Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Smiths Falls, Town
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages, Smiths Falls (Town), 2016 to 2021
English only
+5.4%
The variation of English only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was +5.4% (or +425 people).
French only
-100.0%
The variation of French only speakers between 2016 and 2021 was -100.0% (or -5 people).
English and French
+15.1%
The variation of English and French bilingual people between 2016 and 2021 was +15.1% (or +115 people).
Number of languages known
Number of languages known, Smiths Falls (Town), 2021 Footnote 1
Mother tongue
English, French and non-official mother tongue, Smiths Falls (Town), 2016 to 2021
Languages spoken at home
Languages spoken at home, Smiths Falls (Town), 2021 Footnote 2
Non-official languages spoken at home by largest number of people (all mentions), Smiths Falls (Town), 2021
Summary — English and French
Knowledge of offical languages, Smiths Falls (Town), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English only | 7,830 | 90.9 | 8,255 | 90.3 |
| French only | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| English and French | 760 | 8.8 | 875 | 9.6 |
| Neither English nor French | 15 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.1 |
Mother tongue (single responses), Smiths Falls (Town), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 8,035 | 93.3 | 8,435 | 92.2 |
| French | 255 | 3.0 | 255 | 2.8 |
Language spoken most often at home (all mentions), Smiths Falls (Town), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of people | % of population | Number of people | % of population | |
| English | 8,440 | 98.0 | 8,955 | 97.9 |
| French | 75 | 0.9 | 75 | 0.8 |
Number of people by first official language spoken, Smiths Falls (Town), 2016 and 2021
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