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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Fort Erie, T - Ontario

Map of Fort Erie, T (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of Fort Erie, T

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Fort Erie, T - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Fort Erie, T - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
57
Nat. rank
146

In 2011, Fort Erie (Town) had a population of 29,960, representing a percentage change of 0.1% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 166.24 square kilometres with a population density of 180.2 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, Fort Erie (Town) had 12,554 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 2.7%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Fort Erie (Town) is part of the census metropolitan area of St. Catharines - Niagara.

Population and dwelling counts

Fort Erie (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Fort Erie (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Port Colborne, Ont. CY 18,424 18,599 -0.9
Niagara Falls, Ont. CY 82,997 82,184 1.0

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

Fort Erie, T – Age distribution

Chart C: Fort Erie, T - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Fort Erie, T - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Fort Erie, T – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 14.5% 15.1% 14.0%
15 to 64 65.6% 66.2% 65.0%
65 and over 19.9% 18.7% 21.1%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Fort Erie, T was 19.9%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 65.6% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 14.5%. 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.

Fort Erie, T – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Fort Erie, T – 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 29,960 29,925 35 0.1
0 to 14 4,355 4,965 -610 -12.3
15 to 64 19,645 19,600 45 0.2
65 and over 5,960 5,360 600 11.2
Males
Total 14,605 14,550 55 0.4
0 to 14 2,210 2,550 -340 -13.3
15 to 64 9,670 9,645 25 0.3
65 and over 2,725 2,360 365 15.5
Females
Total 15,355 15,370 -15 -0.1
0 to 14 2,145 2,420 -275 -11.4
15 to 64 9,975 9,955 20 0.2
65 and over 3,235 3,000 235 7.8

Fort Erie, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Fort Erie, T - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Fort Erie, T - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Fort Erie, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 29,960 14,605 15,355
0 to 4 years 1,290 660 625
5 to 9 years 1,470 770 700
10 to 14 years 1,595 780 815
15 to 19 years 2,010 1,080 930
20 to 24 years 1,605 835 770
25 to 29 years 1,330 675 655
30 to 34 years 1,385 665 725
35 to 39 years 1,590 760 830
40 to 44 years 1,975 945 1,030
45 to 49 years 2,460 1,200 1,260
50 to 54 years 2,575 1,255 1,320
55 to 59 years 2,390 1,155 1,235
60 to 64 years 2,335 1,105 1,235
65 to 69 years 1,830 905 925
70 to 74 years 1,395 665 730
75 to 79 years 1,120 530 590
80 to 84 years 860 380 480
85 years and over 750 240 510
Median age 46.6 45.6 47.5

Fort Erie, T – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Fort Erie, T - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Fort Erie, T - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Fort Erie, T was 46.6 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Fort Erie, T – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Fort Erie, T 43.1 46.6

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Fort Erie was 8,920, which represents a change of 0.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Fort Erie, 69.6% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 13.1% were common-law-couples and 17.3% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Fort Erie - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Fort Erie - Census families by family structure

Fort Erie – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Fort Erie, T 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
Fort Erie, T 8,920 6,210 69.6 1,165 13.1 1,545 17.3 0.5
Port Colborne, CY 5,430 3,775 69.5 700 12.9 945 17.4 -1.5
Niagara Falls, CY 23,750 16,050 67.6 2,835 11.9 4,860 20.5 0.2

Fort Erie – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Fort Erie, 39.6% 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 * 2,470
Married couples without children * 3,735
Common-law-couples with children * 445
Common-law-couples without children * 725

Fort Erie – Marital status

Chart H: Fort Erie - Marital status

Chart H description: Fort Erie - Marital status

In Fort Erie, 58.5% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (49.3%) or living with a common-law partner (9.1%).

The remaining 41.6% 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, Fort Erie, T – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Fort Erie, T Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 25,605 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 14,970 58.5 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 12,630 49.3 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 2,335 9.1 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 10,640 41.6 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 5,960 23.3 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 955 3.7 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 1,805 7.0 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 1,925 7.5 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Fort Erie – Types of private households

There were 12,550 private households3 in Fort Erie in 2011, a change of 2.7% from 2006. Of these, 22.7% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -8.1% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Fort Erie, T – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Fort Erie, T Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 12,550 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 2,855 22.7 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 4,330 34.5 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 1,425 11.4 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 3,455 27.5 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 160 1.3 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 340 2.7 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Fort Erie – Structural type of dwelling

In Fort Erie, 82.9% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 2.5% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Ontario, Fort Erie, T – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Fort Erie, T Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 12,555 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 10,405 82.9 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 215 1.7 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 225 1.8 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 315 2.5 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 880 7.0 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 440 3.5 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 40 0.3 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 25 0.2 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Fort Erie, T – Mother tongue

Chart J: Fort Erie, T - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Fort Erie, T - 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 Fort Erie, 89.1% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.8% reported French only, and 8.2% 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, 95.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.3% spoke only French and 3.1% 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 Fort Erie, T – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 29,670 100.0 29,665 100.0
English 26,425 89.1 28,290 95.4
French 530 1.8 85 0.3
Non-official language 2,440 8.2 930 3.1
Multiple responses 270 0.9 365 1.2
Table 13 Fort Erie, T – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention12
(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 0.1
French 46.5 19.7 26.8
Non-official language 67.3 43.4 23.9

Fort Erie, T – Non-official languages

In Fort Erie, the three most common mother tongues were Italian (1.6%), Spanish (1.1%) and German (1.1%), 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 Fort Erie, T – 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.
Italian 485 18.2 1.6
Spanish 340 12.8 1.1
German 335 12.6 1.1
Chinese, n.o.s. 175 6.6 0.6
Dutch 160 6.0 0.5

Fort Erie, T – Bilingualism

Table 15 Fort Erie, T – 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 4.4 2.7 88.7 5.5
0 to 19 4.5 3.9 85.7 8.8
20 to 44 5.0 3.2 88.0 8.4
45 to 64 4.1 1.8 88.9 4.9
65 and over 4.1 1.8 83.3 2.5
Table 16 Fort Erie, T – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 29,665 100.0
English only 28,150 94.9
French only 15 0.1
English and French 1,385 4.7
Neither English nor French 120 0.4

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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