| Fort Smith Region | |||||
| Population, by Age and Knowledge of Canada's Official Languages | |||||
| Census 1996 | |||||
| Neither | |||||
| English | French | English & | English or | ||
| Total | Only | Only | French | French | |
| All Ages | 30,055 | 26,845 | 25 | 2,740 | 445 |
| 0-4 | 2,945 | 2,840 | - | 60 | 40 |
| 5-14 | 5,430 | 4,900 | - | 515 | 10 |
| 15-24 | 4,560 | 4,020 | - | 530 | 10 |
| 25-34 | 5,935 | 5,410 | - | 510 | 15 |
| 35-44 | 5,515 | 4,930 | 10 | 560 | 15 |
| 45-54 | 3,385 | 3,025 | - | 325 | 25 |
| 55-64 | 1,345 | 1,105 | - | 130 | 105 |
| 65 and over | 950 | 615 | - | 105 | 225 |