Photo: Bruce Guenter from Saskatoon, SK, Canada · CC BY 2.099% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 99% of Canadian towns
Against a figure of 11% across Canada’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year in Laird No. 404 comes in at 4.3%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,488 residents; the 2021 Census found 395 households. 22% of residents said they have no religion. At 12%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is lower than in 86% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Laird No. 404
A town of families
Children under 15 are 23% of residents, more than in 95% of Canadian towns. Households average 3 people, and 3.8% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Laird No. 404 went from 1,387 to 1,304 residents (−6%), slower growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A change of −6% since 2016 leaves Laird No. 404 behind 97% 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
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 14%. For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and ±0% across Saskatchewan’s towns.
Children under 15 make up 23% in Laird No. 404, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
13% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (Canada’s towns: 11%). With a median age of 38, Laird No. 404 is younger than 77% of Canadian towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Laird No. 404 ranks below 95% of Canadian towns on one-person households: 13%
Private households by type and size.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
The average household has 3 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. The census found that 3.8% of households are one-parent families in Laird No. 404.
Fewer common-law partners than 94% of Canadian towns: 4%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, 46% of residents 15 and over are married; in Laird No. 404, 69%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
9% of households rent their home, below 92% 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
36% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 23% built before 1961. Typically, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns.
The median household brings in $102,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Laird No. 404: half had more than $102,000, 19% above 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 17% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
6.3% of residents are immigrants
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
Across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants is 17%; Laird No. 404 has 6.3%. Add to that, at 1.7%, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is lower than in 80% of Canadian towns. Immigrants here were most often born in Europe (67%), then in Asia (13%).
A higher share of Indigenous residents than 86% of Canadian towns, at 9.7%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Laird No. 404, 3% of residents belong to a visible minority, beside 15% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of Indigenous residents is 2.8%.
83% have English as their mother tongue; 1.9% 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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 1.9% in Laird No. 404. Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 95% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 21%, a lower share than 64% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 11% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
In work on census day: 79% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 79%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
No nearby town is as old as Laird No. 404
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laird No. 404 | 1,488 | — | 38 | 12% | 6.3% |
| Waldheim | 1,447 | 14.0 km | 36.4 | 14% | 6.3% |
| Rosthern No. 403 | 2,791 | 17.0 km | 33.6 | 12% | 5.3% |
| Dalmeny | 1,900 | 19.0 km | 36.4 | 14% | 2.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Laird No. 404’s residents
Is Laird No. 404 good for families?
23% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 78% of households and one-parent families 3.8%. Schools near Laird No. 404 are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Laird No. 404?
Half of Laird No. 404’s households had more than $102,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Laird No. 404?
About 1,488, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,304 people in Laird No. 404, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Laird No. 404?
The median age is 38. 23% are under 15 and 12% 65 or older.
Is Laird No. 404 bilingual?
1.9% 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 Laird No. 404?
Immigrants: 6.3% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 3%. Indigenous identity: 9.7%.
What religion are people in Laird No. 404?
22% said they have no religion and 78% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
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).