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People & Households

Trout Lake

 

People

 

Population

1996 1991 1986 1981 1976 1971
Population 68 66 54 59 47 48
% Change 3.0 22.2 -8.5 25.5 -2.1 -
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '71-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Percent Growth

1991 to 1996 1986 to 1991
Trout Lake

3.0

22.2
Northwest Territories 9.0 7.6
Canada 5.7 7.9
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

Age Structure

Trout Lake 1996 1991 1986
Total 68 66 54
0 to 4 Yrs. - - 5
5 to 9 Yrs. 5 5 -
10 to 14 Yrs. - 5 5
15 to 24 Yrs. 20 20 15
25 to 44 Yrs. 20 15 5
45 to 64 Yrs. 5 20 5
65 Yrs. & Over 10 5 5
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

 

Percent Distribution, 1996

Trout Lake Northwest Territories Canada
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 4 Yrs. - 10.3 6.6
5 to 9 Yrs. 7.7 10.0 6.9
10 to 14 Yrs. - 8.7 6.9
15 to 24 Yrs. 30.8 15.1 13.4
25 to 44 Yrs. 30.8 37.0 32.4
45 to 64 Yrs. 7.7 15.4 21.5
65 Yrs. & Over 15.4 3.5 12.2
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

 

Ethnic Distribution, 1996

Trout Lake Northwest Territories Canada 
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Inuit - 10.2 0.1
Dene 92.9 27.8 1.8
Métis - 9.3 0.7
Other Aboriginal - 0.4 0.1
Multiple Aboriginal - 0.4 -
Non-Aboriginal 14.3 51.8 97.2
Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Language

Trout Lake

 

Mother Tongue  1996  1991  1986
English 10 15 5
Aboriginal Language 55 50 50

Home Language 1996 1991 1986
English 25 25 15
Aboriginal Language 45 35 35
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Ratio of Home Language to Mother Tongue,

for Aboriginal Languages

1996 1991 1986
Trout Lake 81.8 70.0 70.0
Northwest Territories 51.5 52.2 54.9
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Religion

Trout Lake

 

Religious Affiliation, 1991

Persons 15 Yrs. & Over Number %
Catholic 50 71.4
Protestant - -
Other - -
No Religious Affiliation 10 14.3
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '91 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

Households & Families

Trout Lake

 

 

Family Structure

Trout Lake 1996 1991 1986
Total Families 15 15 20
Husband & Wife Families 10 10 15
Lone Male Parent Families - - -
Lone Female Parent Families 10 5 5
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Comparison of Family Structure, 1996

Trout Lake

Northwest Territories Canada
Total

100.0

 100.0 100.0
Husband & Wife Families 66.7 83.6 85.5
Lone Male Parent Families - 3.5 2.1
Lone Female Parent Families 66.7 12.8 12.2
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

 

Dwelling & Habitation Statistics

 Trout Lake  1996  1991  1986
Occupied Private Dwellings 25 20 15
Average Persons per Dwelling 2.8 3.1 3.4
Dwellings with 5 or More Persons - 10 5
% With More than 5 Persons - 50.0 33.3
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

 

Comparison of Dwelling & Habitation Statistics

Trout Lake

Northwest Territories

Canada
Average Persons per Dwelling

2.8

3.1

2.6
% With More than 5 Persons

-

19.0

10.3
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

 

 

 IMPORTANT
To ensure confidentiality, data from the census are independently random rounded by Statistics Canada.
As a result, all numbers from the census end in the digit 0 or 5.
In some cases, this will result in totals that are inconsistent with their sums, particularly in smaller communities.

 

 

Last Update: June 21, 1999