under 15: 19%. 65 and over: 30%.
Is Fort Qu'Appelle bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 1.3% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 98% speak only English and 0% only French; 0.5% grew up with French.
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).