More Indigenous residents than 94% of Canadian towns: 15%
Recent arrivals are two thirds of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 2.9% of households live in a building of five or more storeys. Hudson Bay has fewer immigrants than 75% of Canadian towns, at 6.5%. Some 1,391 people live in the town, by the estimate for July 2025.
What stands out about the people of Hudson Bay
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
15% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 5.1% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
Older than most towns
Line Hudson Bay’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 51.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 30% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Hudson Bay went from 1,436 people in 2016 to 1,403 in 2021, −2%: slower growth than in 90% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Many people living alone
43% of households are one person living alone, more than in 92% of Canadian towns; 30% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−2% since 2016: slower than 90% 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
The median across Canada’s towns is +4%, and across Saskatchewan’s towns ±0%. The estimate for July 2025 is much the same as the census count.
Hudson Bay is older than 88% of Canadian towns: a median age of 51.2
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
No age band is larger than 60–64: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Here, 30% of residents are 65 or over. Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 85% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women.
One-person households: 43%, a higher share than 92% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Canada’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Hudson Bay, 2. On one-parent families, Hudson Bay sits lower than 67% of Canadian towns: 7.2%. The usual figure: 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Common-law partners: 9.7%, a lower share than 58% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: just over a fifth of adults, against a typical 27%. For comparison, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
In Hudson Bay, 81% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 75% of Canadian towns
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
Here 22% of households rent their home, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 25%. Households in single-detached houses make up 64% across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 23% predate 1961, 7.2% date from 2001 or later.
$62,000 a year: where the middle household sits
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
At $62,000, the middle household in Hudson Bay earned 28% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Saskatchewan’s towns, the household in the middle had $86,500. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 18% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 58% of Canadian towns: 10%
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
By its share of residents without Canadian citizenship (2.2%), Hudson Bay is below 73% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 11%. Most immigrants were born in Europe (44%) or in Africa (22%).
A larger share of residents with no religion than 57% of Canadian towns: 37%
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Where 15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, Hudson Bay has 3.6%. The share of residents with no religion across Canada’s towns is 35%.
92% have English as their mother tongue; 1.4% also speak French
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Hudson Bay has 1.4%. The census found that 0.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue in the town.
20% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 66% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
11% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
50% of residents 15 and over were in work
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
50% of residents 15 and over have a job, against a typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 30% are 65 or more.
1 of the 5 nearest towns are older than Hudson Bay
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. Distances here run 6–111 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Hudson Bay.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Bay | 1,391 | — | 51.2 | 30% | 6.5% |
| Hudson Bay No. 394 | 1,116 | 6.3 km | 49.2 | 26% | 4% |
| Moose Range No. 486 | 1,047 | 92.0 km | 40 | 20% | 7% |
| Preeceville No. 334 | 1,043 | 99.5 km | 46 | 24% | 2.6% |
| Preeceville | 1,046 | 101.4 km | 51.6 | 34% | 11% |
| Tisdale | 3,052 | 111.4 km | 46.4 | 29% | 5.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. 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.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Hudson Bay’s residents
Is Hudson Bay good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 46% of households are couple families and 7.2% one-parent families. Schools near Hudson Bay are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Hudson Bay?
$62,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Hudson Bay (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Hudson Bay?
Statistics Canada estimates 1,391 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 1,403 in Hudson Bay, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Hudson Bay?
51.2 is the median age. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 30%.
Is Hudson Bay bilingual?
English and French: 1.4% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 99%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.7%.
How diverse is Hudson Bay?
Immigrants make up 6.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.6% are members of a visible minority, and 15% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Hudson Bay?
Christian: 63%. No religion: 37%. Another religion: 0%.
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).