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Census Profile

Penhold, Alberta (Town)
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Population and dwelling counts
Population in 20111 2,375
Population in 20061 1,971 A
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 20.5
Total private dwellings2 925
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3 889
Population density per square kilometre 445.3
Land area (square km) 5.33
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups4 2,375
0 to 4 years 210
5 to 9 years 170
10 to 14 years 150
15 to 19 years 145
15 years 30
16 years 25
17 years 25
18 years 30
19 years 30
20 to 24 years 165
25 to 29 years 270
30 to 34 years 230
35 to 39 years 180
40 to 44 years 160
45 to 49 years 175
50 to 54 years 145
55 to 59 years 130
60 to 64 years 100
65 to 69 years 50
70 to 74 years 35
75 to 79 years 25
80 to 84 years 20
85 years and over 5
Median age of the population5 31.6
% of the population aged 15 and over 77.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status6 1,845
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,230
Married (and not separated) 940
Living common law 290
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 610
Single (never legally married) 410
Separated 60
Divorced 95
Widowed 40
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households7 715
Size of census family: 2 persons 330
Size of census family: 3 persons 170
Size of census family: 4 persons 155
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 60
Total number of census families in private households8 715
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 615
Married couples 465
Without children at home 200
With children at home 265
1 child 95
2 children 120
3 or more children 50
Common-law couples 145
Without children at home 75
With children at home 70
1 child 40
2 children 30
3 or more children 5
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 100
Female parent 80
1 child 40
2 children 30
3 or more children 10
Male parent 25
1 child 20
2 children 5
3 or more children 0
Total children in census families in private households 765
Under six years of age 255
6 to 14 years 270
15 to 17 years 75
18 to 24 years 115
25 years and over 45
Average number of children at home per census family 1.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households 2,375
Number of persons not in census families 280
Living with relatives9 45
Living with non-relatives only 85
Living alone 155
Number of census family persons 2,095
Average number of persons per census family 2.9
Total number of persons 65 years and over in private households 140
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 40
Living with relatives9 0
Living with non-relatives only 0
Living alone 40
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 100
Total number of private households by household type10 885
Census-family households 700
One-family-only households11 645
Couple-family households12 570
Without children 255
With children 310
Lone-parent-family households 75
Other family households13 55
One-family households with persons not in a census family 45
Couple-family households14 30
Without children 15
With children 15
Lone-parent-family households 15
Two-or-more-family households 15
Non-census-family households 185
One-person households 155
Two-or-more-person households 35
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling15 890
Single-detached house 640
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0
Movable dwelling16 115
Other dwelling17 140
Semi-detached house 65
Row house 25
Apartment, duplex 20
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 40
Other single-attached house 0
Total number of private households by household size18 890
1 person 155
2 persons 320
3 persons 180
4 persons 165
5 persons 60
6 or more persons 15
Number of persons in private households 2,375
Average number of persons in private households 2.7
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents19 2,375
  Single responses  2,370
    English  2,275
    French  25
    Non-official languages  70
      Selected Aboriginal languages20 0
        Atikamekw    0
        Cree, n.o.s.  0
        Dene  0
        Innu/Montagnais  0
        Inuktitut  0
        Mi'kmaq  0
        Ojibway  0
        Oji-Cree  0
        Stoney  0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages21 65
        African languages, n.i.e.  0
        Afrikaans  0
        Akan (Twi)  0
        Albanian  0
        Amharic  0
        Arabic  0
        Armenian  0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  0
        Bengali  0
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0
        Bisayan languages  0
        Bosnian  0
        Bulgarian  0
        Burmese  0
        Cantonese  5
        Chinese, n.o.s.  0
        Creoles  0
        Croatian  0
        Czech  5
        Danish  0
        Dutch  0
        Estonian  0
        Finnish  0
        Flemish  0
        Fukien  0
        German  10
        Greek  0
        Gujarati  0
        Hakka  0
        Hebrew  0
        Hindi  0
        Hungarian  5
        Ilocano  0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  0
        Italian  0
        Japanese  0
        Khmer (Cambodian)  0
        Korean  0
        Kurdish  0
        Lao  0
        Latvian  0
        Lingala  0
        Lithuanian  0
        Macedonian  0
        Malay  0
        Malayalam  0
        Maltese  0
        Mandarin  0
        Marathi  0
        Nepali  0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  0
        Norwegian  0
        Oromo  0
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  0
        Pashto  0
        Persian (Farsi)  0
        Polish  0
        Portuguese  0
        Romanian  0
        Rundi (Kirundi)  0
        Russian  0
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  0
        Serbian  0
        Serbo-Croatian  0
        Shanghainese  0
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  0
        Sindhi  0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  0
        Slovak  0
        Slovenian  0
        Somali  0
        Spanish  25
        Swahili  0
        Swedish  0
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  10
        Taiwanese  0
        Tamil  0
        Telugu  0
        Thai  0
        Tibetan languages  0
        Tigrigna  0
        Turkish  0
        Ukrainian  5
        Urdu  0
        Vietnamese  0
        Yiddish  0
      Other languages22 5
  Multiple responses          10
    English and French  5
    English and non-official language  0
    French and non-official language  0
    English, French and non-official language 0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents19 2,375
  English only 2,285
  French only 0
  English and French 85
  Neither English nor French 5
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents19 2,375
  English 2,345
  French 25
  English and French 0
  Neither English nor French 5
Official language minority (number)23 25
Official language minority (percentage)23 1.1
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents19 2,375
  Single responses 2,370
    English 2,350
    French 5
    Non-official languages 15
      Selected Aboriginal languages20 0
        Atikamekw   0
        Cree, n.o.s. 0
        Dene 0
        Innu/Montagnais 0
        Inuktitut 0
        Mi'kmaq 0
        Ojibway 0
        Oji-Cree 0
        Stoney 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languages21 15
        African languages, n.i.e. 0
        Afrikaans 0
        Akan (Twi) 0
        Albanian 0
        Amharic 0
        Arabic 0
        Armenian 0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 0
        Bengali 0
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 0
        Bisayan languages 0
        Bosnian 0
        Bulgarian 0
        Burmese 0
        Cantonese 0
        Chinese, n.o.s. 0
        Creoles 0
        Croatian 0
        Czech 0
        Danish 0
        Dutch 0
        Estonian 0
        Finnish 0
        Flemish 0
        Fukien 0
        German 5
        Greek 0
        Gujarati 0
        Hakka 0
        Hebrew 0
        Hindi 0
        Hungarian 0
        Ilocano 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0
        Italian 0
        Japanese 0
        Khmer (Cambodian) 0
        Korean 0
        Kurdish 0
        Lao 0
        Latvian 0
        Lingala 0
        Lithuanian 0
        Macedonian 0
        Malay 0
        Malayalam 0
        Maltese 0
        Mandarin 0
        Marathi 0
        Nepali 0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0
        Norwegian 0
        Oromo 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 0
        Pashto 0
        Persian (Farsi) 0
        Polish 0
        Portuguese 0
        Romanian 0
        Rundi (Kirundi) 0
        Russian 0
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0
        Serbian 0
        Serbo-Croatian 0
        Shanghainese 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 0
        Sindhi 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0
        Slovak 0
        Slovenian 0
        Somali 0
        Spanish 5
        Swahili 0
        Swedish 0
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0
        Taiwanese 0
        Tamil 0
        Telugu 0
        Thai 0
        Tibetan languages 0
        Tigrigna 0
        Turkish 0
        Ukrainian 0
        Urdu 0
        Vietnamese 0
        Yiddish 0
      Other languages22 0
  Multiple responses         5
    English and French 0
    English and non-official language 5
    French and non-official language 0
    English, French and non-official language 0
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents19 2,375
  None 2,310
  Single responses  65
    English  15
    French  15
    Non-official languages  35
      Selected Aboriginal languages20 0
        Atikamekw    0
        Cree, n.o.s.  0
        Dene  0
        Innu/Montagnais  0
        Inuktitut  0
        Mi'kmaq  0
        Ojibway  0
        Oji-Cree  0
        Stoney  0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languages21 35
        African languages, n.i.e.  0
        Afrikaans  0
        Akan (Twi)  0
        Albanian  0
        Amharic  0
        Arabic  0
        Armenian  0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e.  0
        Bengali  0
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0
        Bisayan languages  0
        Bosnian  0
        Bulgarian  0
        Burmese  0
        Cantonese  0
        Chinese, n.o.s.  0
        Creoles  0
        Croatian  0
        Czech  0
        Danish  0
        Dutch  5
        Estonian  0
        Finnish  0
        Flemish  0
        Fukien  0
        German  5
        Greek  5
        Gujarati  0
        Hakka  0
        Hebrew  0
        Hindi  0
        Hungarian  0
        Ilocano  0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.  0
        Italian  0
        Japanese  0
        Khmer (Cambodian)  0
        Korean  0
        Kurdish  0
        Lao  0
        Latvian  0
        Lingala  0
        Lithuanian  0
        Macedonian  0
        Malay  0
        Malayalam  0
        Maltese  0
        Mandarin  0
        Marathi  0
        Nepali  0
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.  0
        Norwegian  0
        Oromo  0
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  0
        Pashto  0
        Persian (Farsi)  0
        Polish  0
        Portuguese  0
        Romanian  0
        Rundi (Kirundi)  0
        Russian  0
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e.  0
        Serbian  0
        Serbo-Croatian  0
        Shanghainese  0
        Sign languages, n.i.e.  0
        Sindhi  0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  0
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.  0
        Slavic languages, n.i.e.  0
        Slovak  0
        Slovenian  0
        Somali  0
        Spanish  20
        Swahili  0
        Swedish  0
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  5
        Taiwanese  0
        Tamil  0
        Telugu  0
        Thai  0
        Tibetan languages  0
        Tigrigna  0
        Turkish  0
        Ukrainian  0
        Urdu  0
        Vietnamese  0
        Yiddish  0
      Other languages22 0
  Multiple responses          0
    English and French  0
    English and non-official language  0
    French and non-official language  0
    English, French and non-official language  0

Source: 2011 Census of Population.

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