Photo: John Kaminski · CC BY-SA 4.0Preeceville: 34% of residents are 65 or over, above 97% of Canadian towns
64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, against 90% in Preeceville. At the same time, fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than in four fifths of Canadian towns: 9%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 1,046 residents; the 2021 Census found 495 households. Across Preeceville, 14% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
What stands out about the people of Preeceville
Fewer people than before
Preeceville went from 1,125 people in 2016 to 1,062 in 2021, −6%: slower growth than in 97% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Older than most towns
Line Preeceville’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 51.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 34% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
One-person households make up 42%, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, and 34% of residents are 65 or over. Households ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
−6% since 2016, a pace below 97% of Canadian towns
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate is down 2% on the census. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; ±0% across Saskatchewan’s towns.
A median age of 51.6: Preeceville is older than 89% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
More residents are 85+ than any other five-year age: 8.5% of residents, 4.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. The census found that 15% of residents are under 15 in Preeceville.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Preeceville: 42% of households are one person living alone, above 92% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Saskatchewan’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In Preeceville the average household is 2 people, beside 2.4 across Canada’s towns. The town has fewer one-parent families than 82% of Canadian towns, at 6.1%. To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
42% of residents 15 and over are married, below 63% of Canadian towns
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The figure for common-law partners is 12% in Preeceville and 11% across Canada’s towns. Against that, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns.
Fewer renter households than 61% of Canadian towns: 20%
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 28% predate 1961, 4% date from 2001 or later.
A median household income of $56,000 a year
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
The middle household in Preeceville had $56,000 before tax, 35% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The middle household across Saskatchewan’s towns has $86,500 before tax. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 15% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
Above 65% of Canadian towns: 9.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens
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
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are immigrants here. Across the comparison, 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns.
27% of residents said they have no religion, fewer than in 72% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
The figure for Indigenous residents is 1.5% in Preeceville and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Just over one in ten residents belong to a visible minority. Across Canada’s towns, residents with no religion come to 35%.
English is the mother tongue of 85%, and 0.5% speak French as well
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
7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns, against 0.5% in Preeceville. Residents whose mother tongue is French are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 91% of Canadian towns, at 12%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 14% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 50% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 34% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 50% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Preeceville and its 5 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. No closer places have figures: these lie 3–78 km from Preeceville.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preeceville | 1,046 | — | 51.6 | 34% | 11% |
| Preeceville No. 334 | 1,043 | 2.6 km | 46 | 24% | 2.6% |
| Canora | 2,179 | 39.6 km | 48.8 | 29% | 5.9% |
| Foam Lake | 1,154 | 69.2 km | 49.6 | 30% | 8.5% |
| Kamsack | 1,849 | 69.5 km | 47.6 | 27% | 5.3% |
| Wadena | 1,278 | 77.9 km | 52.4 | 32% | 3.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- 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. Each comparison is its own median: over Saskatchewan’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
Questions about Preeceville’s residents
How diverse is Preeceville?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 11%. A visible minority makes up 12% and Indigenous residents 1.5%.
What religion are people in Preeceville?
Most often Christian (70%) or no religion (27%); other religions make up 2.5%.
Is Preeceville good for families?
Children under 15 are 15% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 47% of households and one-parent families 6.1%. Schools near Preeceville are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Preeceville?
Median total household income in Preeceville was $56,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Preeceville?
The latest figure is an estimate: 1,046 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Preeceville counted 1,062, 6% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Preeceville?
Half the residents are older than 51.6 and half younger; 15% are children under 15 and 34% are 65 or over.
Is Preeceville bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 0.5% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 100% speak only English and 0% only French; 0% 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).