Photo: CP842c · CC BY-SA 4.0A larger share of Indigenous residents than 93% of Canadian towns: 15%
With a median age of 39.6, Maidstone is younger than 66% of Canadian towns. Its population is up 2% on 2016. In Maidstone, nearly a third of households are one person living alone. Recent arrivals are half of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
What stands out about the people of Maidstone
First Nations, Métis and Inuit residents
15% of residents identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit, more than in 93% of Canadian towns; 2.7% are Registered or Treaty Indians. Identity & religion ↓
A town of families
Children under 15 are 22% of residents, more than in 91% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.4 people, and 9.8% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
+2% since 2016, a pace below 64% of Canadian towns
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. 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 typical town changed +4%; across Saskatchewan’s towns, ±0%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 1%.
22% of residents are under 15, a share 91% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Residents aged 65 and over: 22%, above 69% of Canadian towns. On the census count, 8.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women.
A higher share of one-parent families than 73% of Canadian towns, at 9.8%
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Maidstone the average household is 2.4 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 8.2% of households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns.
Couples: 57% of residents 15 and over
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
22% of adults are single and have never married; the typical town has 27%. Locally, 46% of residents 15 and over are married.
A larger share of households in single-detached houses than 66% of Canadian towns: 75%
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
Older homes outnumber new: 20% predate 1961, 16% date from 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. One in ten homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
The median household brings in $75,000 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
At $75,000, the middle household in Maidstone earned 13% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Saskatchewan’s towns has $86,500 before tax. In 2020, 28% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Above 82% of Canadian towns: 16% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (56%) and in Europe (22%). Maidstone has fewer immigrants than 87% of Canadian towns, at 3.6%. The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%. Set against 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 1.4% of residents are not Canadian citizens locally.
Maidstone sits above 88% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (52%)
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
By its share of visible minority residents (5.4%), Maidstone is below two thirds of Canadian towns. The wider picture: just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
94% have English as their mother tongue; 1.8% also speak French
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
Set against 7.5% across Canada’s towns, 1.8% of residents speak English and French in Maidstone. Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
16% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, fewer than in 78% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
12% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 65% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 65%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
Maidstone is younger than 2 of its 5 nearest neighbours
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 42–55 km from Maidstone.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone | 1,222 | — | 39.6 | 22% | 3.6% |
| Wilton No. 472 | 1,583 | 42.1 km | 42 | 17% | 0.7% |
| Frenchman Butte No. 501 | 1,382 | 46.1 km | 38 | 17% | 0% |
| Lloydminster (Part) | 13,137 | 50.7 km | 32 | 7.1% | 20% |
| Lloydminster (Part) | 21,267 | 52.6 km | 37.6 | 14% | 11% |
| Meota No. 468 | 1,217 | 55.4 km | 55.2 | 28% | 4.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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.
Questions about Maidstone’s residents
Is Maidstone good for families?
22% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 52% of households and one-parent families 9.8%. Schools near Maidstone are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Maidstone?
Half of Maidstone’s households had more than $75,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Maidstone?
About 1,222, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,209 people in Maidstone, 2% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Maidstone?
The median age is 39.6. 22% are under 15 and 22% 65 or older.
Is Maidstone bilingual?
English and French: 1.8% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 98%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0%.
How diverse is Maidstone?
Immigrants: 3.6% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 5.4%. Indigenous identity: 15%.
What religion are people in Maidstone?
52% said they have no religion and 47% that they are Christian; 1.8% 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).