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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Ontario 1

Map of Kenora, Unorganized, NO (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of Kenora, Unorganized, NO

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
186
Nat. rank
538

In 2011, Kenora, Unorganized (Unorganized / Non organisé) had a population of 7,031, representing a percentage change of -0.1% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 400,771.81 square kilometres with a population density of 0.0 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 908,607.67 square kilometres with a population density of 14.1 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Kenora, Unorganized (Unorganized / Non organisé) had 2,904 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.8%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Kenora, Unorganized (Unorganized / Non organisé) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Kenora, Unorganized (Unorganized / Non organisé) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part, Ont. NO 3,064 2,447 25.2
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ont. NO 5,909 6,585 -10.3
Lake of the Woods, Ont. TP 296 323 -8.4
Rainy River, Unorganized, Ont. NO 1,159 1,431 -19.0
Ignace, Ont. TP 1,202 1,431 -16.0
Whitefish Bay 32A, Ont. IRI 670 622 7.7
Whitefish Bay 33A, Ont. IRI 79 53 49.1
Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Ont. TP 720 672 7.1
Kenora, Ont. CY 15,348 15,177 1.1
Machin, Ont. TP 935 978 -4.4
Eagle Lake 27, Ont. IRI 227 232 -2.2
Dryden, Ont. CY 7,617 8,195 -7.1
Ear Falls, Ont. TP 1,026 1,153 -11.0
Sioux Lookout, Ont. MU 5,037 5,183 -2.8
Red Lake, Ont. MU 4,366 4,526 -3.5
Slate Falls, Ont. S-É 186 164 13.4
Pickle Lake, Ont. TP 425 479 -11.3
Fort Albany (Part) 67, Ont. IRI 1,520 5 30,300.0
Attawapiskat 91A, Ont.  IRI
Marten Falls 65, Ont. IRI 190 221 -14.0
Fort Hope 64, Ont.  IRI 1,144
Cat Lake 63C, Ont. IRI 489 492 -0.6
Osnaburgh 63B, Ont. IRI 425 347 22.5
Lac Seul 28, Ont. IRI 872 821 6.2
Wabigoon Lake 27, Ont. IRI 184 147 25.2
English River 21, Ont. IRI 639 633 0.9
Weagamow Lake 87, Ont.  IRI 700
Northwest Angle 33B, Ont. IRI 86 40 115.0
Wabaseemoong, Ont. IRI 832 786 5.9
Sabaskong Bay 35D, Ont. IRI 387 390 -0.8
Shoal Lake 34B2, Ont. IRI 97 126 -23.0
Lake Of The Woods 37, Ont. IRI 46 58 -20.7
Kenora 38B, Ont. IRI 394 350 12.6
Poplar Hill, Ont.  IRI 457
Shoal Lake (Part) 39A, Ont. IRI 388 346 12.1
Rat Portage 38A, Ont. IRI 362 316 E 14.6
Deer Lake, Ont. IRI 763 681 12.0
Sandy Lake 88, Ont. IRI 1,861 1,843 1.0
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Aaki 84 (Big Trout Lake), Ont. IRI 904 916 -1.3
Sachigo Lake 1, Ont.  IRI 450
Pikangikum 14, Ont.  IRI 2,100
Fort Severn 89, Ont. IRI 334
Webequie, Ont.  IRI 614
North Spirit Lake, Ont. IRI 263 259 1.5
Lansdowne House, Ont. S-É 0 0  ···
Shoal Lake (Part) 40, Ont. IRI 101 105 -3.8
Wabauskang 21, Ont. IRI 75 85 -11.8
Wunnumin 1, Ont.  IRI 487
Summer Beaver, Ont.  S-É 362
Wapekeka 2, Ont. IRI 368 350 5.1
The Dalles 38C, Ont. IRI 195 156 25.0
Peawanuck, Ont. S-É 237 221 7.2
Neskantaga, Ont.  IRI 265
Bearskin Lake, Ont.  IRI 459
Kasabonika Lake, Ont.  IRI 681
Muskrat Dam Lake, Ont. IRI 260 252 3.2
Kingfisher Lake 1, Ont.  IRI 415
Wawakapewin (Long Dog Lake), Ont.  IRI 21
MacDowell Lake, Ont. S-É 0 0  ···
Kee-Way-Win, Ont. IRI 340 318 6.9
Shoal Lake (Part) 40, Man. IRI 0 0  ···
Shoal Lake (Part) 39A, Man. IRI 0 0  ···
Division No. 1, Unorganized, Man. NO 967 1,130 -14.4
Division No. 19, Unorganized, Man. NO 2,953 3,255 E -9.3
Division No. 22, Unorganized, Man. NO 2,205 2,460 A -10.4
Division No. 23, Unorganized, Man. NO 5 171 -97.1
Baffin, Unorganized, Nvt. NO 5 5 0.0

Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Milton T 84,362 53,889 A 56.5
Whitchurch-Stouffville T 37,628 24,390 54.3
Ajax T 109,600 90,167 21.6
Brampton CY 523,911 433,806 20.8
Vaughan CY 288,301 238,866 20.7

Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Thunder Bay, Unorganized NO 5,909 6,585 -10.3
Hearst T 5,090 5,620 -9.4
Dryden CY 7,617 8,195 -7.1
The Blue Mountains T 6,453 6,825 -5.5

Age and sex

Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Age distribution

Chart C: Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 13.6% 13.1% 13.9%
15 to 64 68.3% 67.4% 69.3%
65 and over 18.1% 19.4% 16.7%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Kenora, Unorganized, NO was 18.1%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.3% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 13.6%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex Population
2011 2006 change % change
Both sexes
Total 7,030 7,040 -10 -0.1
0 to 14 955 1,130 -175 -15.5
15 to 64 4,805 4,930 -125 -2.5
65 and over 1,275 980 295 30.1
Males
Total 3,655 3,625 30 0.8
0 to 14 480 585 -105 -17.9
15 to 64 2,465 2,515 -50 -2.0
65 and over 710 530 180 34.0
Females
Total 3,375 3,415 -40 -1.2
0 to 14 470 550 -80 -14.5
15 to 64 2,340 2,415 -75 -3.1
65 and over 565 450 115 25.6

Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 7,030 3,655 3,375
0 to 4 years 265 130 135
5 to 9 years 305 160 145
10 to 14 years 385 195 200
15 to 19 years 430 215 210
20 to 24 years 325 175 155
25 to 29 years 235 125 110
30 to 34 years 280 145 135
35 to 39 years 325 155 175
40 to 44 years 420 220 200
45 to 49 years 595 285 310
50 to 54 years 730 370 365
55 to 59 years 745 420 325
60 to 64 years 705 360 345
65 to 69 years 505 275 225
70 to 74 years 350 185 165
75 to 79 years 265 155 105
80 to 84 years 105 60 40
85 years and over 50 25 25
Median age 49.5 50.4 48.7

Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Median age2 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Kenora, Unorganized, NO was 49.5 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Kenora, Unorganized, NO 44.3 49.5

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families3 in Kenora, Unorganized was 2,295, which represents a change of 2.9% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Kenora, Unorganized, 79.5% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 11.8% were common-law-couples and 8.7% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Kenora, Unorganized - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Kenora, Unorganized - Census families by family structure

Kenora, Unorganized – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Kenora, Unorganized, NO and neighbouring census subdivisions – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name Total families Married-couple families Common-law-couple families Lone-parent families % change, census families, 2006 to 2011
number % number % number %
Canada † 9,389,695 6,293,950 67.0 1,567,905 16.7 1,527,840 16.3 5.5
Ontario † 3,612,205 2,612,890 72.3 394,670 10.9 604,645 16.7 5.5
Kenora, Unorganized, NO 2,295 1,825 79.5 270 11.8 200 8.7 2.9
Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part, NO 960 640 66.7 190 19.8 130 13.5 30.6
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, NO 1,870 1,415 75.7 295 15.8 160 8.6 -7.9
Rainy River, Unorganized, NO 400 340 85.0 45 11.3 20 5.0 -13.0
Ignace, TP 390 260 66.7 80 20.5 50 12.8 -11.4
Whitefish Bay 32A, IRI 170 30 17.6 65 38.2 80 47.1 6.3
Whitefish Bay 33A, IRI 30 0 0.0 5 16.7 20 66.7 0.0
Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, TP 225 175 77.8 35 15.6 20 8.9 9.8
Kenora, CY 4,395 2,895 65.9 690 15.7 805 18.3 -0.3
Machin, TP 295 210 71.2 40 13.6 45 15.3 -7.8
Eagle Lake 27, IRI 60 10 16.7 20 33.3 25 41.7 -7.7
Dryden, CY 2,240 1,580 70.5 315 14.1 345 15.4 -7.2
Ear Falls, TP 300 190 63.3 70 23.3 45 15.0 -16.7
Sioux Lookout, MU 1,420 850 59.9 285 20.1 280 19.7 -6.6
Red Lake, MU 1,260 805 63.9 285 22.6 165 13.1 -2.7
Slate Falls, S-É 40 15 37.5 10 25.0 10 25.0 0.0
Pickle Lake, TP 105 55 52.4 35 33.3 20 19.0 -27.6
Fort Albany (Part) 67, IRI 335 140 41.8 55 16.4 145 43.3 0.0
Cat Lake 63C, IRI 110 30 27.3 35 31.8 45 40.9 0.0
Osnaburgh 63B, IRI 90 15 16.7 45 50.0 30 33.3 12.5
Lac Seul 28, IRI 230 75 32.6 90 39.1 70 30.4 9.5
Wabigoon Lake 27, IRI 50 15 30.0 15 30.0 20 40.0 25.0
English River 21, IRI 155 20 12.9 80 51.6 65 41.9 -3.1
Wabaseemoong, IRI 205 35 17.1 105 51.2 65 31.7 5.1
Sabaskong Bay 35D, IRI 95 30 31.6 35 36.8 30 31.6 0.0
Shoal Lake 34B2, IRI 25 0 0.0 10 40.0 15 60.0 -28.6
Lake Of The Woods 37, IRI 10 0 0.0 5 50.0 0 0.0 0.0
Kenora 38B, IRI 105 20 19.0 50 47.6 35 33.3 10.5
Shoal Lake (Part) 39A, IRI 100 25 25.0 35 35.0 40 40.0 5.3
Sandy Lake 88, IRI 475 195 41.1 115 24.2 160 33.7 2.2
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Aaki 84 (Big Trout Lake), IRI 235 70 29.8 65 27.7 100 42.6 -4.1
Fort Severn 89, IRI 85 40 47.1 20 23.5 25 29.4 0.0
North Spirit Lake, IRI 60 10 16.7 25 41.7 25 41.7 -14.3
Shoal Lake (Part) 40, IRI 30 10 33.3 5 16.7 10 33.3 20.0
Wabauskang 21, IRI 15 10 66.7 0 0.0 5 33.3 0.0
Wapekeka 2, IRI 95 45 47.4 20 21.1 30 31.6 5.6
The Dalles 38C, IRI 50 10 20.0 20 40.0 15 30.0 25.0
Peawanuck, S-É 60 20 33.3 10 16.7 25 41.7 9.1
Muskrat Dam Lake, IRI 60 30 50.0 15 25.0 15 25.0 -7.7
Kee-Way-Win, IRI 80 45 56.3 15 18.8 20 25.0 0.0
Division No. 1, Unorganized, NO (Man.) 335 285 85.1 30 9.0 15 4.5 -5.6
Division No. 19, Unorganized, NO (Man.) 815 440 54.0 130 16.0 245 30.1 -3.6
Division No. 22, Unorganized, NO (Man.) 615 300 48.8 130 21.1 185 30.1 0.0

Kenora, Unorganized – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Kenora, Unorganized, 33.7% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children * 585
Married couples without children * 1,240
Common-law-couples with children * 115
Common-law-couples without children * 155

Kenora, Unorganized – Marital status

Chart H: Kenora, Unorganized - Marital status

Chart H description: Kenora, Unorganized - Marital status

In Kenora, Unorganized, 69.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (60.9%) or living with a common-law partner (8.9%).

The remaining 30.2% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 9 Canada, Ontario, Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Kenora, Unorganized, NO Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 6,075 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 4,240 69.8 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 3,700 60.9 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 540 8.9 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,835 30.2 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,195 19.7 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 135 2.2 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 245 4.0 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 265 4.4 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Kenora, Unorganized – Types of private households

There were 2,905 private households4 in Kenora, Unorganized in 2011, a change of 3.6% from 2006. Of these, 23.8% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -16.9% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type5 Kenora, Unorganized, NO Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 2,905 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home6		 690 23.8 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home7		 1,360 46.8 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households8 185 6.4 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 585 20.1 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households9 35 1.2 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households10 55 1.9 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Kenora, Unorganized – Structural type of dwelling

In Kenora, Unorganized, 89.3% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Ontario, Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Kenora, Unorganized, NO Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 2,905 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,595 89.3 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 15 0.5 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 10 0.3 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 25 0.9 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 15 0.5 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house11 15 0.5 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling12 230 7.9 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Mother tongue

Chart J: Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Kenora, Unorganized, NO - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Kenora, Unorganized, 90.4% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 3.0% reported French only, and 5.6% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 68.2% for English only, 3.9% for French only and 25.7% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 97.7% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.8% spoke only French and 0.8% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 79.0% for only English, 2.2% for only French and 14.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 7,025 100.0 7,025 100.0
English 6,350 90.4 6,860 97.7
French 210 3.0 55 0.8
Non-official language 390 5.6 55 0.8
Multiple responses 75 1.1 55 0.8
Table 13 Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention13
(in percentage)
Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis Complete retention; language spoken most often at home Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English 99.8 99.7 0.2
French 42.6 23.4 19.1
Non-official language 45.6 17.8 27.8

Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Non-official languages

In Kenora, Unorganized, the three most common mother tongues were German (2.3%), Ojibway (1.4%) and Ukrainian (0.6%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Italian (2.1%), Chinese, n.o.s. (1.6%) and Cantonese (1.5%).

Table 14 Kenora, Unorganized, NO – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Number Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
German 165 37.1 2.3
Ojibway 95 21.3 1.4
Ukrainian 40 9.0 0.6
Dutch 20 4.5 0.3

Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Bilingualism

Table 15 Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups Mother tongue
Total English French Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total 6.5 4.3 78.6 2.6
0 to 19 9.2 8.3 100.0 0.0
20 to 44 7.6 5.7 85.7 0.0
45 to 64 4.9 2.4 75.0 3.3
65 and over 6.0 1.9 69.2 3.1
Table 16 Kenora, Unorganized, NO – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 7,025 100.0
English only 6,550 93.2
French only 5 0.1
English and French 460 6.5
Neither English nor French 5 0.1

Symbols:

···
not applicable
†
excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A
adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E
use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.


Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.
 

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