| Fort Smith Region | ||||||||||
| Population, by Age and Top 25 Ethnic Origins in Canada | ||||||||||
| 1996 Census | ||||||||||
| Note: Values will not add to population totals as they include both multiple and single responses. | ||||||||||
| All | Under 6 | 6 - 9 | 10 - 14 | 15 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 44 | 45 - 54 | 55 - 64 | 65 Yrs. | |
| Ages | Years | Years | Years | Years | Years | Years | Years | Years | & Older | |
| Canadian | 6,515 | 935 | 535 | 645 | 1,020 | 1,295 | 1,220 | 640 | 160 | 65 |
| French | 4,105 | 510 | 320 | 390 | 580 | 840 | 790 | 430 | 150 | 90 |
| English | 6,555 | 720 | 500 | 605 | 940 | 1,245 | 1,310 | 930 | 230 | 90 |
| Chinese | 350 | 45 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 70 | 35 | 30 | - |
| Italian | 420 | 55 | 45 | 40 | 65 | 80 | 70 | 40 | 20 | - |
| German | 3,085 | 425 | 240 | 280 | 460 | 665 | 565 | 285 | 110 | 50 |
| Scottish | 5,065 | 615 | 400 | 450 | 700 | 955 | 1,045 | 655 | 175 | 75 |
| South Asian | 225 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 10 |
| Irish | 4,260 | 545 | 340 | 385 | 620 | 835 | 820 | 515 | 150 | 60 |
| Aboriginal | 12,050 | 1,815 | 1,185 | 1,265 | 2,120 | 2,045 | 1,570 | 920 | 520 | 600 |
| Ukrainian | 1,340 | 170 | 105 | 140 | 195 | 300 | 250 | 105 | 40 | 30 |
| Dutch (Netherlands) | 790 | 110 | 70 | 80 | 110 | 150 | 150 | 80 | 30 | 10 |
| Polish | 680 | 95 | 60 | 75 | 105 | 130 | 125 | 65 | 15 | 10 |
| Portuguese | 40 | 10 | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Filipino | 360 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 70 | 80 | 45 | 30 | 20 |
| Jewish | 80 | 10 | - | - | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | - |
| Greek | 55 | 10 | - | 10 | 20 | - | 15 | 10 | - | - |
| Jamaican | 45 | 10 | - | - | - | 15 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Vietnamese | 190 | 25 | 10 | - | 40 | 40 | 45 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Hungarian (Magyar) | 205 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Lebanese | 30 | 10 | - | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Spanish | 130 | 15 | - | 10 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Haitian | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korean | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| Quebecois | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |