Photo: Awmcphee · CC BY-SA 3.0A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 86% of Canadian towns, at 27%
Households in single-detached houses: 84% here and 64% across Canada’s towns. Its population is up 4% on 2016. The share of Indigenous residents stands at 8.2%. The median age in Maple Creek is 46.8, higher than in 76% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Maple Creek
Many older residents
27% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 86% of Canadian towns; 8.5% 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.
Maple Creek’s population changed by +4% since 2016, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 8%. Across Saskatchewan’s towns the median is ±0%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Maple Creek: 18% of residents are under 15, above 66% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
60–64 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents. The usual figure: 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
More one-person households than 84% of Canadian towns: 38%
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A household here has 2.2 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. By way of comparison, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. On the census count, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families.
Below 56% of Canadian towns: 10% of residents 15 and over live common-law
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
A quarter of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison. Across Maple Creek, 47% of residents 15 and over are married.
Renter households: 21%, a lower share than 59% of Canadian towns
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: 39% predate 1961, 8.6% date from 2001 or later. By way of comparison, a quarter 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.
Before tax, the median household income is $65,500 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
Maple Creek’s median household took in $65,500 before tax, 24% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The median across Saskatchewan’s towns is $86,500. 19% of income recipients received COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefits (typical: 28%).
Maple Creek: 12% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, above 62% of Canadian towns
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
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Maple Creek, 9.4%. The share of residents who moved in within the year across Canada’s towns is 11%. Immigrants here were most often born in Asia (43%), then in Europe (25%).
A higher share of residents with no religion than 69% of Canadian towns, at 41%
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Here 8% of residents belong to a visible minority, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 15%. Typically, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
90% have English as their mother tongue; 1.9% 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
The share of bilingual residents trails 98% of Canadian towns: 1.9%. Few places have so few residents whose mother tongue is French: 0.7% here, fewer than in 86% of Canadian towns.
13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 87% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 12% (typical 9.5%). For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 55%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, above this 55%; 27% of residents are 65 or over.
The towns around Maple Creek are all younger
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. Maple Creek has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 16–95 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Creek | 2,354 | — | 46.8 | 27% | 9.4% |
| Maple Creek No. 111 | 1,179 | 15.9 km | 44 | 21% | 2.6% |
| Shaunavon | 1,939 | 81.9 km | 43.6 | 23% | 5.2% |
| Medicine Hat | 68,714 | 86.0 km | 42.4 | 21% | 9.9% |
| Cypress County | 7,855 | 87.2 km | 40.8 | 15% | 8.1% |
| Redcliff | 5,916 | 95.0 km | 40.4 | 16% | 9.5% |
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. 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.
Questions about Maple Creek’s residents
Is Maple Creek bilingual?
English and French: 1.9% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 98%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.7%.
How diverse is Maple Creek?
Immigrants: 9.4% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 8%. Indigenous identity: 8.2%.
What religion are people in Maple Creek?
41% said they have no religion and 55% that they are Christian; 3.7% named another faith.
Is Maple Creek good for families?
18% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 50% of households and one-parent families 8.1%. Schools near Maple Creek are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Maple Creek?
Half of Maple Creek’s households had more than $65,500 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Maple Creek?
About 2,354, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 2,176 people in Maple Creek, 4% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Maple Creek?
The median age is 46.8. 18% are under 15 and 27% 65 or older.
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).